Rugby Football Club
The Lancers Rugby Football Club was started in 2006 and had a very good season going 5-2 and taking third place (Division III) in the NERFU Tournament in Pembroke, New Hampshire. In the 2007 season the MC Rugby team went an outstanding 10-1 in the regular season and is quickly becoming one of the best up-and-coming rugby programs in Massachusetts. They were recently moved up to Division IIA. The MC Rugby B-side went 5-0 and allowed only one try all season against Seacoast A-side. B-side victories came against Seacoast, St. John's Prep, Catholic Memorial, and Brookline. MC also outscored their opponents in the 2007 regular season. A-side outscored their opponents 45-8. The MC Rugby team finished in third place in the Division IIA NERFU tournament on May 12, 2007. The Lancers won two out of three matches to secure their third place finish. MC defeated Kearsarge in the first match of the day. MC was defeated by the eventual division IIA champions Marshfield in the second match. And in the third match they defeated Catholic Memorial in an overtime penalty kick shootout when class of 2007 senior, Giuseppe Stuto, kicked two consecutive field goals in the shootout from 32 and 37 yards out to secure their third place finish in the Division IIA bracket of the tournament. The MC Rugby club finished out the season 12-2 with their two tournament wins and one loss.
The 2008 season was a rebuilding year for the Lancers. After suffering huge losses to Catholic Memorial and Xavieran, they entered the NERFU tournament in Division IIb. They advanced to the finals after a dramatic win over Springfield when Captain Dan Kreatz scored of a 5m scrum to win the game. The Lancers faced Kimball Union Academy in the finals, and although playing a hard game in the end lost. After finishing in second place, the Lancers hope to rebuild in 2009 with many returning players under the new head coach William Black.
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