Days after the 15s season came to a close, Michigan’s men’s rugby players gathered to plan for their annual intrasquad tournament to take place during the first three weeks of February. New members of the program are drafted one by one onto their eternal Intrasquads teams: the Dudes, Bennies or Sues.
Congratulations to our January Alumnus of the Month, Brett McBryde. When did you play? 1981-1990 What positions did you play? Flanker, 2nd row, and number 8 What got you started playing rugby? I got started by watching my friends Mark and Don Hoch play for U-M. Peter Maglocci gave me the hard sell on the …
Michigan is turning the page on a long, up-and-down fall campaign that culminated in a seventh-place finish in the Big Ten.
Justin is a junior who has played rugby since he joined the team in the fall of 2021. After a breakout 7s season and a trip to the CRC last spring, Justin has been working hard to contribute this season.
Nate Seevak came on board late in the fall season and saw his first game action in Madison, Wisconsin. His strong work ethic impresses.
Steve played prop from 2001 to 2005, including for the 2005 Midwest championship team. He now practices as a lawyer in the Detroit area.
Our sister club, Michigan Women’s Rugby, won the National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) Division I National Championship on December 4, 2022. This is their first national title.
Matthew Daines is our November Player of the Month. Daines burst onto the scene as a freshman in Fall 2021, and he started every game at tighthead prop this past fall.
Eugene Rontal played prop for Michigan while he was enrolled in Medical School in the 1960s.
Michigan wrapped up their fall season with a win versus Purdue on Saturday, taking home seventh place in the conference.
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