Matt Trenary

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UMRFC Volunteers at U of M Blood Drive

Members of the UMRFC recently volunteered at a U of M blood drive at the Towsley Center.  Players worked the day in shifts to help with donor care and blood pack assembly. As part of a world class University, the UMRFC takes pride in contributing to the U of M and Ann Arbor community.  This …

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Michigan Rugby Helps First Presbyterian Church

Players and alumni of the Michigan rugby team helped the First Presbyterian Church this past weekend with their fall leaf clean up.  A handful of players spent four hours of their Saturday raking and dragging leaves for the church.  This service was organized by Karl Boothman, a member of FPC.  Karl (left) and John Palladino …

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Michigan Rugby at K-Grams K-Day

  Members of the UMRFC stopped by the K-Grams K-day today. Chris Hopfner, Evan Noon, and Chris Padmos paid a visit to participants of the K-Grams program as they got to meet some U of M athletes.  We were able to share our favorite sport with the potential freshman class of 2019.  Go Blue! K-Grams …

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Rookie Rugby Clinic a Success

More than 20 players and community members were successfully trained as Rookie Rugby Instructors yesterday at Riverside Park.  USA Rugby’s Erin Kennedy led the hour-plus session.  Trainees were taught games and instruction methods and had a good time doing so. Jim Clawson of the Birmingham Area Youth RFC is helping organize the application of the …

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Michigan Edges Pitt 31-27

Pittsburgh, PA – The men in blue finished the playoff weekend 1-1 after tipping the University of Pittsburgh 31-27. Conditions remained poor and limited attacking opportunities.  However, both teams manage to play field position well and took their chances when close to the goal line.  Michigan did so early, jumping out to a 12-0 lead …

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Michigan Falls to West Virginia 24-5

Pittsburgh, PA – The maize and blue woke up to an unexpected two inches of snow on the ground.  Unfortunately, conditions at the field were even worse. West Virginia was able to out-muscle U of M on a snowy field filled with very large pools of water.  The conditions led to a large amount of …

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Michigan Beaten by Grand Valley 37-7

Allendale, MI – Michigan was beaten soundly by Grand Valley today 37-7.  Numerous penalties and handling errors prevented any sort of momentum for the men in blue who now take Michigan’s #3 seed into playoffs. The opening minutes saw Michigan steal a ruck from GVSU and move the ball inside the Lakers’ 22.  Michigan forced …

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Michigan Claims 22-13 Win Over WMU

Two tries and a conversion from Grady Bridges helped Michigan hold off Western Michigan today at North Field. The win also secures a playoff spot for the Maize and Blue. The game started well with a deep kickoff from Evan Noon. The blue committed a penalty to let WMU out but most of the rugby …

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