The first match of the season for UMRFC was on the international scale as they faced off against the Canadian Humber College. With a lineup that featured new names in new positions, such as freshman Jamie Demers at tighthead prop and ex-8 man Cole Van Harn playing outside center, it was sure to be an …
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Weekend Recap from the Penn Mutual CRC
A large and passionate crowd of Michigan students, alumni, and parents made the trip down to Philadelphia, PA to cheer on the Wolverines as they competed in the Collegiate Rugby Championship held at PPL Park. The boys on the squad have been training hard ever since January, and finished the weekend with a result to …
7s Recap from South Bend Tournament
On Saturday 12 wolverine ruggers traveled down to South Bend Indiana early in the morning to compete at the 7s tournament hosted by Notre Dame. It was a cold and frost morning, but fortunately it wasn’t anything players from Michigan hadn’t experienced before and their performance was strong. Michigan made it all the way to …
Michigan Falls to Illinois State University
This past Saturday the boys from Illinois state traveled up to Ann Arbor to face off against the Wolverines on the Mitchell Turf Field. The weather was sunny and clear though still a bit chilly at the time of kickoff. The first half was a dominating performance by ISU. They were able to use their …
Michigan Wins Big at Dayton 7s Tournament
On Saturday, March 22 a team of 12 University of Michigan Ruggers took a road trip down to Dayton Ohio to compete in 7s tournament hosted by University of Dayton. There were 6 teams in total competing in the tournament including Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame College, Dayton, Kent State, and Purdue. All members of …
Michigan’s Spring Opener Gives Grand Valley State a Victory
Saturday March 14, Michigan hosted its first 15 games of the spring season against Grand Valley State University at Mitchell field on the recently installed turf. The boys in blue brought out an A side with plenty of young players on the roster to challenge the opposing team. The forwards had quite a game with …
First Two Weeks of Intersquad Sevens Shows Promise for Coming Months (Week 1)
On Friday, January 16, UMRFC had its first round of intersquad sevens matches to start off 2015. With the large increase in numbers from new fall players, all teams appeared to be much more balanced than in years previous. This also allowed for all teams to play all of their own players without having to …
Ohio State Upsets Michigan with Comeback 34-22 Victory
The Wolverines traveled down to Columbus, Ohio this past Saturday, November 8th, to take on the Ohio State Buckeyes in a pivotal grudge match that would determine who moves on to the Big Ten Championship. Michigan was poised to defeat their rivals and secure their place in the title game and for 50 minutes it …
Michigan Blasts Past Purdue in Big 83-8 Win
This past Saturday, October 25th, the Purdue Boilermakers made the trip up to Ann Arbor to take on Michigan. Unfortunately for Purdue they faced a hungry Wolverine team that was looking to make a statement after a tough close loss to Indiana a week prior. The Maize and Blue scored fast and frequently, tallying up …
Michigan Suffers Tough Loss to Indiana, 19-17
This past Saturday, October 18th, the Michigan Wolverines made the long drive out to Bloomington, Indiana to face the Indiana Hoosiers in a game that would determine who would sit atop the Big 10. With both teams coming in with undefeated records, each side knew it would be a well fought, tough game that would …