Tag: Ian Etheart

Michigan Blanks Notre Dame 18-0

Stout defense and territorial pressure gave the Wolverines a deserved 18-0 victory over the visiting Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. Hard rucking started the game with both sides contesting the breakdown heavily. The referee handed out a few penalties, including one against Notre Dame in front of the posts, 40 meters out. Michigan chose to …

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Michigan Comes From Behind to Beat Iowa 41-29

At the exciting Big Ten’s Weekend Michigan looked to carry the momentum from their big win a week ago into their match against Iowa this past Saturday. It was a hard fought game with the Wolverines eventually coming out on top, but not without a few scares along the way. Iowa came out of the …

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Michigan Rugby Wins Service Award

Michigan Rugby recently won their second consecutive Club Sports Outstanding Service Award. The club prides itself on service both in the Ann Arbor community and abroad. This year the club volunteered at U of M blood drives, organized team blood giving, assisted a family in need at Christmas, helped clean up the Grand River Creative …

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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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Michigan Rugby Elects New Officers, Celebrates Season

The boys of Michigan Rugby took a break from studying for finals Wednesday night to choose officers for the 2013 calendar year. The team elected Ian Etheart for a second term as club President, and after multiple tie votes, CJ Stock was elected to assist Ian as Vice President. Kenny Andutan and Chris Padmos were …

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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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May Player of the Month: Ian Etheart

Ian Etheart is this month’s Player of the Month. Ian came up through the St. Ignatius program in Cleveland and is heading into his seventh year of rugby. He was part of two state championship teams in high school, including captaining the squad his senior year. Ian was also selected to the Ohio Select Side …

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Michigan Rugby in the Michigan Daily

Today’s Michigan Daily has a small section on the UMRFC. You can view the article here.

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