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Buckeyes Regain Midwest Championship
11/6/04 - Purdue
The Ohio State University Men’s Rugby Team traveled to Purdue this past weekend to regain their Midwest Championship title. Ohio State on Saturday faced perennial powerhouse Indiana. Head Coach Tom Rooney ingrained in his players’ heads that morning the importance of not taking the Hoosiers lightly and emphasized that the Buckeyes superior technical skills and fitness would be the key to achieving a victory. The players took this to heart and quickly struck Indiana at 2 minutes into the game with Zimbabwe native Tonderai Kambarami weaving his way through three Indiana defenders to put the Buckeyes ahead 7-0. Indiana quickly. Five minutes later 8-man Jake Legros pounded the ball up the field behind the Hoosier 22 meter mark which allowed Kambarami to slot a drop goal to put Ohio State ahead 10-0. Indiana responded with a new sense of urgency and was able to score an unconverted try, it would be the last time the Hoosiers saw the try zone in the match. Ohio State continued it’s relentless assault with the aid of speedster wing Doug Olson who received a quick lineout pass from Kambarami who was able to race down the touchline to put OSU up 15-5. At 23 minutes fullback Dane Robinson of Westerville took a pass from his outside center Alex Moller and dodged the Indiana wing to give the Buckeyes a definite lead. Ohio State managed to close the first half with Jake Legros taking the ball off a scrum and drawing the Hoosiers away from his support Kambarami who took the ball in stride to score and end the first half OSU 27 Indiana 5.
Inside center Phil Nightingale was able to utilize a Buckeye lineout in his favor by punching the ball 30 meters into Indiana territory. 2004 Collegiate All-American Kevin Peterson pulled the ball from the ruck and stiff-armed his way into the try zone. The try was converted by wing Andrew Kender. At 56 minutes scrumhalf Colin McKay dummied a pass and was able to create a hole, which he burst through to pull Ohio State further away 41-5. Sophomore center Dean Panik was able to pick off an errant Indiana pass and sprinted 50 meters to give the Cleveland native his first A-side try. The Buckeyes ended the game by kicking deep into Hoosier territory and forcing a turnover, which Nightingale was able to capitalize on and score the final try to give Ohio State, a 53-5 victory and a berth in the Midwest Championship match the next day against Purdue.
The Midwest Championship match saw the Buckeyes going against 2004 Midwest Champions Purdue. Team President Kevin Wensink commented before the match “Purdue may be the most difficult test we’ve come across all season, they feature not only two Collegiate All-Americans but also tremendous size and speed.” Purdue opened strongly with a breakaway try that put them up 7-0 eight minutes into the match. Captain Conor Malloy was able to rally his players and Dane Robinson responded with a breakaway run that earned him his second try of the weekend. Purdue was able to capitalize off of a Buckeye penalty to gain a 10-7 lead over Ohio State. However this did not daunt the Buckeyes as hooker Kevin Peterson took the ball in stride off a ruck and trampled two Boilermaker defenders to put OSU ahead 14-10. At 33 minutes Tonderai Kambarami demoralized the Purdue team with a 60 meter run through traffic to cross the try zone and give Ohio State a 19-10 half time lead. The second half found the Buckeyes battling for possession with numerous penalties committed by both sides. Andrew Kender earned three additional points for Ohio with a penalty kick at 47 minutes. 3 minutes later Kender scored the final Ohio State try with a demonstration of his tremendous speed down the touchline. Purdue finished the match with a surging run from their All-American lock who barreled his way over two Buckeye defenders to close the match at Ohio State 27 Purdue 15. Ohio State reclaimed its’ Midwest Title and secured the #5 overall seed for the USA Rugby Collegiate National Championship Sweet 16 in the spring. </TD></TR><TR><TD>
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Buckeyes Regain Midwest Championship
11/6/04 - Purdue
The Ohio State University Men’s Rugby Team traveled to Purdue this past weekend to regain their Midwest Championship title. Ohio State on Saturday faced perennial powerhouse Indiana. Head Coach Tom Rooney ingrained in his players’ heads that morning the importance of not taking the Hoosiers lightly and emphasized that the Buckeyes superior technical skills and fitness would be the key to achieving a victory. The players took this to heart and quickly struck Indiana at 2 minutes into the game with Zimbabwe native Tonderai Kambarami weaving his way through three Indiana defenders to put the Buckeyes ahead 7-0. Indiana quickly. Five minutes later 8-man Jake Legros pounded the ball up the field behind the Hoosier 22 meter mark which allowed Kambarami to slot a drop goal to put Ohio State ahead 10-0. Indiana responded with a new sense of urgency and was able to score an unconverted try, it would be the last time the Hoosiers saw the try zone in the match. Ohio State continued it’s relentless assault with the aid of speedster wing Doug Olson who received a quick lineout pass from Kambarami who was able to race down the touchline to put OSU up 15-5. At 23 minutes fullback Dane Robinson of Westerville took a pass from his outside center Alex Moller and dodged the Indiana wing to give the Buckeyes a definite lead. Ohio State managed to close the first half with Jake Legros taking the ball off a scrum and drawing the Hoosiers away from his support Kambarami who took the ball in stride to score and end the first half OSU 27 Indiana 5.
Inside center Phil Nightingale was able to utilize a Buckeye lineout in his favor by punching the ball 30 meters into Indiana territory. 2004 Collegiate All-American Kevin Peterson pulled the ball from the ruck and stiff-armed his way into the try zone. The try was converted by wing Andrew Kender. At 56 minutes scrumhalf Colin McKay dummied a pass and was able to create a hole, which he burst through to pull Ohio State further away 41-5. Sophomore center Dean Panik was able to pick off an errant Indiana pass and sprinted 50 meters to give the Cleveland native his first A-side try. The Buckeyes ended the game by kicking deep into Hoosier territory and forcing a turnover, which Nightingale was able to capitalize on and score the final try to give Ohio State, a 53-5 victory and a berth in the Midwest Championship match the next day against Purdue.
The Midwest Championship match saw the Buckeyes going against 2004 Midwest Champions Purdue. Team President Kevin Wensink commented before the match “Purdue may be the most difficult test we’ve come across all season, they feature not only two Collegiate All-Americans but also tremendous size and speed.” Purdue opened strongly with a breakaway try that put them up 7-0 eight minutes into the match. Captain Conor Malloy was able to rally his players and Dane Robinson responded with a breakaway run that earned him his second try of the weekend. Purdue was able to capitalize off of a Buckeye penalty to gain a 10-7 lead over Ohio State. However this did not daunt the Buckeyes as hooker Kevin Peterson took the ball in stride off a ruck and trampled two Boilermaker defenders to put OSU ahead 14-10. At 33 minutes Tonderai Kambarami demoralized the Purdue team with a 60 meter run through traffic to cross the try zone and give Ohio State a 19-10 half time lead. The second half found the Buckeyes battling for possession with numerous penalties committed by both sides. Andrew Kender earned three additional points for Ohio with a penalty kick at 47 minutes. 3 minutes later Kender scored the final Ohio State try with a demonstration of his tremendous speed down the touchline. Purdue finished the match with a surging run from their All-American lock who barreled his way over two Buckeye defenders to close the match at Ohio State 27 Purdue 15. Ohio State reclaimed its’ Midwest Title and secured the #5 overall seed for the USA Rugby Collegiate National Championship Sweet 16 in the spring. </TD></TR><TR><TD>
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