Category: Game Recaps

2nd Place Finish at Big Ten 7s Final

Wolverines Capture 2nd Place in the Big Ten 7s Final Coming into the weekend (April 16th), the men had only played in two sevens tournaments. The Notre Dame College 7s Tournament, a qualifier for the USA Rugby College 7s Tourney, and the first leg of the Big Ten 7s Series down in Columbus, OH. The …

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Men’s 7s Collects the Plate in Ohio

This past weekend the 7s side traveled to Ohio for the Notre Dame College Collegiate Challenge Cup. This 7s tournament qualifier for the USA Rugby College 7s championship. The Wolverines were put into Pool B alongside Xavier and St. Bonaventure. In the first game of the day, Michigan faced off against Xavier. This one was …

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Michigan Starts Spring Season with a Win Against Oakland

In the first 15s game of the spring season, UMRFC faced off against Oakland University on Saturday at Mitchell Field in Ann Arbor. Oakland kicked off to start the game and the game started with some sloppy play and turnovers by both teams while play remained in Michigan’s own half. Oakland attempted to chip and …

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Michigan Loses to Ohio State in Last Minute Heart Breaker

On Saturday, November 7 Ohio State made the journey to Ann Arbor to face off against the Wolverines in one of the most important matches of the year in the Big10. The winner of this game would place second overall and face Indiana the following week in Big10 Championships for a shot at the title …

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Michigan Hammers Home a Win In Illinois

On Saturday October 31, the Wolverines spent their Halloween on a bus to a from Champagne, Illinois to take on the Fighting Illini. The started out quite close and was a nail-biter at half, but in our usual Michigan rugby way, we finished strong and pulled out a commanding win at the end. Top 23: …

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Michigan Trumps Iowa

On Saturday October 24, Michigan hosted Iowa University at Mitchell Field for some good ol’ rugby. Feeling fresh after a bye week last week, Michigan was eager to get on the field and make a statement. Top 23: Michigan dotted the ball down within the first minute after full back Andre Cargill made a pass …

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Michigan Redeems Themselves in Minnesota

Michigan took a long road trip to Minneapolis this weekend to compete against the University of Minnesota Gophers. It was over 20 hours on the road, but that did nothing to quell the energy of your boys in blue. TOP 23: The first 10 minutes of the match started out fairly evenly as both sides were …

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Michigan Falls to Indiana

It was a cold, wet, and windy day in Ann Arbor on Saturday October 3rd as the University of Michigan hosted the Indiana Hoosiers for a good old fashioned rugby match. With Indiana ranked number 10 and Michigan number 17 there was plenty on the line worth fighting for. However, Indiana came out hard and …

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Michigan Carries Momentum into State

On Saturday September 26, Michigan took a short trip over to Michigan State to engage in the great game of rugby. It would prove to be a game of defense that lay ahead, and Michigan was surely ready to bring it. Top 23 Match The first 10 minutes of the game were fairly even with …

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Michigan Rugby Takes Home Two Victories Against Notre Dame

A-SIDE: On Saturday September 12, Michigan rugby hit the road and traveled to South Bend, Indiana to face-off against Notre Dame’s Fighting Irish. Although it was the second annual match between the two teams to compete for the DeHaven & Harless Memorial Trophy, this would be the first full game actually played due to last …

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