Tag: Grady Bridges

Final Night of UMRFC’s Intrasquad Sevens Pool Play

UMRFC’s last night of pool play is over and the final standings are in for the playoffs. Some teams left the pitch looking forward to next week, others with a feeling of missed opportunity, but either way it was a great experience for the whole team. New players learned how the team operated and were …

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Another Night of Intrasquad Sevens Comes to a Close

Last Friday was the penultimate night of UMRFC’s regular season instrasquad sevens tournament and it has set the stage for some very meaningful games next week. As always plenty of skills and talent were on display and if you’d like to see the games for yourself, just check out our YouTube channel where the games …

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Third Night of UMRFC’s Intrasquad Sevens Tournament Has Come to a Close

The third night of UMRFC’s intrasquad sevens games has ended and teams are clearly growing as players gain more experience and hone their skills with each game. The games have certainly been entertaining to watch with many talented players putting their abilities on display. Please check our YouTube channel in the next day or two …

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Night 2 of UMRFC’s intrasquad scrimmage tournament in the books

The second night of UMRFC’s intrasquad sevens games has come and gone and it continued what is looking to be a very competitive off-season of play. Teams look like they are starting to come together while others are looking for that spark they need to take off. If you’d like to see these games for …

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Bridges, Conzelmann, Burke-Combs Garner Big Ten Selections

Grady Bridges and Joel Conzelmann were named to the Big Ten Sevens Second Team while Sequoyah Burke-Combs was named Honorable Mention. Michigan went 3-2 at the tournament with wins over Indiana, Northwestern, and Nebraska while dropping games against Ohio State and Michigan State. Grady Bridges is a 5th year senior from New Buffalo, MI who …

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Michigan Outpaces MSU, 33-22

In perhaps one of their best outings of the season, The University of Michigan Rugby Football Club took 3rd place in the Big Ten East Division after beating rival, Michigan State, 33-22. The two met in the first week of Big Ten play and MSU came out on top. This time around, however, Michigan’s controlled …

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First Half Mistakes Doom Michigan at OSU

A much anticipated match against The Ohio State University did not bode so well for the Michigan Rugby team this past weekend. The Wolverines were coming off a two game winning streak in Big Ten play, one of those including an upset of the Big Ten East Division leader, Indiana. Despite Michigan’s momentum, the Buckeyes …

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Michigan Claws to Tight Victory at Indiana, 24-20

Saturday was a long day for 50+ player of the UMRFC (1-1) who left Ann Arbor at 7:00 AM for their 6 hour charter bus trip to Bloomington, Indiana. There, an undefeated and heavily favored Hoosier squad awaited them. Although it would improve greatly in the second half, Michigan’s defense came out a bit flat …

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Michigan Handles Purdue, 34-5

A staunch defense gave the Wolverines plenty of attacking opportunities as Michigan cruised to their first Big Ten win. But for UMRFC head coach Matt Trenary, the highlight of the game was Michigan’s defense. “It was the focus of the week,” Trenary said. “They came out and executed, and for most of the game our …

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MSU Pulls Away from Michigan, 34-17

Down 17-7 at the break, Michigan tied the game at 17 before Michigan State finished the game with 17 unanswered points. The Spartans struck early with a try in the fourth minute of play. Michigan had their chances to clear the ball but chose to run and gave the ball back to MSU who capitalized. …

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