The Fighting Illini traveled to Ann Arbor this past weekend on a wet Saturday to take on the Michigan Wolverines but the Maize and Blue prevailed in a 41-20 victory. Michigan is 3-0 in the Big Ten and 6-0 overall. The Wolverines got off to a quick start, moving down the field quickly. In the …
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Michigan Takes Silver at Meijer State Games
In their second tournament of the summer, the University of Michigan Rugby Football Club took second place at the Meijer State Games. In addition to battling the heat, Michigan took on some tough competition in Gun-Ru, Grand Valley State University, Flint, and Lake Shore. Michigan Rugby took second place last summer after giving up the …
Summer High School Clinic a Success
High school players from various Michigan programs enjoyed a day with U of M at the summer clinic this past weekend. The players spent 6 hours working mainly on fundamental skills and decision making. The day included many games and some team play. Chase Chapman won the 1v1 competition while Will VanderArk was awarded Player …
Three Michigan Men Represent Big Ten in ACRL Challenge
Three UMRFC players, Mike LaCivita, Grady Bridges, and Kenny Andutan represented the Big Ten when the conference took on the ACRL this past weekend at Drexel University in Philadelphia. The game was part of the weekend’s CRC festivities. Mike LaCivita started at lock for the team. Mike is a graduating senior who was recognized with …
Michigan Knocked Out in Semis at Larrimer 2013
The Maize and Blue bowed out in the semi-finals to eventual champion Penn State at the 2013 Larrimer Cup. The tournament is in honor of former UMRFC player Terry Larrimer. This is a special event for Michigan and was enjoyed by the ten man team. The first match was against Western Michigan University at 10:00am. …
Six Wolverines Garner Big Ten Recognition
Six Michigan Rugby men were recently honored with Big Ten recognition. Big Ten Rugby named 1st and 2nd teams as well as handed out honorable mention to players from the fall season and this past weekend’s championships. Sequoyah Burke-Combs was U of M’s lone 1st team representative as a wing. A sophomore transfer from Grand …
Michigan Wins Big Against Oakland University, 113-14
Coming off of a tough loss to WMU, the Wolverines came out with a vengeance, looking to pick up their first win of the spring season. From the start, Michigan looked strong in their play and started off the scoring in the 2nd minute with a hard run by Kenny Andutan to score. The Wolverines …
T&T U19’s Outpace UMRFC B’s 27-14, President’s Selects Overpower A’s 71-5
On the first day of Tour 2013, UMRFC battled the heat in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, and played Trinidad and Tobago Rugby Football Union’s U19 and President’s Selects teams. T&TRFU’s U19 team played UMRFC’s B-side first and got off to a quick start as they scored 10 points in the first six minutes. …
Team Stephen M. Ross Wins UMRFC’s Sevens Tournament
UMRFC completed its intrasquad sevens tournament on Friday night as team Stephen M. Ross emerged victorious. With an undefeated record, team Ross takes the championship plate until next year. With the completion of the sevens tournament, UMRFC prepares for Tour in Trinidad and Tobago and the spring fifteens season. If you weren’t able to see …
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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