By Maxx Steinmetz Gawet Memorial Field in West Rutland was the venue this Saturday, April 23, where Rutland Rugby Football Club played host to Upper Valley Rugby Football Club. Despite the newcomers to New England Rugby Football Union’s fourth division […]
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Roosters strut their stuff at annual formal
By Flip Buttling Dan Paolino was the recipient of the “Chuck T. Anderson Award” this year. The award is given to a player who demonstrates service to the club on and off the pitch. By Maxx Steinmetz To celebrate the […]
Rutland takes third place after attritional fall season
By Kate Troy Rutland’s Dan Beauregard, carries the ball in an “eight-man pick” off the base of a scrum in Rutland’s third place victory. By Maxx Steinmetz New England Rugby Football Union’s (NERFU) fourth division held their end of season […]
History made at Rugby World Cup finals
14-year-old fan charges field, meets idol who gives up winning metal By Maxx Steinmetz Bronze final The losers of the semifinal games, the Springboks of South Africa and Los Pumas of Argentina, got one last hurrah in this year’s world […]
Rugby World Cup champions to be crowded Halloween night
Final four narrowed to two By Maxx Steinmetz The final four countries left in the World Cup played for a berth into the final this past weekend. The Springboks (‘Bokke”) of South Africa faced the New Zealand All-Blacks, whilst the […]
Rugby World Cup quarterfinals in the books
By Maxx Steinmetz The first of the knock out rounds is now over, and the battle between northern and southern hemispheres has been decided. South Africa v. Wales Wales was looking to have once again held off their adversary in […]
Rugby World Cup pool stage comes to a close for USA
Quarterfinalists prepare, 12 teams out By Maxx Steinmetz The Tier 2 nations’ time in the limelight is now over, but it certainly not to be forgotten. In the last week of pool play they made sure that they left this […]
Rutland Roosters defeat visitors
By Kate Troy Fullback Nate Hickey begins a run that ended in a try against the visitors, Boston Ironsides. By Maxx Steinmetz After three weeks of disheartening defeats in New England Rugby Football Union’s fourth division, the Roosters of Rutland […]
Rugby World Cup picture comes into focus
“Pool of death” solidifies; records set throughout By Maxx Steinmetz The second week of Rugby World Cup 2015 has been proving to be as exciting as to be expected, though no major upsets have taken place such as Georgia’s victory […]
Opening weekend sets unexpected tone for Rugby World Cup 2015
Results from Sept. 18-21, 2015 (Home – Away) England 35 – 11 Fiji Tonga 10 – 17 Georgia Ireland 50 – 7 Canada South Africa 32 – 34 Japan France 32 – 10 Italy Samoa 25 – 16 USA Wales […]