1874 Cup Final New Zealand 104 USA 14 While a good portion of the rugby community acknowledges that such a match is a necessary developmental growing pain for USA Rugby, another cross section of rugby supporters don’t find much solace in moral victories and were vocal about that from pubs to online forums where rugby fans gather. Nearly 40,000 in attendance at FedEx Field in Washington DC watched a clinic in international rugby put on by the All Blacks. A formidable number of those
Jim Thorpe. Marion Motley. Todd Blackledge. Phil Hubbard. Alan Page. Dan Dierdorf. Thurman Munson. Chris Spielman. Those are the names of sporting legends that hail from Stark County, Ohio. Yet the greatest of all is one that is now capable of global stardom, Carlin Isles. Photo Credit: Tom E. Puskar Like Thorpe, Isles is a pure athlete that only comes around once in a lifetime. Thorpe was good at every sport he tried, whether it be track and field, baseball, basketball,
Cover Art Courtesy of IPG The All Blackography: The Indispensable Guide to Every All Black by Ron Palenski is a beautiful book in more than one way. The first is from an aesthetic standpoint. It is a lovely book that would look great in a den or on a coffee table. It would be a great conversation starter. The second lovely part of this title is the vast amount of photos, information, and statistics housed in just 336 pages. It literally contains every
Stephen Donald is a special player that has seen a lot in his career. He’s traveled the world as an All Black and also played professionally in Japan, England, and New Zealand. He’s an incredible character and has grown into one of the most recognizable names in New Zealand rugby. However, his journey hasn’t been easy or short. He’s had to work hard for everything he’s accomplished. And what he accomplished was tremendous, 34 appearances for New Zealand at the junior
Ohio Elite Rugby capped a successful weekend on Sunday in Obetz with a convincing win over the Michigan selected side. Ohio outscored its opponents from Michigan and Allegheny by a combined score of 162-3 over two matches in two days. “Dominating,” Ohio head coach Brandon Wolfe said. “We played even better today than yesterday. Every facet of the game minus that little penalty in the end where they scored. We basically gave up no points all weekend, which is excellent. I
Jonathan McDonald isn’t your typical Stark County athlete; he is much more than that. He was a dual-sport star, participating in both soccer and rugby. He earned All-Stark County and Second Team All-District honors in soccer at Lake HS, breaking the school’s single season shutout record as a dominant goalkeeper. He also was a captain and MVP with the Canton Maddogs HS rugby team. The unique experience led McDonald to playing college rugby with Notre Dame College, a program that went from
In a second half comeback effort, Notre Dame College was able to get past Army 31-26 in the final minutes on Saturday afternoon. Army scored within the first two minutes on a rolling maul which placed them in the right side of Notre Dame’s try zone. The Black Knights scored three of their four tries off of a maul. NDC trailed by 14 points at one point of the match. It seemed that the Falcons played the first 20 minutes of the
Notre Dame College women’s rugby could not hold off Davenport University in the second half and lost 31-19 on Sunday morning. Following a 71-5 win over Mount St. Mary’s University to start their season, the Falcons (1-1) looked good early on and led the game going into the halftime break. In the first half, NDC dominated DU in territory and possession. In the second half, Davenport made some tactical changes and turned the tables. The Panthers took the ball out of Notre
Notre Dame College men’s rugby started their season with a big win over Davenport University, 27-14, on Sunday afternoon after getting contributions from many different players. Both teams were ranked in the top-25 in the first week of FloRugby’s DI Men College Rankings. Davenport was picked 21st while NDC was in the rankings as No. 10. The Falcons were able to get two quick scores by Marcus Tupuola and Andrew Guerra which gave them a 12-0 lead. NDC would give up 14 straight points to Davenport
