Food Gatherers

Michigan Rugby has recently become a partner with Food Gatherers, an organization in Ann Arbor that provides hot meals, healthy snacks, and groceries to low-income adults, seniors, and at risk youth in Washtenaw County. 1,500 volunteers, including members of the Michigan Rugby Football Club, volunteer to prepare over 100,000 meals to struggling individuals each year. …

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CRC Tickets Now Available

Ann Arbor- Tickets are finally available for the return of the University of Michigan men and women’s squads to the Collegiate Rugby Championship. The Championships will take place at PPL Park in Philadelphia, PA on June 4-5. This will be the second year for the women’s team where they will look to build on their …

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SISU Mouthguard February Player of the Month: Nate Fisher

Height: 5’10” Weight: 190 lbs Year: Sophomore Major: Business Hometown: Midland, MI   Why Rugby?: I came to college not sure what I wanted to do extra curricularly, but after a week or so realized how much I missed playing a team sport. After some research on Michigan’s club sports and a lackluster week-long stint …

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S & C Coach

The Michigan Rugby program named Josh Verran as the new head strength and conditioning coach. Verran replaces long time coach Stu Roche who left for Marquette University to fill their associate strength and conditioning coach position. He will be joining a new look Michigan Rugby that has seen both the men and women’s team combine …

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January Alumnus of the Month: Ryan Gaylor

  January’s alumnus of the month  comes in the form of one of the key players in the transition period of the club in the late 90’s and early 2000’s. Ryan Gaylor played for both sides as the two diverged after transferring to Michigan from the Air Force Academy. Read what he has to say …

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SISU™ Mouthguard January Player of the Month: Mike Rawetzski

Height: 5’10” Weight: 165 lbs Year: Sophomore Major: Earth & Environmental Science Hometown: Berkley, MI Why rugby? I‘m too good-looking to hide behind a facemask. What have you liked about Michigan rugby the most so far? UMRFC has made a better student and athlete, I learn a lot from my teammates and my coach and it helped me find …

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Michigan Collegiate Cup

Ann Arbor, MI- A collegiate champion will be crowned this Spring for the state of Michigan as the University of Michigan Rugby Football Club will be hosting The Michigan Collegiate Cup on Saturday March 26th at Mitchell Field. The mitten state boasts many college sides that range across several competition platforms from NSCRO to D1A …

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New Online Store Items

Our online store through Underground Printing is growing, and it now includes some gear from Rhino Rugby. Check it out here!

End of Year Awards

Ann Arbor, MI – On the evening of December 4th the University of Michigan Rugby Football Club ended their Fall campaign. The team gathered for one last time in 2015 to have dinner, celebrate the Fall and recognize major contributors to club both on and off the field. Below are a list of winners for …

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SISU™ Mouthguard December Player of the Month: Jason Anthony

Jason, most commonly known as Caveman, has been a strong leader on the field for UMRFC, especially for the Academy team. With his immense knowledge of the rules and passion for the game, Caveman is reliable neanderthal to have in your forward pack. If you are wondering why his name is Caveman, just take a …

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