By Evan Johnson On Saturday, May 6 in West Rutland, rugby fans from all over the state descended on a field outside of town for a day of hard tackles, mooseburgers and fundraising for a good cause. The event: The […]
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Rag-tag rugby Roosters battle Bennington
By Maxx Steinmetz In what turned out to be a classic game of rugby, Rutland Roosters Rugby Football Club (RFC) visited the Bennington Battle on Saturday, June 11. Mother Nature seemed to follow its ritual of raining on the day […]
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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 […]
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Roosters steal win from Wolfpack
By Maxx Steinmetz After a three week hiatus, including the Fourth of July weekend, the Rutland Roosters held their first home game since holding their annual Keith Page Memorial Rugby Invitational. This game was the first of a three game […]
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Black River edges Roosters
By Kate Troy Saturday, June 13, marked the last away game of the spring season for the Rutland Roosters rugby team; they visited Black River Rugby Football Club of Ludlow, Vt. Without a referee assigned by the New England Rugby […]
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Stowe rugby team wins again, Rutland loses in finals
By Maxx Steinmetz Photos Courtesy of Kate Troy RUTLAND — For the second year in a row, Mad River Rugby Football Club took home first place honors at Rutland’s home tournament, the Keith Page Memorial Rugby Invitational. On a hot, […]
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Rutland wins final game finishing season at third in their division
By Maxx Steinmetz Bennington RFC visited Rutland in a Division 4 season closer, Saturday, Nov. 15, for New England Rugby Football Union’s (NERFU) 2014 fall season. Bennington scored first, passing the ball down the line to the far side of […]
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Rutland impresses despite big loss
By Maxx Steinmetz Rutland traveled to Pittsfield, Mass., on Oct. 25 to face Berkshire for the second time this season. Despite only showing up with 12 players, the Roosters displayed hard-nosed, aggressive “in-your-face” defense forcing Berkshire to use their signature […]
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Black River Rugby raises funds in commemoration of “Moose”
Saturday, Nov. 1 — LUDLOW — With the entirety of NERFU (New England Rugby Football Union) given a bye-week on Nov. 1 to commemorate the USA Eagles hosting the New Zealand All-Blacks (currently ranked #1 in World Rugby by the International Rugby […]
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Rutland Rugby drowns against Mad River
By Maxx Steinmetz On Saturday, Sept. 13, Rutland traveled to Stowe to play Division 3 relegates, Mad River/Stowe in the second week of the regular season. Despite a strong opening 20 minutes, Rutland could not convert their efforts into points […]