New York Athletic Club RFC
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| image = NYACRFClogo.jpg
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| fullname = New York Athletic Club Rugby Football Club
| nickname = Winged Foot
| union = USA Rugby
| url = https://www.nyac.org/rugby
| founded = {{start date and age|1973}}
| ground = Travers Island
| president = Ted Vaccaro
| coach = Mike Petri
| league = American Rugby Premiership
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The New York Athletic Club Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team based in New York City that is affiliated with the New York Athletic Club.
Sponsorship
American Rugby Premiership
Club honors
- Rugby Super League Champions: 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012
- US Men's Division I National Champions: 2014
- American Rugby Premiership Champions: 2016
- US Men's Division I National Championship Runner-up: 2001
- US Men's 7s National Championship: 6th in 2000
- 7s North East Regional Champions: 2000
Notable players and coaches
NYAC was coached from 2000 to 2011 by Mike Tolkin, who also served as the defensive coach (2009-2011 & RWC 2011) and Head Coach (2012-2015 & RWC 2015) for the United States national rugby team
Former coach Bruce McLane is a regular contributor to Ruggermatrix and current head coach of Iona College.
Phil Bailey, a former rugby league professional and current USA men's national team 15s defensive coach, took over as head coach for the 2014/2015 season. Phil was assisted by another former professional, Neil McMillan. Neil spent time with Ulster, Harlequins, and Sale before moving to New York.
=USA Eagles=
Past and current Eagles include:
- Alexander Magleby – hooker (7s), flanker (15s), 2004 7s captain, coach of the US national rugby sevens team[http://www.rugbymag.com/archive/2003/may/player.htm May 2003 feature in Rugby Magazine][http://www.usarugby.org/cgi-bin/02/natteams/mnt/playerDetail.pl Alexander Magleby Player Profile on usarugby.org] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311003050/http://www.usarugby.org/cgi-bin/02/natteams/mnt/playerDetail.pl |date=2007-03-11 }}
- Mike Petri – starting scrumhalf for the Eagles during the 2011 Rugby World Cup
- Brian Doyle
- Louis Stanfill – starting flanker for the Eagles during the 2011 Rugby World Cup
- Dan Power
- Matt Wyatt
- Jacob Sprague
- Justin Hundley (7s)
- Toby L'Estrange
- Chris Chapman
- Tom Coolican
- Troy Hall
- Derek Asbun
- Seamus Kelly
- Al MacFarland
- AJ MacGinty
- Nate Brakeley
- James Aldridge
- Chris Mattina
References
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External links
- {{official website}}
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Category:New York Athletic Club
Category:Rugby union teams in New York City
Category:Rugby union teams in New York (state)
Category:Rugby clubs established in 1973
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