Metropolis cruises in DIII Final  Metropolis cruises in DIII
Final  The Metropolis RFC and Syracuse battled it out in the
Emirates Airline USA Rugby Men's DIII Club Championship on
Sunday in Glendale, Colorado.  Metropolis won the match 46-25
and are the new Men's DIII National Champions.   The match was
played on a beautiful Colorado afternoon and was filled with
lots of scoring and fun rugby.     Metropolis started off the
scoring in the sixth minute behind flyhalf Nate Osborne.  They
were able to make the conversion and quickly put pressure on the
Syracuse team, who was able to swiftly answer back with a try by
lock, Andrew Pelkey.  The conversion brought the score to 7-7
after eleven minutes of physical rugby.     Both teams were able
to hold their opponents in check for the following minutes until
Scott Stafford of Metropolis bruised his way to a try.  After a
failed conversion the score stood at 12-7.     Metropolis was
led by strong play from their forward pack, who set the tone for
strong running from