IU Rugby

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,773]

It may only be a club sport but it's an IU sport nonetheless.

Earlier today the team defeated O$U for the B1G Championship.   This year's championship joins B1G championships won in 2015, 2016 and 2017.

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So now that I know at least 2 people are reading this, I'll pass along this rugby story from my college days in the last millenium.  Freshman year I lived in Teter Quad and the roof of the quads were used as sundecks in the spring.  A then IU rugby player would sunbathe wearing only a sock and that's all I'm going to say!!

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So basically we are a dynasty 

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When I was at IU, my buddy was a rugby player at Indiana State. It was so unregulated that they asked me to fill in with ISU vs IU. We were a rag tag group, non-matching uniforms (blue shirts lol). IU came marching onto the field, all business. They totally destroyed us, concussions were given, fingers and noses broken. After, we all partied together- I will tell you that few others can party like rugby players


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I used to climb 14ers in Colorado. 52 mountain peaks above 14k ft in the state.  We were nearing the summit and hear a commotion. Turn around to see the US Rugby National team was RUNNING up the path.  Not jogging, but full on running.  This is probably 13.5k ft plus/minus. I couldn't believe it. One guy get about 25 yards passed me and starts throwing up. He finishes as I approach, laughs and runs up the rest of the way. Special breed of people play rugby. I am definitely not one. 

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My son is hooked on watching rugby videos on Youtube. My gosh what a rough and tough sport.

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Look at all those IU names on the first team as well as Freshman of the Year and Co-MVP.  

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New recruit Wyatt Schrader of Royal Irish Rugby affiliated through Indpls. Cathedral HS.  Apparently in rugby, they use the expected graduation date, i.e., 2024 vs. the enrollment date we typically see for the other IU sports.  Wyatt plays the center position and is a 2-time state champ.

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Keenan Makowski '24 a scrum half from Montini Catholic HS in Lombard, IL.

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Our next commitment is Isaac Haneline!  Isaac is a center from @hse_rugby and a 2-time 7s state champion.

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Welcome Jackson Williams to the IU Rugby class of 2024! Jackson is a flyhalf from HSE Royals Rugby with 8 years of rugby experience.

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Our first forward commit in the class of 2024 is Tyler Shelley! Tyler is a prop from De La Salle, CA with 3 years of rugby experience.

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Now these are pretty impressive stats and I don't know that much about rugby.

From the fall season.

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The founding father of IU rugby.

IU Men's Rugby:  It’s with a heavy heart that we share the passing of club founder Bob Pace (pictured below, #48). His efforts to grow the game of rugby across the Midwest have helped it to reach where it is today. His legacy will be carried on by our former, current, and future IU ruggers.

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This topic is still alive and well.  Men ranked #10.

https://www.goffrugbyreport.com/news/mens-cross-divisional-college-rankings-2021-week-8

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They put our football team to shame.

 

 

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12 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

They put our football team to shame.

 

 

One of them has to be able to block or tackle in the open field. 

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Indiana finished 3rd in the Big Ten rugby tournament.  We got smoked by Penn State but upset Notre Dame in the 3rd place game.

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Any beatdown of the toiletmakers is a good beatdown.