New Orleans Rugby captures another National Title

New Orleans Rugby Football Club has won another national championship. This time, our 2nd side won the Division 3 Club Championship, defeating Philadelphia-Whitemarsh 36-20. There are 191 Division 3 rugby teams in the USA.

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New Orleans adds another trophy to the cabinet, this time in DIII.

GLENDALE, Colo. – This time last year, New Orleans came to Glendale for the Emirates Airline Men’s Club Championships, and walked away with a DII National Championship. This year, their second side made the trip to Colorado, are now DIII National Champions.

The 2012 Emirates Airline USA Rugby DIII Men’s Club National Championship trophy was hoisted by NOLA after a hard fought battle with Philadelphia Whitemarsh.

MVP Andrew Quackenbos was unbeatable with his kicking for goal and his tactical kicking as well from the Fullback position. He had 15 points to his name, all penalties, at the half. Philly scored in the 9th minutes to take a brief 5-3 lead, and it looked like they would pile on more too. NOLA was camped out on their own five meter line for what felt like an eternity. Posession would go back and forth, but ulitimetly NOLA was able to clear their line and releave the pressure. Halftime score 15-8 NOLA.

Philly Whitemarsh made a comeback in the 61st minute when Louis Tulio gathered an errant ball and scooted in 30 meters for a try. It was 28-15 to NOLA at that point, and anybody’s game to play for.

New Orleans Wing Kevin Ndongi would put a quick end to that momentum however. Philly dropped the ensuing kickoff, and Ndongi was Johnny on-the-spot to collect the ball as soon as it hit the deck, and would race untouched in for another NOLA try.

Tulio would add one more for Philly, but it was too little too late as NOLA #8 Peter Bell put the nail in the coffin and gave the DIII club from New Orleans the 36-20 win.

New Orleans 36
Tries: E. Mackintosh, Ndongi, Bell
Cons: Quackenbos (3)
Pens: Quackenbos (5)

Philadelphia-Whitemarsh 20
Tries: Conway, Tulio (2)
Cons: Rosato
Pens: Rosato

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In 2011, our 1st XV won the Division 2 championship. In 2012, our 1st side moved up to Division 1, where we went undefeated in the regular season, winning the South region. NORFC lost to Chicago in the Division 1 playoffs.

Full D3 Playoff Bracket


D3 Championship Game Lineup:
Starters:
1) David Sage; 2) Tony Breaux; 3) Jerry Zifodya; 4) Jayson Deleaumont; 5) Seth Magden; 6) Carter O'Brien; 7) Eric West; 8) Peter Bell; 9) Casey Mackintosh (c); 10) David Buckingham; 11) Andrew Barlow; 12) Eric Mackintosh; 13) Jeff Ahlemeyer; 14) Kevin Ndongi; 15) Andrew Quackenbos

Subs:
16) Ryan Lowe; 17) Ian McNulty; 18) Miles Kipper; 19) Joel Mclain; 20) Todd Fitzgerald; 21) Joe Palermo; 22) Brad Guarisco; 23) Mike Gibbs



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