The 2013 Fall rugby season in Texas has been rolling on in earnest for two months now, but Texas clubs put boots on the ground this weekend with gumption and gusto! Here's a collection of scores and some minor reports gathered. Scores will update as information becomes available!
Red River Rugby Conference
Women's D1
SHARCs 77-0 Lady 'Quins
Tulsa 47-29 Denton Sirens
This victory makes two road wins in a row for a revamped She-HARC (SHARC) team with Martin Chalmers at the helm. Tulsa needs to find many positives from the Denton match as they face the Austin Valkyries in Dallas next Saturday.
Men's Cross Divisional
HURT (D2) 32-31 The Woodlands (D1)
Griffins (D1) 36-16 OKC Crusaders (D2)
Texas Cup Representative Series
North 60-20 Central
Texas College Rugby
Cross Conference
Colorado College Women on Tour
Texas Tech 39-19 Colorado College (Fri)
Texas 56-21 Colorado College (Sat)
UT-Dallas v Colorado College (Sat) Cancelled due to weather and logistics.
Colorado College Men on Tour
Colorado College 34-12 Texas Tech 2nd XV (Fri)
Colorado College 37-24 UT-Dallas (Sat)
Tech Coach Grant Murchison said of this match, "Over all it was a very physical match with a Colorado College side that understood the game of rugby well. Our guys got a lot of good experience and I was proud of them in their trial by fire. Our deep 3 have never played before and they really stepped up in the second half in trying to have an answer for CCs kicking Flyhalf."
Men
North Texas 46-14 Midwestern
Texas A&M 46-32 Rice (three 40' periods)
Austin Blacks 25-12 Baylor
UNT rested their 7s players and gave the 1st years a chance to develop. Texas A&M & Rice played their match as a developmental match to get the kinks worked out of returning players and the ensure new players obtained some minutes in play.
SWC
Texas St 53-0 Texas
LSC
Southern Methodist 40-0 LeTourneau
St Edward's 89-0 Lamar
McMurry - UDallas
LSWC
Texas Christian 27-7 UT-Dallas, then UT-D 12-10 TCU (two 7s matches)
Red River Rugby Conference
Women's D1
SHARCs 77-0 Lady 'Quins
Tulsa 47-29 Denton Sirens
This victory makes two road wins in a row for a revamped She-HARC (SHARC) team with Martin Chalmers at the helm. Tulsa needs to find many positives from the Denton match as they face the Austin Valkyries in Dallas next Saturday.
Men's Cross Divisional
HURT (D2) 32-31 The Woodlands (D1)
Griffins (D1) 36-16 OKC Crusaders (D2)
Texas Cup Representative Series
North 60-20 Central
Texas College Rugby
Cross Conference
Colorado College Women on Tour
Texas Tech 39-19 Colorado College (Fri)
Texas 56-21 Colorado College (Sat)
UT-Dallas v Colorado College (Sat) Cancelled due to weather and logistics.
Colorado College Men on Tour
Colorado College 34-12 Texas Tech 2nd XV (Fri)
Colorado College 37-24 UT-Dallas (Sat)
Tech Coach Grant Murchison said of this match, "Over all it was a very physical match with a Colorado College side that understood the game of rugby well. Our guys got a lot of good experience and I was proud of them in their trial by fire. Our deep 3 have never played before and they really stepped up in the second half in trying to have an answer for CCs kicking Flyhalf."
Men
North Texas 46-14 Midwestern
Texas A&M 46-32 Rice (three 40' periods)
Austin Blacks 25-12 Baylor
UNT rested their 7s players and gave the 1st years a chance to develop. Texas A&M & Rice played their match as a developmental match to get the kinks worked out of returning players and the ensure new players obtained some minutes in play.
SWC
Texas St 53-0 Texas
LSC
Southern Methodist 40-0 LeTourneau
St Edward's 89-0 Lamar
McMurry - UDallas
LSWC
Texas Christian 27-7 UT-Dallas, then UT-D 12-10 TCU (two 7s matches)