Doylestown Rugby Football Club News – March 31, 2025
Men’s Team
The 80-degree weather on Saturday, March 29, 2025, made for an outstanding day of rugby, as the Doylestown Rugby Men’s Team traveled to Philadelphia Whitemarsh for a rematch of their game one week prior. This week, the stakes were higher, as it was the Quarterfinal Round of the EPRU League Championship playoff.
This game started much the same as the previous match-up, with each team trading possession and territory in a hard-fought first half. Philly was able to take advantage of their possessions in Doylestown territory, with 2 tries and one conversion in the first 20 minutes. Doylestown built some forward momentum and remained on attack, with Chris Muniz punching in a hard-earned try to make the score 12-5 Philly. The remainder of the first half was all Philly, as they scored tries in bunches, ending the first half with Doylestown trailing 29-5.
The intensity of the heat and play on the field led to Doylestown regrouping at half-time and planning to run some fresh players on to help the cause. Play remained intense to open the second half, with 2 quick tries by Philly, then Doylestown began to answer back. Tough, elusive running by Chris Muniz put him over the try line for his second try of the day.
The Dragons increased the aggression on defense, making some tactical substitutions and willing to take some risks to create turnovers. Breck Zwanch made the first intercept of a pass from the Philly backline for a long try. Doylestown built on the momentum of this try, with a gritty run by Dante Burns on a penalty deep in Philly territory, converted by Breck Zwanch. Joe Stella closed out the scoring for Doylestown in the second half with a try on an intercept of his own. When all was said and done, the final was Philly 51 – Doylestown 27. The Man of the Match was Chris Muniz and the Hard Hat of the Match was given to Jack Catterall.
The Dragons playoff run has concluded, and they will finish their Spring 2025 with friendlies, looking to build on the strong foundation they have built throughout league competition.
Match Film: https://youtu.be/jUDmYw0_TDQ
High School Girls’ Team
The Doylestown Rugby Academy High School Girls’ Team traveled to Cumberland Valley for a match on Sunday, March 30, 2025. The girls traveled light, with a mostly middle school team, as the starters were at a USA Rugby camp. The girls played well, but lost by a score, 34-19. Try scorers for the day were MJ Cashman, Fiona Pirrello, and Joey Sabo. Erin DeLuca made 2 conversions.
The team will host the Conestoga Girls on Sunday, April 6, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. at the Maennerchor Field in Doylestown.
High School Boys’ Team
The Doylestown Rugby Academy High School Boys’ Team hosted Malvern Prep for their third RugbyPA league match of the season on Sunday, March 30, 2025. Both teams entered the match with identical 2-0 league records. Doylestown was able to control play from the opening whistle, but were not able to convert many opportunities. Doylestown led at halftime 19-0. The Dragons were able to convert at a better rate in the second half and came away with a 52-7 victory.
Try scorers for Doylestown were: Liam Hoey (2), Timmy Fuhrmeister (2), Chris Imperato (2), Caden Sailer (1), and Will Mauer (1). Jamie Weir kicked 6 conversions. The Man of the Match was Marco Burns for his high motor around the breakdown, doing all the tough work. Malvern Prep had one try and one conversion. Doylestown travels to Berks County Rugby Club on Sunday, April 6, 2025 in round 4 of the RugbyPA season.
Match Film: https://youtu.be/3KmXSf-gaug
U16 Boys’ Team
The Doylestown Rugby Academy U16 Boys’ Team played their first league match of the year at home against Blackthorn Rugby Club on Sunday, March 30, 2025. Doylestown was once again on the front foot from the opening whistle and scored at will throughout the match and did not allow a point. Doylestown won the match 76-0.
Try scorers for the Dragons were: Cross Cervellero (3), Finn Riley (2), Gavin Sailer (2), Brady Meehan (1), Nick Warren (1), Max Smith (1), Jake Beckenhauer (1), and Brandon Frey (1). Conversions were kicked by Jake Beckenhauer (6) and Brady Flynn (2). Doylestown U16 travels to Berks County Rugby Club on Sunday, April 6, 2025.
Match Film: https://youtu.be/7DcnLvuIIQE
U14 Boys’ Team
The Doylestown Rugby Academy U14 Boys’ Team played their first league match of the 2025 season at home on Sunday, March 30, 2025. Doylestown jumped out to an early lead with two tries from Brady McReynolds and Jonah Khanan. However, halfway through the first half, Blackthorn would prove why they were a state finalist from the previous season. They would not be denied! Two tries from Blackthorn evened the score to 10-10 at halftime.
After much soul-searching from Doylestown at halftime, the Young Dragons responded with 3 additional tries. The first two tries of the second half were scored by hard running forward, Brady McReynolds, who officially completed a hat trick for the day! The final Doylestown try came from a nice “pop kick” from Conor Cassidy, who caught the Blackthorn defense napping, and saw Jameson Meehan spring into action.
Meehan deftly collected the kick in full stride and proceeded to run down the right side of the field and touch the ball down under the goal posts for the try. Doylestown led by 29-10 at this point. A very nice try by the Blackthorn winger at the end of the game made the final score: Doylestown Youth Rugby 29 – Blackthorn Youth Rugby 15.
Doylestown try scorers were: Brady McReynolds (3), Jonah Khanan (1), and Jameson Meehan (1). Conor Cassidy kicked 2 conversions. Blackthorn Youth had 3 tries. The Young Dragons will play their second RugbyPA league match on Sunday, April 6, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. against Whitehorse Youth Rugby at the Maennerchor Rugby Field in Doylestown. Be sure to catch some great youth rugby action this Sunday and cheer on the boys!
For more information about Doylestown Rugby Football Club, go to www.doylestownrugby.com
