2005 Ohio State Rugby

[wadc45]

the photos are unreal...excellent work by JW.

 

[wadc45]

I'll have the write-up of our game when it is available.

#7 Air Force upset #2 Navy 14-12 in Annapolis today. Air Force is always a team that is stocked with unreal athletes who, for whatever reason, are undisciplined on the field. This is a big win for them.

The OSU women's game at #1 Penn State was cancelled due to the weather.

 

[Steve19]

Well, that is indeed good news. Looks like some good skywork in the lineouts and an outstanding result. We are all very proud of you guys.
:osu:

 

[jwinslow]

it was funny hearing them lament in the end zone all day long, which happened quite a bit (plus I was always positioned there for photos, best location). They grumbled about how the OSU guys enjoyed getting tackled rather than distribute the ball :)

 

[RugbyBuck]

Simply outstanding, gentlemen. Congratulations, Buckeyes. Keep working. Thanks for getting out there, JDub. I'm sure those guys will like seeing themselves on the Planet. Thanks for remembering the kit, W.

Cheers,
RB

 

[wadc45]

Here is the game summary from this past weekend:

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</TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=3>Ohio State Breeze Through Illinois State
10/8/05 - Columbus, OH

The Buckeyes continued to roll up the scoreboard this weekend when they hosted Illinois State. A chilly afternoon with a steady wind served as the background for this match up. The Buckeyes kicked off to Illinois State and were soon able to regain possession. Wing Andrew Kender was able to recover one of his kicks and take it all the way across the try line for the first score in the 5th minute. The Bucks then kept driving down the field and captain Phil Nightengale ran over some Illinois State defenders to record himself a try in the 12th minute. Three minutes later wing Nick Bell received a pass from a 40 meter run by Doug Olson and got his first try. In yet another three minutes freshman prop Knab scored a try in his first A-side game. In the 25th minute 8-man Jewitt recorded his first try of the game. 2 minutes later wing Andrew Kender was able to score his second try. Three minutes after that wing Nick Bell recovered his kick in the try line for his second try. Three minutes later flanker Charles Bleakmore ran through several defenders to add five more points to the board. Three minutes later after the Buckeyes blew through an Illinois State ruck, flyhalf Tonderai Kambarami ended up with the ball on a breakaway and scored after throwing a would-be tackler on his back. After rearranging several positions after the half, the Buckeyes came out and started the half a little flat. Then during the 11th minute, 8-man Jewitt sparked a light for the Buckeyes by scoring his second try. After a couple runs by out center Mike Adler, inside center Alex Moller came through on a breakaway to score his first try of the day. Four minutes later wing Nick Bell was able to score from Altieri’s breakaway. After the ensuing kickoff flyhalf Doug Olson broke through the Illinois State defense and ran for 80 meters for his first try. The Bucks then pinned Illinois State back by their try line and center Alex Moller ran the ball in after receiving the kick. In the 34th minute lock Cody Albright (scrumhalf in the first half) took a breakaway to add five more points to the scoreboard. Two minutes later, Nick Bell took a pass from fullback Dane Robinson and ran down the sideline to add another five points. The Bucks then scored one last time with 8-man Jewitt scoring in the 38th minute. The scored ended with Ohio State 95 and Illinois State 0. Kender converted 3 kicks and Olson converted 2.

10 different players scored led with Bell(4), Jewitt(3), Kender (2), Moller (2), Nightengale (1), Knab (1), Bleakmore (1), Kambarami (1), Olson (1), Albright (1)

1. Knab 2. Mastroberti 3. Stuck 4. Schulte 5. Bubenik 6. J.Legros 7. Bleakmore 8. Jewett 9. Albright 10. Kambarami 11. Bell 12. Nightengale 13. Adler 14. Kender 15. Olson

The B-side followed suit with a win against Illinois State as well. Altieri was able to score in the 11th minute after a hard run. With the wind gusting both teams had trouble fielding the ball. Illinois State was able to return the score and put up five points off a breakaway. The half ended with not much being accomplished by either side. After the half the Buckeyes were able to drive down the field but were unable to put up any points until the 35th minute. Prop Doug Mezera amazingly ran over 5 different defenders from the 22 and recorded himself a try. Olson and Cropper both converted their kicks.

Saturday the Bucks host Virginia Tech which is known for having a pretty solid team. This is a pretty tough match up facing the Buckeyes and should turn out to be an exciting game. The Buckeyes play Saturday at 7:00 PM with the B-side playing just before at 5:30. The game is at Beekman Park on the corner of Lane and Kenny.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

This weekend...

vs.

#9 Ohio State vs. Virginia Tech
Saturday, October 15th 7:00 PM @ Beekman Park

C-Side game against Kenyon at 4:00, B-Side game against Virginia Tech at 5:30.

Anyone want to bet we put up more points than the football team?

 

[Steve19]

Give 'em everything you got, guys! Go Rugby Bucks!

 

[RugbyBuck]

Bell must be like Habana. Did I read that correctly? On the day he scored his first try, he scored four? That must've been one hell of a Zulu. Damn, I've never scored more than three on a day.

Give them our best, W.

 

[wadc45]

A reminder...

vs.

#9 Ohio State vs. Virginia Tech
Saturday, October 15th 7:00 PM @ Beekman Park (corner of Lane and Kenny)

C-Side game against Kenyon at 4:00, B-Side game against Virginia Tech at 5:30.

Some other big games on the national scene this weekend:

#3 Utah @ #6 BYU
#11 Tennessee vs. #17 Oklahoma (@ Arkansas State)
UMass @ #18 Dartmouth
#15 Colorado @ Colorado State
#22 Clemson @ #2 Penn State

The 7th-ranked OSU women have their second and final Midwest pool match this weekend at West Virginia. Good luck to them!

 

[wadc45]

Head coach Tom Rooney just received a huge honor from the Ohio Rugby Union...

Link

2005 AMBASSADOR OF THE GAME - Tom Rooney

This first ever Ambassador of the Game award goes to Tom Rooney based on the nomination below:

<TABLE borderColor=#333399 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 border=1><TBODY><TR><TD class=style13 vAlign=top width=583>TOM ROONEY - He has contributed to the growth of rugby for many years. Starting from coaching and captain on Scioto Valley RFC, guiding many new rugby players, myself included, and onto coaching and teaching rugby at OSU. He continues in other ways such as administrative and setting up and U-19 camp this Spring. I feel he has proven very worthy of receiving this award. - Robert Peet </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

 

[wadc45]

We were ahead 13-12 at the half and in the middle of a dogfight. About 10 minutes into the second half, All-American flanker Jake LeGros took over. Two trys in about 10 minutes, both coming from 50+ meters out. He added a third later in the game and we went on to roll, 45-12. Great effort by all the Buckeyes in the second half. Virginia Tech was solid but we managed to play the entire second half in their end of the field.

B and C-side both won as well.

 

[jwinslow]

congrats on the win. Sounds tougher than the one I saw :) I wanted to stop by today, but the allure of watching PSU and USC go down at once was too strong. Alas, only one dream could come true.

 

[wadc45]

Don't worry about it...I wish I could have seen the ND/USC game.

Correction: the final score of the VT game was 50-12.

Midwest pool play is over...the four pool winners are Ohio State, BGSU, Northern Iowa and Indiana. The round of 8 starts in less than two weeks.

 

[wadc45]

The OSU women won their pool with a 37-0 win over West Virginia, but had to come back the next day and play #11 Eastern Illinois, a varsity rugby program, and lost 12-0. Eastern Illinois got both tries from their wing, Samantha Manto, who now has 17 tries in 7 games.

 

[wadc45]

American Rugby News

Ohio State overruns Virginia Tech

By Brian Lowe

#8 Ohio State has positioned itself as one of the teams to beat come playoff time in the Midwest with a 50-12 win against Virginia Tech Saturday night in Columbus, OH.

The Buckeyes led by just 13-7 at the main break, but stormed home with five second half tries to earn the W. Virginia Tech closed the gap to one point early in the second stanza when they scored from a miscued OSU kick, but that would be as close as the visitors would get. Ohio State made a positional change after that, sending in replacement flyhalf Doug Olson, who changed the complexion of the match with astute ball distribution.

Other Buckeye players who impressed included the backrow combination of Jake Legros, Brandon Jewett and Bubba Bleakmore. Prop Dave Knab, a freshman from Cleveland played well, as did lock Eric Shulte, a sophomore who the Buckeyes converted from center. Another player of note who started in the B side game was center Tony Dieppa who notched a hat-trick of tries and will likely get some game time in the A side.

“It was a tight game that really only broke out in the last 25 minutes,” Ohio State head coach Tom Rooney told American Rugby News. “We made some mistakes early on, but then settled down and took over, especially our eightman Jake Legros, who we played in the second row. We started hitting our lineouts and all in all, I’d say we were pretty happy with the result.”

OSU’s scheduled game against Middle Tennessee State on Sunday was cancelled as several MTSU coaching personnel are involved in Hurricane Katrina insurance assessment work and couldn’t make the trip.

Elsewhere in Midwest Pool play, the University of Northern Iowa again showed that they will be a force to be reckoned with in the playoffs by downing Purdue 23-18. Illinois State took care of Wisconsin 44-13, while Bowling Green beat Minnesota.