Category: Game Recaps

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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Michigan Handles Michigan State in 34-7 Win

This past Friday, October 10th, the Michigan State Spartans traveled the short distance to Ann Arbor to take on the Wolverines in a classic grudge match. Michigan coming hot off of a win against Wisconsin had them feeling confident, but the Wolverine side knew that this match would be as tough as any other. In …

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Michigan Comes out on Top in Rainy Slugfest Against Wisconsin, 32-27

This past Saturday, October 4th, the Wolverines played host to the Badgers in Riverside Park in Ann Arbor in a match between two of the top teams in the Big 10 this year. Each team knew the other was a formidable opponent, and both sides looked forward to a competitive match to test each other. …

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Academy Falls 37-5 to Calvin College

A very young Michigan side traveled to the west side of the state to take on a very big and experience Calvin College side this past Saturday afternoon. This trip was an exciting opportunity for Michigan, as sixteen of the twenty two players that made the trip had never played a game of rugby for the school. …

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Wolverines Take Down Illinois 36-7 in Truncated Big 10 Opener

  This past Saturday, September 20th, UMRFC traveled down to Champaign, Illinois to take on the Fighting Illini in their Big 10 debut. The game would be cut short at 45 minutes of A-side play due to severe rain and lightning, however those short 45 minutes were enough for the Wolverines to show that they …

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Experience Prevails Over Youth in Olde Boys Matches

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 …

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