Written by Alex Goff    Thursday, 31 May 2012 18:19    PDF Print Write e-mail
NYAC, OPSB Rosters Ready for Final
Clubs - Elite Cup / RSL


New York Athletic Club and Old Puget Sound Beach have announced their lineups for Saturday's Super League final, to be held at Magnuson Park in Seattle.

OPSB will be without prop Oliver Kilifi, who is attending the funeral of his mother.

Both teams have players in camp with the USA national team - Mike Petri, Toby L'Estrange, Lou Stanfill, and Brian Doyle for NYAC, and Pate Tuilevuka and Andrew Durutalo for OPSB - and both teams will be able to field those players on Saturday. All six are starting.

Twenty-four of the 44 players listed played rugby in college in the USA, representing 19 different schools. Eighteen of the players have played international rugby at age-grade, collegiate, 7s, or 15s level. Eight are currently in USA national team squads for this past 7s season or the upcoming 15s test match season.


NYAC Roster
Pos. First Last Age School Notes
1 Nick Discala 29 UMBC Part of 2010 RSL-winning squad
2 Conor Coyne 26 St. Mary's All American at St. Mary's. Won a Super League title with SFGG in 2009, and then in 2010 with NYAC.champion 2010, SFGG national champion 2009
3 Pat Fiffe 26 Iona Met NY College All-Stars at Iona
4 James Denise 26
Started at flanker for NYAC when they won in 2008 and 2010.
5 Brian Doyle 28 URI Named to current USA player pool. Capped three times. Starting lock on 2008 and 2010 championship teams.
6 Lou Stanfill 27 Cal Represented USA at U19, All American and senior level. Captained Cal. Played in two World Cups.
7 Neil McMillan 31 Belfast RA Ireland A, Ireland 7s, Ulster, Harlequins, Sale
8 Al McFarland 22 St. Ignatius Randwick, Northern Suburbs
9 Mike Petri 27 Penn St Captained USA at U19, All American, and senior level. NYAC captain. Won RSl with NYAC in 2008 and 2010 and Belmont Shore in 2007
10 Steve Evans 28 Narabeen Warratahs, Northern Suburbs
11 Rob Johnson 23 Blackrock Former USA U20
12 Toby L'Estrange 23 Sydney Uni Born in USA but grew up in Australia. Named to current USA camp
13 AJ MacGinty 22 Blackrock Blackrock College, Ireland
14 Steve Annunziato 25 Providence Northeast College All Star at Providence. Players on NYAC championship team in 2010
15 Chris Chapman 23 Sydney Uni Sydney University
16 Mike Schacter 26 Providence Northeast Collegiate All Star at Providence
17 Ryan McTiernan 22 Fordham Presented USA at U20 and All American level. On 2010 NYAC title team
18 Seth Cohen 27 Bentley USA Maccabiah rep. Player on 2010 RSL championship team
19 Colin Murray 23 Iona Met NY College All Star at Iona
20 Frank Gianchetta 24 Albright Former USA U19 player
21 Ryan Diehl 28 Temple MARFU Collegiate All-Star at Temple
22 Max Levine 24 Middlebury Captained Middlebury to a national DII title. Player for USA Maccabiah team


















OPSB Roster
Pos. First Last Age School Notes
1 Graham Kevin 35 NW Christian
 Longtime Super League player for OPSB. Also played for Seattle RFC
2 Trierweiler Daniel 24 University of Washington Students at University of Washington
3 Osborn Josh 27 University of Washington Captain and former Pacific Coast collegiate all-star
4 Jenkins Albert 28
Former football defensive end
5 Fry Aaron 26 University of Wisconsin Former USA U20 and Collegiate All American at Wisconsin. Player for Metropolis RFC
6 Gordon Kellen 24 Central Washington University
 Former Pacific Coast collegiate all-star for CWU
7 Durutalo Andrew 23 University at Hakuoh

Born in USA but raised in Fiji. Current USA 7s player. In Eagles player pool
8 Trouville Matthew 25 Australian College of Physical Education Southern Districts (Sydney), 2010 Australian Barbarians
9 Vucago Ratu Emosi 28 Nadroga, Fiji Former Fiji 7s and 15s player. Played in the 7s World Cup.
10 Armstrong Russell 30

Dublin University

 Ireland schoolboys, Carlow and Queanbeyan RFC
11 Botitu Filimoni 31 Young Boys, Fiji Former Fiji 7s player.
12 Rasileka William 27 Fiji Former Fiji 7s Captain
13 Tuilevuka Alipate 31 BYU Collegiate All American at BYU. Capped 10 times for USA
14 Craigwell Miles 26 Brown University Former Miami Dolphin, currently in USA 7s program, Took up game in 2010
15 Palefau Michael 30 University of Southern Utah Former pro in Italy, All American. Capped 11 times for USA, and 22 IRB tnmnts for 7s team
16 Harb Samier 23 Central Washington University
 Started as U19 player in Washington; 4-year player for CWU
17 Osborn Caleb 25 University of Montana Defense tackle in football
18 Elliott Thomas 23
Squadmember since age of 19
19 Jacobsen Tim 27 Washington State University Pacific Coast Collegiate All-Star with WSU
20 Hetland James 26
Squadmember since age of 19
21 Hawkins Nicholas 26
Won RSL with OMBAC in 2006, national 7s title with Belmont Shore in 2009
22 Allen Nolan 27 Washington State University Collegiate All-Star at WSU, helped OPSB to national 7s title in 2010