Rugby East Conference News
Dartmouth College shocked pretty much everyone Saturday in beating Penn State in the opening round of the Varsity Cup.
“Nobody thought we would win,” said Dartmouth Head Coach Gavin Hickie, without a shade a bitterness. “Nobody, that is, except us.”
When we at Goff Rugby Report World Headquarters chose Malcolm May as the best forward in Men’s Di college rugby this fall, the choice had to be made having not seen all of the candidates - so we relied in part on coach feedback, and that’s where May excelled.
After a long fall sprinkled with losses, St. Bonaventure won games against Notre Dame College and Buffalo in November, and then capped off their fall with a 19-17 victory over MAC Runner-up Western Michigan in the ACRC Bowl Series.
In a day of tight, thrilling games, Indiana held off Kutztown University 38-34 in a clash of GRR’s #2 and #5.
The game had everything - physical defense, a variety of tactics, exciting plays, and a dramatic ending.
Andrew “Tui” Osborne, who coached Life University to two national championships in men’s rugby, has joined the St. Bonaventure men’s rugby team as associate head coach.
Clarence Picard, longtime head coach of the Bonnies, made the announcement Thursday.
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