Club Sanctions
NYAC (Not in good standing)
* Any clubs playing or accepting players from clubs "Not in Good Standing" must not schedule friendlies or training sessions with clubs listed above
** Referees will not be scheduled for clubs listed as "Not in Good Standing"
Player / Club Sanctions
3/23/24
Tevita Bryce
Monmouth Rugby Club
Red Card - Law 9.12: Physical Abuse
Suspended three (3) weeks. Player is eligible to return to play on 4/22/2024 pending Spring 2024 schedule.
11/4/23
Zack Edwards
KenTon Rugby Club
Red Card - Law 9.12: A player must not physically or verbally abuse anyone.
Suspended one (1) week. Player is eligible to return to play on 12/1/2024 pending Spring 2024 schedule and player sending an approved letter of apology to the referee of the match (copying all appropriate parties).
11/4/23
KenTon Rugby Club
Referee Abuse and Intimidation by multiple players and supporters. Hearing is held in abeyance until 12/1/2024. Club is required to respond to JO within four (4) weeks with a plan to mitigate future incidents from recurring.
11/4/23
Suffolk Rugby Club
Referee Abuse and Intimidation by multiple players. Hearing is held in abeyance until 12/1/2024. Club is required to respond to JO within four (4) weeks with a plan to mitigate future incidents from recurring.
Update: "The allegations of referee abuse against Suffolk were found to be unfounded and baseless. Referee abuse did occur in their match, but not by Suffolk. Suffolk is thanked for their self-initiative in drafting and sharing internally an 'anti-ref abuse' document to assist in the league's goal of decreasing referee abuse."
10/28/23
NYAC Rugby Club
Referee Abuse and Intimidation by multiple players.
10/28/23
Brooklyn Rugby Club
Referee Abuse and Intimidation by multiple players. Club is required to respond to JO (12/27/2023) with a plan to mitigate future incidents from reoccuring
10/28/23
Daniel Newcomb
Brooklyn Rugby Club
Red Card - Law 9.12: A player must not physically or verbally abuse anyone.
Suspended one (1) week. Player is eligible to return to play on 12/1/2024. Once the player's upcoming schedule is confirmed, the return to play date will be adjusted accordingly.
10/28/23
Lucas Hull
Genesee Rugby Club
Red Card - Law 9.13 A player must not tackle an opponent early, late or dangerously (High tackle above the shoulder line).
Suspended three (3) weeks. Player is eligible to return to play on 12/1/2024. Once the player's upcoming schedule is confirmed, the return to play date will be adjusted accordingly.
10/7/23
Noe Bedetti
New York Rugby Club
Red Card - Law 9.27 Against the spirit of good sportsmanship
Suspended two (2) weeks. Player is eligible to return to play on 10/26/2023.
9/30/23
Alec Belardinelli
Danbury Rugby Club
Red Card - Law 9.13 Tackle an opponent early late or dangerously
Suspended three (3) weeks. Player is eligible to return to play on 10/1/2024. Once the player's Spring schedule is confirmed, the return to play date will be adjusted accordingly.
9/23/23
Nate Cromwell
Genesee Rugby Club
Red Card - Law 9.25: Shoulder tucked and dove directly at knee/lower leg of kicker
Suspended one week. Player is eligible to return to play on 10/1/2023.
6/17/23
Veramu Dikidikilati
White Plains Rugby Club
Red Card - Law 9.18: Tip tackle
Suspended six matches. Five matches were served on 6/24 Newport. Player must sit first match of Saratoga 7s (7/8) and will be eligible to return to play on White Plains' second match of that tournament.
6/10/23
Bruno Garcia
White Plains Rugby Club
Red Card - Law 9.13: Referee abuse
Suspended two weeks. Eligible to return to play on White Plains' fourth next 7s match
10/8/22
Daquan Jones
Rochester Aardvarks
Red Card - Law 9.13: Dangerous Tackle
Suspended four weeks. Eligible to return to play on 5/7/2023
10/1/22
Isoa Donaldson
White Plains Rugby Club
Red Card - Law 9.12: Referee abuse
Suspended two weeks. Eligible to return to play on 10/16/2022
10/1/22
Soane Tone
Lansdowne Rugby Club
Red Card - Law 9.12: Physical abuse
Eligible to return to play on 4/2/2023
10/1/22
Connor Cahill
Buffalo Rugby Club
Red Card - Law 9.13: Dangerous Tackle
Suspended four weeks. Eligible to return to play on 6/1/23 (subject to change based on team schedule).
9/17/22
Cesar Garcia
White Plains Rugby Club
Law 9.12: Sideline abuse
Suspended until 9/17/2024
5/14/22
John Giordano
Lansdowne Rugby Club
Second Yellow Card (Red) - Law 9.26: Second Yellow Card (High tackle, arm directly to head)
Suspended three matches. Eligible to return to play on 7/16.
5/7/22
Mason Hermenges
Suffolk Rugby Club
One-week suspension for repeated infringement.
4/23/22
Junior Fernando Jaquez Suriel
Bisons Rugby Club
Red Card - Law 9.12: Physically or verbally abusing anyone.
Suspended one match. Return to play is pending team schedule.
4/9/22
Luigi Sosi
Old Blue Rugby Club
Red Card - Law 9.12: Physically or verbally abusing anyone.
Suspended one match. Return to play is pending team schedule.
4/9/22
Marcus Satavu
White Plains Rugby Club
Red Card - Law 9.12: Physically or verbally abusing anyone.
Suspended one match. Return to play is pending team schedule.
4/9/22
David Shotton
Old Blue Rugby Club
Red Card - Law 9.12: Physically or verbally abusing anyone.
Red Card reduced to a Yellow Card.
4/9/22
Brock Duncan
White Plains Rugby Club
Red Card - Law 9.12: Physically or verbally abusing anyone.
Red Card reduced to a Yellow Card.
3/26/22
Gabrielle Dixon
New York Rugby Club (Women)
Red Card - Law 9.20: Dangerous play in a ruck or maul
Suspended one match. Return to play is pending team schedule.
10/2/21
Samson Setu
Lansdowne Rugby Club
Red Card - Law 9.13: Tackle of an opponent early, late or dangerously
Suspended three games. Return to play is pending team schedule.
10/2/21
John "Jack" McCarthy
Lansdowne Rugby Club
Red Card - 9.12: Physically or verbally abuse anyone.
Suspended three games. Return to play is pending team schedule.
9/18/21
Michael Arthur
Montclair Rugby Club
Red Card - Law 9.11: Reckless or dangerous play to others
Suspended three games. Return to play is pending team schedule.
5/8/21
Keith Fazekas
KenTon Rugby Club
Red Card - Contact to the Head
Suspended three games. Return to play is pending team schedule.
5/8/21
Michael Dean
Buffalo Rugby Club
Red Card - Contact to the Head
Suspended three games. Return to play is pending team schedule.
5/1/21
Jon Bigsby
Genesee Rugby Club
Red Card - Contact to the Head
Suspended three games. Eligible to return to play on 5/23/21.
5/1/21
Matt O'Connor
Danbury Rugby
Red Card
Suspended three games. Return to play is pending team schedule.
4/24/21
Ryan Caufield
Rochester Aardvarks
Red Card - Dangerous Tackle
Suspended one match. Eligible to return to play on May 2, 2021
10/5/19
Edgar Perez
Village Lions
Red Card - Dangerous Tackle
Suspended two (2) games. Next eligible to return to play on Oct. 21 (based on VL playing two games)
9/28/19
Joe Santimaw
Syracuse Chargers
Red Card
Suspended from play until Oct 7, 2019. Additional sanctions pending.
4/8/19
Dan Gomez
NYRC
Reckless or Dangerous Play to Others (9.11)
Suspended until August 1, 2019. Can return to play on or after 8/1/19.
10/17/18
Sean Farrow
NYRC
Dangerous Play
Suspended for one (1) game. Can return to play on or after 10/21/18.
9/22/18
James Frost
Suffolk RFC
Striking another player with hand, arm or fist (10.4a)
Suspended for one (1) week or one (1) game, whichever is greater. Can return to play on 10/6/18.
9/15/18
Dan King
NYRC
Striking another player with hand, arm or fist (10.4a)
One match - can return to play on 9/29/18
11/4/17
Greg Pagnozzi
Fairfield Yankees
Tripping, Dangerous, Late Tackle (10.4d,e,o)
Two matches - applied to spring matches
11/3/17
Emily Mills
Village Lions
Striking a player with the elbow (10.4a)
Two matches - applied to playoff / spring matches
10/21/17
Joseva Qaranivavalagi
Lansdowne
Dangerous tackle (10.4)
Can return to play 11/4/17
10/7/17
Tom Harty
Long Island
Dangerous tackle (10.4e)
Can return to play 10/28/17
9/30/17
Orlovik
Montclair
Dangerous tackle (10.4e) that also obstructed the other player from playing the ball (10.4f)
Can return to play 10/21/17
9/30/17
Andre
Montclair
Stamping on a player (10.4b)
Can return to play 10/21/17
9/30/17
Jonathan Grzeszczyk
Fairfield Yankees
Dangerous Tackle (10.4e)
Can return to play 10/21/17
11/12/16
Shane Thomas
Rochester Colonials
10.4(b)
Can return to play 5/20/17
11/12/16
Adam Duignan
Rockaway
10.4(m)
Can return to play 4/22/17
11/12/16
Semisi Seruitanoa
Lansdowne
10.4(a)
Can return to play 4/23/17
10/29/16
Ryan Kosecki
Buffalo Rugby Club
10.4(b)
Can return to play 11/13/16
10/29/16
Collin deGuehery
Buffalo Rugby Club
10.4(e)Can return to play 11/13/16
10/22/16 (updated)
Lou Scigliano
New Haven
10.4(i)
2 league matches
10/22/16
Tim Bradley
Hudson Valley
Rule 10.4(e)
Can return to play 10/30/16
10/15/16
Joseph Sullivan
Danbury
10.4(j)
2 League matches
10/15/16
Franklin Vincentio
Old Blue
10.4(a)
1 match
10/16/16
Ian Gill
New Paltz
10.4(e)
1 match
10/9/16
Michael Piazza
Oneonta
10.4(a)
Can return to play 10/17/16
10/9/16
Nicole Campbell
Stony Brook
10.4(a)
Can return to play 10/24/16
10/1/16
Chris Zeller
Monmouth
10.4(g)
can return to play 10/15/16
10/1/16
Mark Gordon
Morris
10.4 (a)
Can return to play 10/22/16
9/24/16
Cap Huizenga
Morris
Citation
10.4 (j)
Can return to play 10/15/16
9/24/16
Timothy Kianka
Syracuse
Red Card
Punch
Can return to play 10/8/16
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Montauk Men's Rugby Club
Sept. 21, 2016
It was decided by a vote of the EGU Board the club be sanctioned for knowingly playing un-CIPPed player(s).
Sanction
Forfeit of one home match (moved to away match)
Fined $250
Six (6) months probation
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South Buffalo Men's Rugby Club
Sept. 19, 2016
It was decided by a vote of the EGU Board the club be sanctioned for knowingly playing un-CIPPed player(s).
Sanction
Forfeit of one home match (moved to away match)
Fined $250
