October 7, 2016 Nashville Grizzlies Win Queen City Crown Logo: Queen City Crown Doug Coil The 2016 Queen City Crown was held September 30- October 2nd at the Rugby Athletic Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.  Eight teams went head to head in a full-on round robin with admission free to all spectators. The following teams contended for the crown: Charlotte Royals Nashville Grizzlies Charleston Blockade Atlanta Bucks DC Scandals Columbus Kodiaks Dallas Lost Souls Baltimore Flamingos There were over 200 players and team supporters in attendance, which represents an increase over the inaugural tournament in 2015. This supports that rugby…

October 2, 2016 Philadelphia-Whitemarsh Rugby Gains Win Against Brandywine Photo: Philadelphia-Whitemarsh Rugby Club Philadelphia-Whitemarsh Rugby Club Release: Kyle Antoian Brandywine (0,1) at Philly-Whitemarsh (3,0) – October 2, 2016 Philly-Whitemarsh came into Week 4 with a 3-0 record. Last year, PW blanketed Brandywine 98-0. In Brandywine’s first match of the 2016 fall season, they fell to Lancaster 77-5. Without a doubt, these comparison stats were reassuring in the minds of the Philly boys. The match pitted a supremely confident squad that was borderline cocky, against a demoralized opponent that had won only four matches in the past two years. The diametric…

September 26, 2016 Philly-Whitemarsh Rugby Edges Doylestown Logos: Philadelphia-Whitemarsh and Doylestown Rugby Philadelphia-Whitemarsh Rugby Club Release: Kyle Antonian, Sept. 26, 2016 Since moving up to D2 in 2014, Philly-Whitemarsh has had the number of local rival, Doylestown. Three matches. Three victories. The last match was played on Halloween and it proved to be a nightmare on elm street for the Dragons. 59-5 was the scoreline. Coming into Week Three, Doylestown was looking to prove itself and trying not to succumb to an 0-2 hole early in the 2016 season. PW, confident in its past performances, looked to roll what was…

September 19, 2016 Philadelphia-Whitemarsh Wins Against Old Gaelic Photo: Philadelphia-Whitemarsh Philadelphia-Whitemarsh Release: Kyle Antoian An early showdown loomed between the MAC favorites Philly-Whitemarsh and Old Gaelic. Old foes. New season. PW traveled with redemption in mind after suffering a beating by their central PA counterparts last spring. Old Gaelic looked to solidify its dominance over the big city folk. There were many questions for both squads as they seek to top the table in the North division. This match was going to provide the answers. Normally considered a forwards team that plays northern hemisphere style rugby, Old Gaelic looked to…

September 12, 2016 Laramie Lumberjacks Beat Queen City D4 in their Inaugural Rugby Match Photo: Laramie Lumberjacks Rugby Club Doug Coil The Division 4 season of the Rocky Mountain Rugby Union began this past Saturday, September 10th, as new club the Laramie Lumberjacks hosted Queen City D4 in Laramie, Wyoming. The Lumberjacks came away with a 57-12 win in their inaugural match against Queen City development D4 side. Last year the Queen City D3 side reached the playoff finals against the Denver Highlanders D3 side to see who would represent the Rocky Mountain Union at the Frontier playoffs. Division 4…

September 12, 2016 Clayton Bootleggers Beat Fort Bragg in Opener & Gain First D3 Win Photo: Clayton Bootleggers Doug Coil This article is based on a Clayton Bootleggers match recap. The Clayton Bootleggers opened their first Division 3 season at home against Fort Bragg and debuted in style with a 48-10 win. This win will long be remembered by the club as it was their first official D3 win. Fort Bragg played an aggressive defense during the match and the victory margin doesn’t reflect how the match was contested. Clayton Head Coach Rich Munro said “There are things we need…