14
November
2005
This past weekend Baylor University traveled to Texas A&M University to take on the 17th Ranked Aggies. Baylor came out hard and played well for the first half only conceeding 1 controversial try and entering halftime down 7 - 0. The second half saw TAMU pull away via strong fitness and better cohesion. Leading to a final score of 42 - 5.
Although Baylor came up short their young players will benefit from playing such an experienced team.
In the second game of the day the TAMU B side squeaked by for a 34 - 22 victory.
This weekend Baylor travels to San Angelo, Texas to take on the Rams of Angelo State University. This is always a grudge match and is the first cup match for Baylor this season. The boys are going to have to play good hard tactical rugby to come away victorious.
Posted: Match Results
8
November
2005
Please find below a very good article by Alex Goff of www.goffonrugby.com about how college rugby has grown in recent years. Click this link to see pictures of the Dartmouth field and the USMA Clubhouse Rendering.
Shining Lights in College Rugby Illuminate Possibilities
By Alex Goff for Rugby Imports
September 28, 2005 — It was a beautiful day the way fall days in New Hampshire can be. The sun glinting off the hospitality tents, the crowd packed around the rugby field, and two exciting, dramatic rugby games to watch.
Such as the opening of the Corey Ford Clubhouse at Dartmouth College in Hanover. Corey Ford was a 1921 graduate of Dartmouth and coach of the rugby team much later. He left his home to the club to be used to finance a clubhouse. Dartmouth Rugby, in its wisdom, decided that if they were going to build a home for rugby, they were going to do it right. They initiated contact with alumni (pictured, along with other photos, courtesy of Rory Goff), and started an effort to raise enough funds for a new field, and a clubhouse with high-ended facilities that looked the part.
Good for them. They did a wonderful job, and anyone who set foot in the Corey Ford Clubhouse will tell you it’s beautiful, and the field next to it, with the grassy banks all around, is lovely too. But Dartmouth is by no means the only school to do this. It’s just the latest in a series of college programs that have tried to leverage a growing rugby alumni population, the improvement in the sport’s image on campus, and the example of others to say that being a club sport doesn’t mean you can’t aspire.
Flagship of these types of programs was for many years the University of California Berkeley. And clearly they are masters on the field, have their own rugby field and clubhouse, and are a varsity program. But several other schools challenge Cal for facilities and a presence on campus. Stanford, of course, with their paid coaching positions and rugby stadium, is another obvious example, and the University of Oklahoma has its own field and a clubhouse they are very proud of.
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Posted: Uncategorized
3
November
2005
Baylor Captain and 8-man Blake Rodgers helped lead the Texas Collegiate Selects team to an impressive 54 - 0 victory over the Mexico Men’s National Side. Early in the game Mexico was penalized for repeated offsides and the referee harshly placed 3 Mexico players in the bin. During the 15 vs. 12 stanza the Texas Collegiates were able to acquire a 24-0 advantage. Once the Mexico team calmed down and were back to full strength things went back and forth into halftime. In the second have the Texas Collegiates continutity and explosiveness really showed as they put up another 30 points to finish the day victorious. Blake Rodgers played a very solid game and was pivotal in assisting in two very nicely worked trys. Good job Blake, next year Baylor should have a much stronger presence on the Texas Collegiates, for we could have had over half a dozen guys on the squad.
Posted: Club News
