Montclair Norsemen Rugby

09/06/2026

A great day for rugby at Brookdale Park.

Around 200 people came out over Labor Day weekend for our first match day on the new Brookdale Park soccer pitch, and both sides got plenty of rugby in.

White Plains had to forfeit the D2 fixture beforehand due to low numbers, but the rugby still went ahead against a mixed White Plains D1/D2 side. It was a proper contest from start to finish and could have gone either way right up to the final whistle.

The on-field score finished White Plains 32–27 Montclair. Officially, Montclair takes the 28–0 win and all five league points.

Our Development side, joined by our friends from NOJO, also had a tough assignment against a strong mixed New York Rugby Club squad. The scoreline doesn’t tell the full story. There was plenty of good defense, hard work and positive rugby from a group that is only going to get better as the season moves forward.

Big thanks again to the NOJO boys for stepping up and joining forces with our Development side.

We have a bye next weekend, with South Africa vs New Zealand in Baltimore, before we’re back at it in two weeks.

NYRC and Union are next. STAY TUNED FOR MORE GREAT NEWS FROM THIS WEEKEND.

09/04/2026

09/02/2026

🏉 50 YEARS. ONE CLUB. ONE SEASON. 🏉

This Saturday, September 5th, Montclair Rugby officially kicks off our 50th Anniversary EGU competition season! 💚💛

After months of preparation, the time has finally come to put the work on the field.

🔥 DIVISION 2
🆚 White Plains
⏰ 1:30 PM

🔥 DIVISION 4
🆚 NYRC
⏰ 3:30 PM

Fifty years of Montclair rugby. Fifty years of teammates, battles, memories, and tradition. Now it’s time to start the next chapter.

We need the club behind us. Bring your friends, bring your family, bring the noise, and come support both sides as we open the EGU season! 📣🍻

Saturday. September 5th. Brookdale Park Soccer Field. Montclair, NJ. Be there.
💚💛 MONTCLAIR RFC — 50 YEARS STRONG. 💚💛

08/28/2026

Montclair Rugby is getting its own beer.

Join us this Sunday at 2:00 PM at Man Skirt Brewing in Hackettstown to help choose the first Norseman Beer.

$10 gets you samples of 5 drafts. The winner by popular vote will go on tap at Tierney’s, with every pint helping raise money for Montclair Rugby.

Bring family, bring friends, and come vote.

How can you help the club? Drink Norseman. 🍺

Meet at Tierney’s at 12:30 PM if you want to carpool.

08/04/2026

🏉 **Fall Rugby Starts Now!**

The **Montclair RFC** fall schedule is here!

This season we’re chasing a **D2 Championship** while launching a brand-new **D4 side** to develop the next generation of Green & Gold.

💚 New players always welcome. No experience? No problem.

📍 **Practice**
**Until Labor Day:** Tues & Thurs | **7:00–8:30 PM** | South Meadow, Brookdale Park

**After Labor Day:** Tues & Thurs | **7:30–9:30 PM** | Central Field, Orange

Check out the schedule, mark your calendars, and see you on the pitch! 🏉💪

D2 D4

07/16/2026

🌊 One last ride.

Montclair RFC is headed to Stone Harbor for the final 7s tournament of the season at Surfside 7s. After bringing home the Bowl Championship last year, we’re back with one goal in mind: adding more hardware to the trophy cabinet.

Our first match kicks off at 2:40 PM against Magic Beans.

📍 2nd Ave & 80th St, Stone Harbor, NJ
🏉

Time to leave it all on the pitch. See you at the shore.

06/23/2026

This weekend at Shawnee Inn, we celebrated something much bigger than rugby.

We celebrated 50 years of Montclair. 50 years of players, coaches, families, Old Boys, and friends who helped build this club into what it is today.

For half a century, Montclair Rugby has been more than a team. It has been a family. It has been a place where lifelong friendships were formed, where generations of players learned what brotherhood means, and where people from all backgrounds came together under one badge.

In the last few years, we have lost 29 Montclair ruggers. Teammates. Friends. Brothers. Clubmen. Their absence is deeply felt, but their legacy lives on in everything we do. Every time we take the field, every time we gather as a club, every time a new player puts on the jersey, they are with us.

What has been built here is truly unprecedented. But none of it happens without the Old Boys who came before us. The men who laid the foundation, carried the club through every era, kept the traditions alive, and made sure Montclair Rugby would still be standing strong 50 years later.

To everyone who joined us at Shawnee Inn, thank you. It was a truly remarkable experience and a reminder of how powerful this club community really is.

This is not just about looking back. It is about carrying the legacy forward.

Here’s to the past 50 years, and to the next 50 still to come.

Let’s go America.
Let’s go Montclair Rugby.

04/26/2026

This Saturday’s match against Monmouth was played in absolutely brutal conditions, with rain coming down throughout the day, but the Montclair lads showed up and put in a solid, physical performance against a tough opponent. At times, the defensive puzzle Monmouth put in front of us looked hard to solve, but we kept pressure on, spent much of the first half in their territory, and went into halftime up 3–0 thanks to Sky, our temporary fullback, drilling an outstanding 40-meter drop kick to give us the lead and a little breathing room. The second half brought more of the same: a close, physical battle, with Montclair making more than 10 substitutions — a real testament to how we are using this spring to get everyone meaningful playing time.

Eventually, Milan, our captain, caught the defense on the wrong foot, beat a couple of defenders, and finished off a strong try. Brendan, our No. 8, followed with a classic bulldozing effort inside the 22, putting pressure on the defense, stepping through contact, and powering over the line. Overall, this was a great character-building performance. Thank you to .rugby for traveling on such a hard day, and thank you to everyone who came out in the rain to support the club.

Next up: Long Island away next week.