Brooklyn Rugby Club claims victory in first official home game
In week 4 of the 2014 season, the Brooklyn Rugby Club men got back on the winning side with a 26-24 win over Village Lions D3 in their first official game on their home turf. The Brooklyn women traveled north to Worcester, MA, and suffered a tough loss to Charles River RFC, 27-19.
After two consecutive debilitating losses, the Brooklyn men rebounded with a satisfying win over the Manhattan-based Village Lions D3 squad. Brooklyn jumped out to an early lead, scoring the game’s first three tries and going up 21-0. Craig Mackenzie, Iain Cockshott and Craig Sinclair each scored tries for the men in black and blue, and Johnny Gearity converted on all three conversion attempts.
However the second half proved to be a wake-up call for Brooklyn, as the Village Lions came out fast and hard, quickly adding two tries of their own. Jake Wyse added a fourth try for Brooklyn to increase their lead, but Gearity missed on the conversion leaving the door open for the Lions. The Lions would add ten more points before the final whistle sounded, but fell just short after a ferocious comeback in the waning minutes of the game. The Brooklyn men held on for a two-point, 26-24, victory over the Lions.