Posted in Uncategorized on May 20th, 2013
Congratulations to our four graduating seniors!! All four earned their Blue which they received at the end-of-season banquet in December. Thank you all for your years of hard work and Congratulations!! Nate Brown Luke Dauner Don Song Dylan Whitaker
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Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 29th, 2013
On Saturday, April 27 The MCRC took the pitch for the Round of 16 National Championship match against St. Bonaventure. Both teams were making their debut in the DI-AA National playoffs, and both teams were looking to make their mark. Middlebury came out strong and dominated both possession and territory, but were unable to convert [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 12th, 2013
Unfortunately, the much anticipated blast from the past clash with Coast Guard on 4/6 was cancelled by Coast Guard, who cited budget concerns. Fortunately, the Burlington Men’s Rugby Club was also looking for a match to tune up for their spring season. The cold spring sun shone down on Youngman Field, as 30 men took [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 4th, 2013
No experience required! Whether you’ve played rugby for years or if you have never even picked up a rugby ball The Middlebury College Men’s Rugby Club (The MCRC) would like to welcome you to the world’s premier contact sport! Now competing in Division I-AA, The MCRC is one of the strongest rugby programs in the [...]
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This weekend Middlebury will host Boston University, UMass-Amherst & UVM in the New England Rugby Division II Collegiate Men’s Championship. On Saturday Middlebury takes on UVM at 11 AM followed by #2 seed BU against the #3 seed UMass at 1 PM – both games will be held at the Middlebury College Rugby Field and [...]
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Posted in Match Reports, New Englands on Oct 25th, 2009
Another shutout weekend for The MCRC – overcoming UMO by 41 points. This marks our 4th consecutive shutout. Next weekend we will be hosting the New England Championships as the #1 seed and defending champions. This weekend was a true test of character for Middlebury as they faced a team who had certain players willing [...]
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Posted in Match Reports on Oct 18th, 2009
The sun was shining but Middlebury made it rain. Where to begin…1st try of the game came within 59 seconds of the opening kick-off. The most impressive part of Middlebury’s performance was their ability to keep up the pressure throughout – playing 80 minutes of smart, tactically sound, champagne rugby. It’s easy for the dominant [...]
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Posted in Match Reports on Oct 4th, 2009
In a mid-season exhibition game The MCRC played their best rugby of the year so far beating Division I U-Conn by 42 points. Incredible kicking and running by the Middlebury backline had the Huskies pinned back in their own half for most of the game. Full report available below: It was a difficult start for [...]
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Posted in Match Previews on Oct 1st, 2009
Due to the restructuring of NERFU following the breakaway of the Ivys to form an Ivy league, The MCRC will not have a regular season game coming weekend (October 3rd). However, we will be playing Division I side UConn as we aim to keep the team firing on all cylinders and to work some new [...]
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