Orchard Park Rugby
WNY's Premier Youth Rugby Club
Boys and Girls High School (u19) and Middle school (u15) programs in the Buffalo NY Area.
THIS WEEK IN OPRUGBY
TUESDAY 4/23: TRAINING @ WINDOM ELEMENTARY (BEHIND SCHOOL) GIRLS 6-8PM. BOYS TRAINING 5:00
WEDNESDAY 4/24; BOYS VS McQUAID HS HOME. 6PM CANCELLED
THURSDAY 4/25: TRAINING @ WINDOM ELEMENTARY (BEHIND SCHOOL) GIRLS 6-8PM.
SATURDAY 4/27 GIRLS TRAVEL TO HIGHLAND OHIO. NON-LEAGUE 15S GAMES WITH HIGHLAND AND MOON AREA. VARSITY & JV.
SUNDAY 4/21: GIRLS SCHEDULE
11:30 VARSITY vs HIGHLAND
12:30 JV vs HIGHLAND
1:30 VARSITY vs MOON AREA
2:30 JV vs MOON AREA
day
ORCHARD PARK GIRLS OPEN LEAGUE 15'S PLAY WITH A WIN
BOYS PLAY LAST PRESEASON SCRIMMAGE
ON SUNDAY APRIL 21ST, ORCHARD PARK RUGBY HOSTED 4 GAME AND RECOGNIZED THIER AMAZING SENIOR CLASS. THE BOYS FINISHED THE PRESEASON FALLING TO A FAST AND SKILLED SYRACUSE SILVERBACKS TEAM AND HOSTED GRAND ISLAND FOR DEVELOPMENTAL GAME.
THE GIRLS STARTED THIER QUEST TO RETURN TO THE RUGBYNY CHAMPIONSHIP WITH VARSITY AND JV GAMES vs RIVAL CITY HONORS HS. OP's VARSITY CONTROLLED THE PACE OF THE GAME AND TERRITORY THROUGH STRONG DEFENSE AND SMART OFFENSIVE DECISION MAKING. THE FORWARDS WERE PHYSICAL, AND HARD HITTING PROVIDING CLEAN BALL TO BACKS, WHO FOUND SPACE ALL DAY. EVERY FORWARD CONTRIBUTED HIGHLIGHT RUNS AND BIG TACKLES. AERO GEISE AND SOPHIA "SAVAGE" SAFFRIN WERE STAND OUTS IN THE PACK. WHILE ANNIE HENRICH AND MADISON "MO" MOELLER'S TACKLING KEPT THE HONORS BACKS FROM MAKING ANY GROUND. THE FINAL SCORE WILL READ: OP 40-0 CITY HONORS. SCORING: ANNIE 4T 7C, PEYTON 4T, MO 3T, AERO 2T, DITTO 1T
THE JV LOST A CLOSE GAME 15-14. ELLA RICCARDI AND SYDNEY GENEK HAVE BECOME A FORMIDABLE HALF BACK PAIRING AND CONTROLLED THE GAME. KAYLIANN TEFFT WAS A PHYSICAL FORCE AND GRAY FORREST CONTINUES TO IMPRESS ON DEFENSE. ARIANA HARDT AND TESSA REICHMUTH RAN HARD AND SPARKED THE OFFENSE.
SCORING: MISSY 1T, TESSA 1T, ELLA R 2C,
NEXT UP FOR THE GIRLS: SUNDAY 4/28: MOON AREA (PA) AND HIGHLAND (OH) @ MEDINA OHIO.
RONALD McDONALD HOUSE
OP RUGBY VOLUNTEERING DURING BREAK AT THE RONALD McDONALD HOUSE IN BUFFALO. THE PLAYERS CREATED A MENU, ORGANIZED AND MADE DINNER AND LEARNED ABOUT THE AMAZING WORK DONE THERE.
OP RUGBY MEDIA DAY
BUFFALO BILLS ADPRO FIELDHOUSE TRAINING DATES ADDED
1st practice at Fieldhouse tonight Wednesday 2/14 @ 8pm
PLEASE SEE BELOW OR THE SCHEDULE TAB FOR DATES AT TIMES
***** ALL ATTENDEES MUST COMPLETE THE ONLINE WAIVER (LINK BELOW), PRIOR TO FIRST DATE ATTENDED. THIS ONLY NEED TO BE DONE ONCE FOR EACH PERSON FOR THE SPRING.
Minor: https://app.waiverelectronic.com/render/templateByRefId/65c505c500ab911db5bb03b9
Adult: https://app.waiverelectronic.com/render/templateByRefId/65c50677457ccd6db3fe8992
THERE ARE 4 MONDAYS THAT THE OP GIRLS WILL SHARE WITH THE SOUTH BUFFALO TEAM AND WE MAY SET UP A SCRIMMAGE ONE DATE.
TEAM STORE
TEAM STORE
IS NOW OPEN
2024 Other Dates to Remember.
April 20- Pancake breakfast Fundraiser- Applebees West Seneca.
OP Girl's Rugby First Annual Holiday Party and Secret Santa
OPRugby partners with Deefort sports as offical kit suppliers. Team store to open soon!
Orchard Park Rugby welcomes all our new board members
2023-2024 OPRugby Board
President Tom Riccardi
V. P. Tony Messina
Secretary Kris Marusza
Treasurer Sally Senft
Board of Directors
Heather Reichmuth
Paul Saffrin
Aimee Riccardi
Jill Tefft
Patty Balthasar
Melissa Saffrin
Melissa Langworthy
OPHS Gym Classes
Classroom Training
New player interest meeting
REGISTRATION
OP Rugby Registration
All Players are required to register USA Rugby & RugbyNY Registration Fee is $58. Fee covers USA Rubgy and RugbyNY dues.
Go to: myaccount.rugbyxplorer.com.au
Create a rugbyID
Follow directions. Photo ID and Insurance will need to be uploaded
Club name : Orchard Park
OP Girls win the RUGBYNY State Championship
OP finished the regular season 12-0 and added a NYs Championship to their Battle for the Border 7's and DII Nationals Championships
OP's defense was on full display all weekend. On Saturday they held the hard hitting City Honors team and their powerful pack to 10 points en route to a 40-10 win. It took a herculean effort that left the team physically and emotionally drained heading into Sunday's finals at Sienna College. Their opponents, Corning had an electric backline and scored 38 points in their previous meeting (OP 50-38 Corning.) The OP girls started slow but showed heart and incredible fortitude as Corning had nearly all the possession during the first half but OP held them to 12 points behind a great team defensive performance that featured big tackle after big tackle and 2 goal line stands. Annie Henrich's twisting and turning highlight reel 60m try sparked the team's offense to life. She and Senior Co- Captain Ella Nenoff each scored twice and Nenoff added 1 conversion and a penalty kick to bring the final score to OP 25 -10 Corning.