Members of the UMRFC stopped by the K-Grams K-day today. Chris Hopfner, Evan Noon, and Chris Padmos paid a visit to participants of the K-Grams program as they got to meet some U of M athletes. We were able to share our favorite sport with the potential freshman class of 2019. Go Blue! K-Grams …
Rookie Rugby Clinic a Success
More than 20 players and community members were successfully trained as Rookie Rugby Instructors yesterday at Riverside Park. USA Rugby’s Erin Kennedy led the hour-plus session. Trainees were taught games and instruction methods and had a good time doing so. Jim Clawson of the Birmingham Area Youth RFC is helping organize the application of the …
Michigan Edges Pitt 31-27
Pittsburgh, PA – The men in blue finished the playoff weekend 1-1 after tipping the University of Pittsburgh 31-27. Conditions remained poor and limited attacking opportunities. However, both teams manage to play field position well and took their chances when close to the goal line. Michigan did so early, jumping out to a 12-0 lead …
Michigan Falls to West Virginia 24-5
Pittsburgh, PA – The maize and blue woke up to an unexpected two inches of snow on the ground. Unfortunately, conditions at the field were even worse. West Virginia was able to out-muscle U of M on a snowy field filled with very large pools of water. The conditions led to a large amount of …
Michigan Beaten by Grand Valley 37-7
Allendale, MI – Michigan was beaten soundly by Grand Valley today 37-7. Numerous penalties and handling errors prevented any sort of momentum for the men in blue who now take Michigan’s #3 seed into playoffs. The opening minutes saw Michigan steal a ruck from GVSU and move the ball inside the Lakers’ 22. Michigan forced …