This past weekend was the date of the annual Olde Boys alumni weekend with treachery and experience matching off against youth and spirit. There was plenty of rugby to be had for all involved and 3 games were played this past Saturday so that the olde and young could bond once again on the rugby …
Category: Game Recaps
Michigan Holds on in Tough Game Against Purdue, 24-19
The Wolverines traveled down to West Lafayette this weekend to pick up a tough win against the Purdue Boilermakers in a 24-19 nail biter. The game started out with the Wolverines recovering their own kickoff and controlling the ball in the Purdue territory with hard runs. Michigan got out to an early lead in the …
Michigan Blanks Notre Dame 18-0
Stout defense and territorial pressure gave the Wolverines a deserved 18-0 victory over the visiting Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. Hard rucking started the game with both sides contesting the breakdown heavily. The referee handed out a few penalties, including one against Notre Dame in front of the posts, 40 meters out. Michigan chose to …
Michigan Comeback Edges Wheeling Jesuit
A 79th minute try by Christian Mentzer gave Michigan a 30-28 come from behind victory over the visiting varsity Wheeling Jesuit Cardinals. The game started well for Michigan with Joel Conzelmann hitting a 4th minute penalty from about 35 meters. That 3-0 lead was short lived though as Wheeling put in a 7th minute converted …
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 …
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. …
UMRFC Wins Two on Senior Day
This past Saturday was both a successful and emotional day for many players in the UMRFC. It was the last time many seniors would ever play for the Maize and Blue, and the Wolverines wanted to make it a good game for their seniors to remember against Central Michigan. It was a cold, wet day …
Michigan Comes From Behind to Beat Iowa 41-29
At the exciting Big Ten’s Weekend Michigan looked to carry the momentum from their big win a week ago into their match against Iowa this past Saturday. It was a hard fought game with the Wolverines eventually coming out on top, but not without a few scares along the way. Iowa came out of the …
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 …
UMRFC Suffers a Close Loss to the WMU Broncos
Michigan fell to the WMU Broncos this past Saturday in a hard fought game in Kalamazoo, just barely losing in the last minutes of what was certainly an enjoyable game to watch and play in. WMU came out to a strong start with hard running and hit holes in the Michigan defensive line. They picked …
