Middlebury College Rugby Club

Time Change: The MCRC will be playing University of Maine-Orono at 11 AM this Saturday, October 24, 2009 in the New England Championship Quarterfinal.

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Interested in rugby?  Each semester the Middlebury Men’s Rugby Club, also known as The MCRC, welcomes dozens of new players to the family and we would love to see you join us.  Whether or not you have ever played, seen or heard of rugby all interested Middlebury male students are welcome (female students interested in [...]

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The MCRC Fall 2009 raffle is here and you can win an incredible trip to watch Ireland take on the Springboks at Croke Stadium in Dublin.  The grand prize includes 2 return plane tickets from Boston (Logan) to Dublin, 3 nights hotel accommodations in Dublin and 2 tickets to the Ireland vs. South Africa game [...]

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Max Levine ‘09 started at outside center for the USA team as they beat Chile 90 – 5 on Thursday, July 16.  Report from Ike Levine (Max’s dad) who is in Israel to watch his son play:
At outside center he assisted on 3 of first 4  tries……couple of breakaways for long runs with a [...]

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Max R. Levine ‘09 (former MCRC president & backs captain) is mentioned in an eRugbyNews article on the US Maccabiah side travelling to Israel this summer for the Maccabiah games.  Continuing the trend started by The MCRC coaches Levine will be playing a somewhat utility role as an option for both scrum half and outside [...]

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Congratulations to The MCRC class of 2009 on completing their tenure at Middlebury College.  Your time here has included an unprecedented 4 New England Championships, 1 North East Championship and 2 National Championships – more importantly your time here included the fostering of a brotherhood and friendships that will last you the rest of your [...]

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The Middlebury College Rugby Club are Division II National Champions!  With a 27 – 11 win over University of Wisonsin-Madison the MCRC completed an undefeated season…a perfect season…an unforgettable season – the first in the team’s history.  15 regular season and championship wins.
Middlebury opened the scoring with a penalty from freshman Brian Sirkia ‘12.5 but [...]

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The Divison II National Championship Final will feature The Middlebury College Rugby Club against University of Wisonsin.  Kick-off time is 3 PM Pacific Standard Time.  Stay up to date with the score on www.usarugby.org.

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In the Division II National Championship semi-final, Middlebury overcame Georgetown 45 – 18.   An incredibly courageous effort by Middlebury saw them come back from being down 5 – 8 at half time;  The MCRC scored 40 points in the second half, playing 10 of those minutes a man down.
Middlebury faces Wisconsin who surprised favorite and [...]

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by Suzann Stewart P’09 and Bill Yoquinto P”08

In 2007 when the boys played in Lake Mary, Florida, there was an evangelical church group also staying at the hotel. In fact, they prayed for our “hijos”. Walking in the hall one day Bill Yoquinto found a guitar pick on the ground imprinted with what looked like [...]

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