Middlebury College Rugby Club

Middlebury College Panthers

Full name	The Middlebury College Rugby Club
Union	New England Rugby Football Union
Nickname(s)	The Blue
Founded	1972
Ground(s)	The Rugby Pitch
President	Darragh Hurley
Coach(es)	John Phillips
League(s)	Collegiate Division II
Official website
[http://[1] [2]]

Middlebury College Rugby Club is the division I rugby union team of Middlebury College, located in Middlebury, Vermont. Also known as The MCRC, the club competes in the New England Rugby Football Union.

Officers

Coaches  : John Phillips, Muchadei Zvoma '07, Ben Wells

Forwards Captain : Rowan Kelner '12

Backs Captain  : Brian Sirkia '12.5

President  : Darragh Hurley '11

Match Secretary  : Tom Campanella '12

Treasurer  : Nat Kelner '12

National Champions

On May 5, 2007, MCRC beat Arkansas State 38-22 to win the Division II National Championship for the first time in club history.^[1] MCRC won the National Championship again in 2009, beating University of Wisconsin 27-11 and finishing the season undefeated.^[2]

Titles

NERFU Division II Champions: 2001,2002,2003,2005,2006,2007,2008

Northeast Territorial Division II Champions: 2001,2002,2008

National Division II Champions: 2007,2009

"The Blue"

"The Blue" originated in the spring of 2008 under coaches Kevin O'Brien and John Phillips. It is a recognition of players that have obtained a minimum of 5 regular season or playoff caps for the MCRC. Members of The Blue, are responsible for nominating the next seasons captains and receive their jersey upon graduation.

External links

• Team Blog
• Middlebury College
• USA Rugby

References

1. ^ "Middlebury Still Dancing". eRugbyNews. http://www.erugbynews.com/article.php?sec=127&a=622. Retrieved 2009-06-17. 
2. ^ "Middlebury Ends Perfect Season Perfectly". eRugbyNews. http://www.erugbynews.com/article.php?sec=127&a=4714. Retrieved 2009-06-16. 

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