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