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 In an impressive display of ball control and raw determination, the Downingtown Rugby Football Club defeated the Upper Dauphin County Barbarians 27-24 to take the first ever Pennsylvania State Club Championship! For the Dingoes, this completes the Pennsylvania rugby "triple crown", having already won the Eastern Pennsylvania Rugby Union (EPRU) Championship and the Mid-Atlantic Rugby Football Union (MARFU) Championship. The next stop for Downingtown will be Sandy, Utah to face Belmont Shore in. . . Read More
  According to rugbymag.com, the Mid-Atlantic RFU champion Dingoes will face Belmont Shore, the Southern California Rugby Football Union champs, in the first round of the U-19 Boys Nationals on Friday, May 21st. Belmont Shore, who hail from Long Beach, California, defeated the L.A. Cougars this past Saturday to take the SCRFU title. Some information about the team can be found in this Long Beach Post article.
We will post more information as it becomes available.
The weather was hot, but the rugby was hotter Sunday, May 2nd, as the D.R.F.C. hosted the EPRU U-19 Boys Club semifinals and final. And when it was all over, it was Downingtown that walked off the field victorious, having defeated Upper Dauphin and the Northeast Raiders to take the EPRU Club title for the first time in Club history!
These games, however, were not the typical blow outs that fans had come to expect from the Dingoes. They were, in the words of Coach Drill, "nerve-wracking". . . Read More
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Wearing their new gold Barbarian Pro-fit jerseys, sponsored by Sports & Corporate Group Travel & Events, Ltd., the U-19 Boys extended their undefeated season Sunday, defeating Second City Troop 58-10.
Downingtown scrum half Max Narewski was the first to score -- within the first few minutes of play -- and was good on the conversion to take a 7-0 lead. It was all Downingtown from then until the end of the first half. Additional tries in the first half were scored by Joe. . . Read More |
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 The U19 Dingoes will face the Upper Dauphin County Barbarians today in the first ever Pennsylvania State Championship game. The game will be held at Bishop Shanahan High School in Downingtown. Kick off is scheduled for 1:00.
The Dingoes received a bye from yesterday's semi-finals when their opponent from Pittsburgh forfeited in advance due to the absence of a number of senior players. The Barbarians defeated Valley Forge in their semi-final match yesterday to advance to the finals.
This is a. . . Read More
The Downingtown U-19 Boys defeated the Maryland Exiles 41-7 this past Saturday to win the Mid-Atlantic Rugby Football Union (MARFU) championship. The win means that the Dingoes (11-0) will be traveling to Sandy, Utah to compete in the National Championship tournament against 7 other U-19 Boys rugby teams from around the country.
Yesterday's game was the final stage in Downingtown's journey to Utah, and from the outset, it was clear that they had shown up to play. The Dingoes were the first to. . . Read More
 The U-19 Boys defeated Doylestown 52 to 5, yesterday to advance to the EPRU Semifinals, which will be held this Sunday at Hickory Park.
Game Summary
Downingtown struck early with a Max Narewski try off a 5 meter scrum-down two minutes into the game (conversion no good). Roughly 10 minutes later, Luke Bolembach punched in another, and with the conversion, the Dingoes were up 12 to 0.
In the Dingoes first of five displays of breakaway power, Conor Bryant took a pass from Bolembach. . . Read More
The U19 Boys squad opened the 2010 season with an impressive victory over Valley Forge. Despite a valiant effort that resulted in a duo of tries, the Valley Forge Squad could not match the level of intensity that the Dingoes brought to the field.
The match started evenly with pressure from Valley Forge, who advanced the ball into Downingtown territory. However, due to Chris Palmeri stealing a ball from a Valley Forge scrum, the Dingoes gained possession and cleared the ball, moving it down. . . Read More
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Past Seasons 
Last Updated on Wednesday, 19 May 2010 16:30 | 
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In case you haven't seen it, there's an article in the May 19th edition of the Philadelphia Inquirer about the U19 Dingoes. Check it out!