BC Rugby

The Boston College men’s rugby team dismantled Harvard’s squad this past Saturday, 43-12 on Harvard’s own turf. Rob Guerrero, Stuart Harris, and Peter Kerr all contributed to the win with tries.

The game this weekend was part of the rugby team’s spring season, which is more of a developmental season than the fall.  No seniors play in the spring season, in order to cultivate the younger players skills.

In the fall, the team failed to qualify for the Nationals, which take place in the spring. After falling apart against Dartmouth at the end of the fall playoff season, they missed their opportunity to compete in this year’s National tournament. Qualifying for Nationals in next year’s fall season looks promising, however, as the team has a large number of returning starters. Players to watch for next year include captain Alex Hunt and co-captains Dave Walsh and Peter Kerr. These three hope to make the biggest impact next fall to lead the team to Nationals.

This spring season has been incredibly successful for the rugby team. They have victories over Harvard, URI, and the Coast Guard Rugby team. They also barely lost to a semi-pro Boston men’s team.

The club team carries 45 members, as one of the largest club sports on campus. They split the team into an A and B squad so that everybody has a chance to play rugby competitively against an opponent.

The men’s rugby team’s success can be largely attributed to their slightly unhinged South African coach, Eugene Mountjoy. His unconventional style of coaching and uncanny ability to make absurd rugby analogies while swearing ecstatically in another language has led the team to victory time and time again.

Coming up this Saturday, May 1st, is the Rugby Alumni game. This is an all-day event, including a cookout, as well as the game itself. The team also sells merchandise and raises money for the program. Alumni from as far as 10 years back come to show that old men can still tackle.

You can find information about the rugby team on their website, http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/svp/st_org/rugby, including pictures, player bios, a team roster, and recent news and scores.

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