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Morris Stars Attend World Youth Rugby Festival with Rhinos Rugby Academy
By Katherine Bitgood Two Morris Rugby stars rang in the New Year at the World Youth Rugby Festival (WYRF) with Rhinos Rugby Academy. The festival was held December 29, 2019 to January 4, 2020 in Irvine, CA, bringing the world’s rising talent together for 7 days of nonstop youth rugby action. Among the players from…
Morris Masters Travel to Castleisland, Ireland for Annual Rugby Game
Next Friday night 17 January castleisland rfc welcome back Morris rugby new jersey usa for their annual game v… Posted by Castleisland Rfc Castleisland on Friday, January 10, 2020
Morris Men & Women Show Their Support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
In support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month the Morris men’s & women’s teams helped raise money for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation with the sale of special edition t-shirts at their home matches on October 19th. A total of $237.50 was raised during the day. Men’s team members Howard, Erik and Will can be seen…
2019 David Gibson Memorial Scholarship (The Gibby) Awarded to Jonathan Davies
This years “Gibby” was awarded to Jonathan Davies at a reception on August 8th. Jonathan began his rugby career as part of the Morristown Colonial Flag Program and continued to be a part of Morris Rugby into his senior year as part of the High School Boys team. He intends to continue playing rugby at…
Youth Players & Parents Beat the Heat at 2019 Flag Festival
Morris Rugby’s 2019 Youth Flag Festival took place on Saturday, July 20, 2019 in nearly 100° temperatures. Several precautions were taken to mitigate the sweltering heat in Chester, NJ. An early start to the day ensured that all games finished by 12:30 pm before the thermometer peaked. The schedule limited each team to three matches…
Denville Dawgs Celebrate Olympic Day on June 27, 2019
The Denville Dawgs celebrated Olympic Day by sharing the Olympic Values: Excellence, Friendship and Respect. Following practice on Thursday, June 27, 2019, the Dawgs participated in their parade of athletes. Local Olympians Craig Gilbert and Jennifer Demby, handball athletes from 1984 and 1996 respectively, and Tess Feury, captain of the 2014 Youth Olympic rugby team…
High School Boys’ John Zeich Named to RUNY U23 Academy Forwards
Morris’ own John Zeich was named one of seven props on Rugby United New York’s newly formed U23 Academy squad. Coached by Phil Terrigno, the RUNY U23s program is a pathway to develop top local players for the future of the Major League Rugby side. This year RUNY finished 4th out of 9 teams in…
Morris High School Alumni and Current Players Honored at Rugby NJ Awards Dinner
Rugby New Jersey held its 6th Annual Awards Reception on Monday, June 17th at 6 pm at the Holiday Inn in Clark, NJ. In total, 164 players, coaches and rugby supporters were in attendance. The keynote address was given by Phil Terrigno, Assistant Coach at West Point and Head Coach of the RUNY U-20s. Honorary…