Brooklyn Rugby bounces back with two big wins
Brooklyn Rugby Club entered Week 7 of the 2014 season coming off of tough losses on the men’s and women’s sides. But both teams rebounded this weekend and earned big wins at home in front of a large crowd on Brooklyn Rugby Club’s Friends and Family Day. The men cruised to a 69-0 win over the Gotham Knights, while the women earned a 14-7 win over Portland Rugby Club, who made the trek down from Maine.
The Brooklyn men accumulated their highest point total of the season, scoring an impressive ten tries and adding a penalty conversion from Gennaro Anzalone. Anzalone and Gedas Monginas were playing in their final games for Brooklyn this weekend, and the team ensured that they had a memorable sendoff. Monginas finished the game with three tries, while Anzalone converted 8 of 10 conversions on the day, along with a penalty conversion in the first half. Brooklyn led 22-0 at halftime with two tries coming from Craig Mackenzie and one by Gedas Monginas.
Brooklyn upped the tempo in the second half, scoring seven more tries that came from a combination of pack and backline players. Ben Deschamps, in only his second game with the club, scored two tries, while Gedas Monginas added a pair to round out his hat trick on the day. Mario Avocato, Iain Cockshott and Rob Roche also joined the scoring parade with a try apiece. Although the numbers strongly favored Brooklyn’s offense, it was their defense that maintained a clean sheet, capping a 69-0 win, one of the largest margins of victory in the team’s history.