 Newcombe was joined on the coaching staff by former player Jason Maschi, joining as the attacking play coach, and former coach Jeff Dincher, who joined as the club's defensive play coach.Brooklyn's inaugural season in the restructured Division III South started promisingly with away wins over Montauk and Connecticut Yankees.These successive victories were followed by a tough 7 - 14 loss to league leaders Lansdowne RFC, an unfortunate 10 - 7 away defeat to local rivals Rockaway, a lopsided 38 - 5 to second-placed Old Blue and a tough away visit to Danbury that resulted in a score of 36 - 17 to the home team.