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10 March 2007 SPRING 2006*
29 April 2006
15 April 2006 FALL 2005*
22 October 2005
16 October 2005
8 October 2005
1 October 2005
24 September 2005
16 September 2005
23 April 2005
9 April 2005
26 March 2005
12 March 2005
23 February 2005
9 Februrary 2005 FALL 2004*
2 October 2004
With fewer than five minutes gone from the second half and sensing a potentially close match, Eugene opted for a
thrity-meter penalty kick, giving Meadows his second this fall. Then, yeilded from an episode of poor tackling, The Quake
answered with its last try on the day--this one it would convert. Fatigue ensued from both sides (each team had a player
ejected) but Eugene found its second wind. Taking a quick-tap penalty, prop Ben Figard passed to Man-of-the-Match Justin
Burgin who then assisted flanker/ lock Corey Withroe's try. Clearly showing its experience and speed at this point,
Eugene pulled away as center Jason O'Connor ran fifty meters through an unprepared Quake defense to end the scoring--Meadows
missed his conversion for just the second time this fall.
25 September 2004 Saturday,
March 27, 2004 - Eugene 12 - Bend 11 The game started well for Eugene from the
kick off. Eugene possessed the ball in Bend's red
zone, but were unable to score a Try. The
Roughriders were able to clear the ball out and
capitalized on a Eugene penalty call. The next play
resulted in Eugene's Outside Center Justin Burgin cutting
through numerous defenders and scoring a try for Eugene
with Eugene Prop Jayme Meadows successfully kicking the
conversion kick giving Eugene the lead. The offensive attack of Eugene's play was
fast and consistent using well placed kicks against
Bend's back three players. The next score from
Eugene came from a kick by Eugene's Fly Half Jason
O'Connor who broke the gain line and carried three Bend
defenders into the try zone, with the conversion not
being made; the score was 12-3 with Bend kicking a
Penalty Kick just before half time. The second half was played sloppy on both
sides having penalties called on both teams. The
Roughriders were able to convert 1 of 3 penalties in the
second half to make the score 12-6 Eugene. Two major possessions by Eugene in the
Red Zone gave the opportunity for Eugene to score, but
the defense of Bend held the attacking offense from
scoring. With less than 10 minutes remaining in the
match, the ball was passed to Bend's flyhalf Mike Abbott
within Bend's 22. Eugene Flanker Mike Arnold was
awarded a Yellow Card for laying into a Bend lock who
didn't have the ball and without wrapping while in
pursuit of Bend flyhalf Mike Abbott, who was attempting a
kick. As a result of the Yellow Card, Arnold was
sent off and the Roughrider's were awarded a Penalty
Kick. The kick landed in touch five meters from the
Eugene try zone. After the lineout and a missed tackle, a
Bend forward was successful in scoring a try making the
game 12-11. With their conversion kick
unsuccessful. Eugene was able to play one man short the
last 10 minutes and had a very valiant team effort the
whole game leaving the pitch with a win. The Man of the Match for Eugene and
Carpenter Award went to hard-hitting center Darren
Polamalu for laying the wood in all of his tackles.
3/6/04 (Seattle) - Eugene 49 -
Seattle Quake 12
2/28/04 (Olympia, WA) - Eugene 17 - Budd Bay 17 October 4, 2003 - Eugene 91, Seattle
Quake 5 (Eugene, Ore.) - On October 4, 2003,
Eugene saw a much improved Seattle Quake side.
Their pack was larger than the Eugene pack.
Additionally, their backline was more organized under the
leadership of a much improved flyhalf. They were
tackling harder and rucking more consistently as
well. - Back to Top - September 27, 2003
- Eugene
53, Peninsula 10 (Bremerton, Wash.) - Peninsula mounted a
commendable attack on Eugene’s typically stellar
offense in Eugene’s 53-10 victory. However,
Eugene was its own worse adversary as their play was
plagued by poor ball handling and untimely passing
decisions. By the end of the day, Eugene had logged
almost 20 knock-ons and forward passes and at least 10
penalties. Despite rusty individual play, Eugene
dominated in virtually every phase of the game. - Back to Top - September 20, 2003
- Eugene
Takes 1st Place at Eugene 10's Tournament (Eugene) - Eugene RFC hosted its annual
Eugene Celebration Rugby 10’s Tournament on
Saturday, September 20, 2003, at the UO’s South Bank
field. Eugene’s A-side took the men’s
tournament trophy with a 15-14 come-from-behind win over
ORSU’s (Portland) A-side. The Emerald City
Mudhens (Seattle) took home their second consecutive
championship for the women. The format of the tournament and the
skill of the participants allowed for several exciting
matches with close scores. Last year’s champion Bend
won a tough first-round match in overtime over Eastside
with only five points (1 try in overtime) scored all
game. Bend then faced its rival and tournament
hosts Eugene. Eugene squeaked by with the 30-28
victory. The men’s championship match
saw ORSU come out hard and fast, putting the first try
and conversion on the board. Eugene came back after
the kick off with Bill Terrill intercepting a pass in the
backline. He ran it in untouched for the try.
This seemed to epitomize the rest of the match.
ORSU rambled hard in the loose and dominated the
scrums. However, Eugene seemed to capitalize on
every ORSU mistake and turn it into a fast-running try. At the awards ceremony, the hosts
gave the traditional cup along with individual medals to
the victors. The ceremony was sponsored by the Wild
Duck Brewery and Alaskan Brewery with Wild Duck’s
Glens Best Bitter and Alaskan Pale Ale. Men's
Final Results Women's
Final Results Men's
Prelims Group A Group B Men's
Playoffs Championship:
ORSU B 44 -
Reed 0 Women's
Prelims Scores:
Post-Prelim
Ranings: Women's
Playoffs Championship:
Housewives 15 -
Reed 7 - Back to Top - September 7, 2003
- Eugene
Takes 2nd Place at Cascade Classic (Eugene) - Eugene traveled to Bend for
the Cascade Classic Rugby Tournament where the winner
takes home a $500 prize. Eugene, one of two
Division III teams in the tournament, was in Pool A with
ORSU (D1 from Portland) and the Portland Pigs (D2).
Pool B consisted of Bend (D3), Tri-Cities (Wash.), Snake
River (D2 from Idaho), and the Colorado B.E.A.R.S.
(Denver; a tournament side of former Super League
players). - Back to Top - August 23, 2003 - 30th Anniversary
Celebration and Alumni Game: (Eugene) -
Eugene hosted former players from 1973 to the present day
in a spectacular day of rugby. Many of the Old
Boys haven't played in years and many will never play
again. Teh website will soon publish many photographs of
the players, young and old. More details and complete
roster to come... Eugene: 25 points - Back to Top - July 19, 2003 - Eugene Hosts 7's
Matches
(Eugene) - On
Saturday, July 19, 2003, Eugene Rugby Club and Thurston
High School Rugby Club hosted sevens matches at Thurston
High School. Match 1: Eugene
29 - Bend 5: Eugene scored fast and
frequently, defeating archrival Bend. - Back to Top - June 14, 2003 - Eugene Rugby
Advances to Semi-finals in Tatunka 7's Tourney Only Mike
Arnold and Joey Amaral are not rookies; Sowins of Eugene
and Latteri, Sorg, Leung and Wight of SEHS are all
first-year players and had an impressive showing against
much more experienced opponents. Sevens rugby
is a fast-paced game played on a full-sized field
with less than 1/2 the normal players. This makes for
lots of space and lots of running and tackling. Match
#1: Bye Match
#2 - Quarter-finals: Eugene 24 - Special Forces
(Fort Lewis, WA) 5 Match
#3 Semi-finals: Eugene 12 - UW 34 - Back to Top - May 3, 2003 - Eugene Kicks-off
Summer 7's 3-1 (Corvallis, Ore.) On June 7, 2003, 10
ERFC members made the trip to Corvallis to kickoff summer
sevens. Those in attendance included, Justin Burgin
(4 tries, 0/1 conversions), Matty Springer (3 tries), Jon
Sowins (4/8 conversions), Garth Hiaasen (1 try), Craig
Stankus (1 try), Shane Card, TC Hales, Mark Baldwin,
Stefan Alexander*, and Chris Hoffman*. Match #1: Eugene 17 - Corvallis 0 - Back to Top - June 7, 2003 - Eugene Defeats
Young Oregon State 17-0 (Corvallis, Ore.) Eugene traveled to
Corvallis to play a young Oregon State side in the
season’s final 15s match. A more experienced
Eugene side dominated most aspects of the game.
Eugene Rugby Club won its first match sporting a new set
of Green/Blue/and Black jerseys with a final score of
Eugene 17 – Oregon State University 0. The
club has retired the blue-white-black hoops and will
auction them off at the Spring Awards Banquet. Scoring by Eugene: A spirited B-side match saw several
Corvallis High School players on the pitch and most of
the Eugene men pulling double duty. Eugene summer touch has been postponed to
protect the marshy fields. The club will travel to
several Sevens tournaments this summer and will begin the
2003-2004 season fall with its Annual 10s Tournament
celebrating 30 years of Eugene Rugby! - Back to Top - April 12, 2003 - Eugene Loses to
Hard-Running Portland Pigs 12-45 (Portland, Ore.) After a tough loss to Bend the week before, Eugene traveled
to Portland to play the Pigs. The Bend match took its toll on
Eugene, as several players were still out of commission
and several more were playing at far less than 100%.
Nonetheless, Eugene made the trip intent on giving the
Pigs a good run before they travel to Boise to take on Snake River for a slot at the
Division II Regionals. Eugene started off the match very flat
and seemed to lack their typical early-game flair. As the
match wore on, the visitors had many bright spots--some
good, aggressive rucking and nice running. However, it
was mostly upstaged by some non-committal defense of the
turnstile/matador variety. The defense seemed to have a
particularly difficult time with a rather large islander
center. Scrumhalf Shane
Card did an especially
good job dragging him down from behind on several
occasions when his teammates weren't tackling.
Inside-center Jayme Meadows proved to a formidable
tackler, driving back the offense with each blow. Eugene's first try came late in the first
half after blasting their way into the red zone. Two
phases of crashes found scrumhalf Card buried deep
beneath the pile. From the back of a ruck, flanker Mike Arnold fed Joe Dierickx,
visiting lock from Snake River RFC (Boise). Dierickx
made contact with two Portland defenders at the goal line
and banged his way in for the try just right of the
uprights. The conversion was no good. Eugene's only other try of the match came
in the second half after a string of good offense by
Eugene on their half of the pitch. Near Eugene's own 40,
Card fed Arnold a pass off the back of a ruck. Arnold
broke through the line and made it to the Portland 35
when the Portland fullback and winger came within
striking distance. He put his foot to the ball for a pop
kick into space. The ball bounced once, and, as luck
would have it, it found its way back into Arnold's hands
for a short dash for the try. The conversion was made by
Card. Good luck to the Pigs as they battle it out for a
playoff berth this weekend in Boise. Fun is always found
on the pitch with our friends from the Pigs. Flanker Mike
Arnold was named Eugene's man of the match. Scoring: - Back to Top - April 5, 2003 - Eugene Suffers
First Division Loss to Bend 0-17 (Bend, Ore.) Eugene lost another tough
match to Bend with the final score of 0-17. Although
Eugene played well, dominated the scrums, and played very
disciplined rugby, it wasn't enough to overcome Bend's
speed and excellent tackling. After several easier
matches in which Eugene was able to slice through
defenses and break tackles, this match was very
frustrating. ERFC was just unable to break through to the
goal line despite a huge advantage in possession and
field position. Bend was able to make a few long breaks down the field
early in the match and put up a 12-0 lead at halftime.
One try was scored after their hooker had been sin-binned
for a flagrant, not to mention offside, raking with the
boots of Eugene flanker Sean Peters' head. Eugene clearly dominated the second half of play
except for the most important aspect, the score.
ERFC was parked inside Bend's 22 meter line for at least
20 minutes of the second half. Stefan Alexander did
get the ball over the line and onto the ground but the
ref called it no try because he didn't see the
grounding. ERFC was also able to get the ball over
the line on at least two other occasions but was unable
to ground the ball. Jayme Meadows had a nice pickup
at the back of a ruck and dove over for a try. However,
the ball had just been knocked on by a Eugene player so
another 5-meter scrum was called. All credit goes to Bend for somehow keeping Eugene out
of the try zone despite being dominated at numerous
5-meter scrums (losing a number of their own put-ins),
being solidly driven at Eugene's lineouts, and standing
up to charge after charge from Eugene. The last play of the match saw an exciting run down
the touchline by Chris Hoffman who chip kicked the ball
ahead and was just unable to reach the ball before it
went over the dead ball line. That play pretty much
summed up the entire game: tries were just out of
Eugene's reach. Although it was a disappointing outcome, no one let
their teammates down. The effort from ERFC was
outstanding. The commitment was first rate. But the
finishing touch was just missing. Flyhalf
Justin Burgin (Lowell) was named man of the match for
doing his typical hard hitting, hard running rugby. Congratulations to Bend; they were the better team on
Saturday and deserved to win. This was the first time
that Eugene has been shutout in a league match since
records began to be kept in the Fall of 2000. Bend, who was defeated by Eugene in the fall 33-21,
will represent the Pacific Northwest at the Pacific Coast
Regionals in Arizona. Eugene plays the Portland Pigs this
weekend. - Back to Top - March 29, 2003 - Eugene Defeats
Budd Bay 67-7 (Eugene, Ore.) Eugene defeated league
opponent Budd Bay 67-7 by scoring 11 tries and 6/11
conversions. Eugene came out pretty flat and was surprised by Budd
Bay's early-match vigor. Budd Bay's game plan was
pretty simple if not very effective. They ran their
forwards right and left off the side of the rucks, not
much more than an arm length to the side. They did it
over and over, just running their forwards and crashing
back with the backs. Eugene met them and met them,
usually driving them back. However, Budd Bay was
persistent and hitting very hard, wearing down the Eugene
defense. Budd Bay had a couple of breakaway runs off of stolen
rucks. They scored their try on defense off of a gift
pass from Eugene, but they didn't really generate much
offense on their own. Matty Springer (Eugene social worker)
and Justin
Burgin gave great chase on their fullback's
55-meter breakaway to keep him out of the try zone
for what would have been their 2nd try. Offensively Eugene had a huge advantage with their
speed, but Budd Bay wore Eugene down a little in the
beginning. Eugene's set piece play went pretty well.
Scrums were solid against a bigger team. Both scrumhalf Shane
Card and winger James Alford scored tries with
smart pick-ups from the backs of rucks. Each saw the hole
and ran through. Alford's try (his second of his career)
saw him blowing past two defenders. Sean Peters' try was
the result of equally good field vision off the back of a
set piece that ended with a 40-meter run into the try
zone. Peters showed explosive speed. Mike Arnold's try
came late in the first half when scrumhalf Card fed him
the ball off the back of a ruck at the 35-meter line. A
stiff arm to a defender left Arnold to make a move around
the fullback. However, finesse in the open didn't make up
for speed, as the Budd Bay winger caught him from behind
at about the five-meter line. Arnold fell just shy of the
goal line, reaching forward upon noticing the field
position for the outstretched try. Both of Chris
Hoffman's tries illustrated that power and speed can
equal 30- to 50-meter tries. Card had what would have been his second try of the
match when he made contact at the goal line. His momentum
plus a push from behind planted him firmly in for the
try. However, by the time the referee got in range, the
smart Budd Bay back may have slipped his hands under the
ball, which was ruled "held up" and a
five-meter scrum was awarded. Off the next scrum, the
scrumhalf fed the flyhalf who was flattened by the
simultaneous blows of flanker Stefan Alexander's left
shoulder and outside center Mike Arnold's right shoulder.
Hooker Mike Peters (Corvallis) was named man of the
match. He ran the ball up field, secured the ball
numerous times, communicated well with teammates, hit the
jumpers in the lineouts, and made many tackles on Budd
Bay's very large forwards running off of the rucks. Eugene plays archrival Bend this weekend. The winner
advances to regionals in Phoenix, Arizona. Spring
2003 Statistics Since
Fall 2000: (14-3 League Record) (22-11 Overall
Record) (Points For & Against: 1096-497 or 2:1) (Avg.
PPG: 33-15) - Back to Top - March 22, 2003 - Eugene Defeats
Peninsula 87-7 (Eugene, Ore.) This past Saturday Eugene
Rugby dispatched Peninsula 87-7. Eugene played
fairly well, moving the ball at will, only really getting
held up while trying to maul. The tries came in a
variety of manners: long runs through the defense, the
ball going quickly through several hands to take
advantage of overlaps, powerful runs by the
forwards, chasing kicks, and scores off of set
pieces. ERFC's defense was overall very solid but
Eugene was scored on by ERFC alum Kevin Graham, who was
in town from Seattle. He took the ball from about 5
meters out and powered over for the score. Justin Burgin
made another showcase for tackle of the season, blasting
the Peninsula ball carrier with such force that he shot
back like out of a cannon--truly marvelous. Many thanks go out to Bruce Brown who
agreed to ref since the scheduled referee was unable to
attend. Bruce also reffed the morning high school match
between Thurston and South Eugene. Man of the match went to a deserving but
not unanimous Darren Polamalu. Many played very
well but Darren played just a little bit better
than the rest. Eugene scored 15 tries and made 6 of 15 conversions: ERFC has two more matches left to win in order to
capture the PNRFU crown and travel to the Pacific Coast
playoffs in Phoenix in April. Next Saturday, March
29th, ERFC takes on league rival Budd Bay in Eugene at an
as yet determined location (most likely kicking off at
1pm). Spring 2003 Statistics: - Back to Top - March 15, 2003 - Eugene Defeats
Seattle Quake 91-0 (Eugene, Ore.) On March 15, 2003, Eugene
Rugby took on the overmatched Seattle Quake this past
weekend and ran away with the 91-0 victory. Eugene
was too fast, more aggressive and much more organized
than the Quake. However, Seattle was greatly
improved from last season. They were much more
aggressive in the rucks and made some
tackles. At the beginning of the game,
they were competitive in the scrums. Most
likely they could have kept the score down if they would
have kicked to touch on penalties instead
of continually running the ball and knocking it on
in the tackle. For the most part Eugene stuck to their best style of
play: fast break, run-and-gun rugby, as the backs ran in
11 of the 15 tries. Eugene was very aggressive on
defense, regularly hitting the Quake ball carrier hard
and driving them back and/or causing a knock on.
Darren Polamalu had an especially big tackle in the first
half, leaving his opposite crumpled up in a ball for
about a minute. Since neither team was kicking the ball after
penalties, there were very few lineouts, all of which
were won by Eugene. Chris Hoffman was named Man of the Match with his 4
tries and 7 conversions (34 points). Other scorers
were: The A-side match was followed by an abbreviated B-side
match. The team in the ERFC jerseys came out
winners with 4 tries. South Eugene High School
senior winger Tyler Grey showed excellent speed in
scoring 2 very nice tries. The future looks bright
for Eugene/Springfield-area rugby. Pacific NW D-III Standings - Back to Top - March 8, 2003 - Eugene Defeated by
Tough Div. I Foe (Portland, Ore.) – On Saturday,
March 8, 2003, Eugene traveled to Portland to take
on the Division I ORSU Jesters. This was the best side
ORSU has put out against Eugene in the last 2 years and
far and away the best they have played against
Eugene. ORSU demonstrated that they are a good,
solid Division I team who last weekend traveled to
Seattle and put up 39 points in the first half against
another Div I team. ORSU has already qualified for
the D-I Regionals. In Saturday's match, Eugene started flat
but went knocking on the door to ORSU's try-zone on
several occasions in the first half. Throughout the day
Eugene did some good things and had it rolling in their
favor. However, the high points would often end with
Eugene turning over the ball in a tackle or scrum. Although ORSU dominated in the scrum
Eugene stabilized things in the second half. ORSU was
knocking on Eugene's door for many minutes in the second
half and were kept out. There is no way you can see a
better tackle than the one fullback Justin
Burgin (Lowell, Ore.) made at the
goal line to keep them out by inches. He stopped the ORSU
back dead in his tracks as he dove in for the try. The final score was Eugene 0 - ORSU 36.
Eugene's lone try was scored by flyhalf Chris
Hoffman (Corvallis, Ore.). Shane Card
was named Eugene's Man of the Match. Eugene traveled to Portland with 22
players. After a physically demanding A-side match, took
on the fresh legs of ORSU's second side. Ross Shepard
captained the B-side match at 8-man. Shepard founded ERFC
30 years ago in 1973 and co-founded ORSU a year later in
1974. B-side results: Eugene B's 0 - ORSU B's 25. - Back to Top - March 1, 2003 - Eugene Defeats
Peninsula 67-0 (Bremerton, WA) – On Saturday, March
1, 2003, Eugene dominated Peninsula in unseasonably clear
weather in Bremerton, Washington, on the Olympic
Peninsula. The play was clean and well done during
the first half, where Eugene scored most of their points
in the 67-0 win. The second half was sloppier on
both sides, but Eugene was able to prevent any effort to
score on Peninsula’s part. This is Eugene's
highest point spread against Peninsula since a 68-0
victory September 22, 2001, and this is Eugene's 6th
shutout since the fall of 2000. A memorable try was scored by Justin
Burgin after Matty
Springer’s breakaway run and pop kick
into the try-zone; Justin Burgin outran the opposition
and touched it down for the try. Another try was
recorded by Mike
Arnold after receiving a pass from scrum-half,
Shane Card,
who passed off as he took the final hit, leaving a clear
run for Mike to score on. Chuck Young, a recent
addition to the team, made a fantastic run along the
sideline, only to trip up at the end; he managed to pass
the ball to JQ
Schaller to finish the run for yet another
try. Justin Burgin was also on fire with his
kicking this weekend, managing 7/10 on conversion kicks
and 1/1 on penalty kicks, scoring 17 points on kicking
alone. The following players scored two tries
each: Mike Arnold, Sean Peters, and JQ
Schaller. Single try-scorers included Matty
Springer, Justin Burgin, TC Hales, Shane Card, and Darren
Polamalu. The B-side match was cut short due to an
injury of a Peninsula player. The B-side
won 17-0. Jayme Meadows scored 2 tries and Eric Pakulak scored one. First-side injuries
for Eugene included winger Steve Strickland with a
dislocated finger. After the match, Eugene coach Sean Peters
asked for both teams to take a moment of silence to
reflect on all of the Peninsula players that have been
deployed or are being deployed overseas. Peninsula
Rugby consists mainly of Navy players. Eugene
player Bruce Brown, also Navy, could be deployed soon as
well. Eugene RFC wishes them all the best. Saturday's victory put Eugene one step
closer to a slot at the Pacific Coast Regionals in
Phoenix, Arizona, in April. If Eugene qualifies,
this will be their first time attending since 1994.
Eugene is now 4-0 against league opponents this
season (fall/spring). Since the fall of
2000, Eugene is 20-10 overall, 12-3 in their
league, and has outscored the opposition 933-454.
- Back to Top - February 8, 2003 -
Eugene Defeats
Portland Pigs (Monroe, Oregon) – Eugene's Spring
2003 season got off to a great start with a 29-12
preseason win against the Portland Pigs at Monroe
High School on 2/8/03. This is the first Eugene
victory over the Pigs in many years. With great weather on a great pitch, play
got underway. Eugene played well over the entire
match. Portland played hard, but Eugene had some
fantastic individual and team effort that overcame the
opposition. Tries for Eugene were scored by Justin
Burgin (2), Sean Peters (2), and Dan Tichy (1).
Portland scored twice with one conversion. This was an excellent start to our
season; many new faces were out with a lot of veterans
returning as well. Eugene's Man of the Match was JQ
Schaller for his hustle and excellent play during the
match. Eugene starts league play on March 1st in
Bremerton, Washington, against Peninsula. Eugene is
currently 1st Place among D3 teams in the northwest.
Eugene practices Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6 p.m.
in west Eugene. Visit www.EugeneRugby.com
or call 338-9111 for more information or directions. - Back to Top - November 16, 2002
- Eugene Defeats
Southern Ore. Univ. & Redding RFC (Ashland) – Eugene travelled down to
Ashland to play a season-ending round robin. It
seemed that the theme of the day was injuries as player
after player came off the pitch during the 3
matches. Southern Oregon University started off
playing Redding Rugby Club (Cal.) and won pretty handily. Eugene then faced off against SOU.
The final score was 17-12. It was a close game
against a very big and strong SOU side. Eugene's
play was very sloppy with many errors and
penalties. Eugene had 4 guys go off injured,
including a wobbly Sean Peters with a broken nose.
Against his claims of being okay, he was done for the
day. Next, was Redding, a division-III team,
versus Eugene. Arnie Jones from SOU really stood
out in this match scoring 3 tries after having already
played the 2 previous. Imagine a clone of Matty Springer
and you get this guy. Eugene won this match
19-7. Mike Arnold was 2-2 on conversions.
Again, a number of players went off injured. After the match SOU offered up a rookie
for a zulu and Sean made up some thing about scoring a
hat trick for a men's club means a zulu, so Arnie joined
his teammate. The social, hosted at Arnie's house (the
guy did it all this weekend) was highlighted by a virtual
deadheat in the boat race between Eugene and Redding and
a spirited rookie lift featuring about a dozen rookies,
including our own Bub, Steve, and Jeff. - Back to Top - October 19, 2002 -
Eugene Defeats New
Team - Eugene 116 - Seattle Quake 0 (Seattle) – On Saturday, 10/19/02,
after observing a moment of silence for the lost lives in
the Bali tragedy, the Quake kicked off to the visitors
from Eugene. The match was pretty one-sided in the
backs with forward play more even and well contested at
set pieces. It was a dry day with good rugby
conditions played on a decent pitch at Marymore
Park. Eugene put up 72 unanswered points by
half with hard running and good ball handling. Few
penalties from either side kept things moving
along. Both sides had their share of rookies and
all played with heart. There were no disciplinary
problems at all. The match was played on the field
with only 5 or 6 lineouts all match. Eugene was unstoppable in the second half
as well, finishing with 116 unanswered points
total. Rookie prop Rufus “Bub” Crump
scored his first-ever try from a pass on a penalty kick,
barreling 35 meters and running over 5 Quake
players. Following the try, a great show was made
of his breakfast at midfield. A total of 24 tries were scored by Eugene
on the day--half of which occurred on kickoff returns
after the Quake repeatedly kicked the ball to the
track-meet-ready backline. Eugene finished the day
with its 3rd-consecutive league victory. Scoring: - Back to Top - October 13, 2002 -
Eugene Defeats
Archrival - Eugene 33 - Bend 21 (Springfield) – On Saturday, October
12, 2002, Eugene came out hard and secured an early lead,
beating Bend only the second time since 1994. For
most of the second half it appeared Eugene was in
protection mode, attempting to sit on the lead. The
match was well-played with both sides hitting the rucks
hard. Bend's score would have been much higher had
it not been for several strings of try-saving tackles by
Eugene while Bend was within Eugene's 22. Eugene
held off some late-game heroics by Bend despite having a
man sin-binned for 10 minutes. Matty Springer was
Eugene's Man of the Match. Eugene is right on track to traveling to
Arizona for the Pacific Coast Regional Championships in
May. Last October Eugene narrowly defeated Bend at
home, but missed the playoffs when Bend handedly won in
the spring. Scoring: Eugene plays the Seattle Quake this
Saturday away. For more information, visit www.EugeneRugby.com
or call 463-9483. Eugene is always looking for new and
used players. - Back to Top - October 8, 2002 - Eugene Wins Big in
1st League Match - Eugene 50 - Budd Bay 0 (Olympia) – On Saturday, October 5,
2002, Eugene put up 8 tries against a hard-hitting Budd
Bay. Eugene appeared to be out matched in the set pieces
but were able to hold strong in the loose. Eugene's backs
dominated, scoring all the day's tries. Micah Bronitsky
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