twitter war between M Rugby and Ohio Rugby
As an alum of the M Rugby club I thought I would do my part in spreading the word to those of you who either like rugby or who like to beat Ohio at anything.
The UM Rugby Club is in a race against the Ohio Rugby Club to reach 2000 followers.
Follow the club @umrfc
Well, this wasn't nearly as exciting as I expected when I opened it.
If the words "Twitter War" is part of the title, odds are it's never going to be exciting
You say that as if there's ever any offseason news anymore that doesn't involve Twitter in some way.
I think "Twitter Contest" would have been more appropriate.
Losing right now......
you mean #not winning
But it will be 7v7 rugby (now an olympic sport).
Slim, at least any time soon. I have a friend who played for University of Utah, where Rugby was big, and they have been good in both 7s and the regular 15 man, and they are not likely to become varsity, at a school like Michigan it is a ways away for sure if ever.
I think that it's pretty inevitable that it will happen, but just probably not anytime soon. Rugby is a relatively inexpensive sport, and the popularity around the country is increasing pretty rapidly. I think it's only a matter of time before athletic departments want to bite on it. For example, Davenport University has scholarships for their players, along with a few other small universities already. In addition to that, many schools will pay for their rugby clubs' travel costs for away matches. Penn State is a pretty good rugby team, and their club has basically a partnership with the athletic department where they are free to use the trainers, weight facilities and coaches, etc. that the varsity sports are provided with. I'm not sure if they pay for their travel, but they're pretty close to a "varsity" program other than not providing scholarships. Also, women's rugby has actually been named an NCAA "emerging sport" or something like that, which shows that the interest is there.
I'm the president for Purdue's club, and for anybody who follows college rugby, things could be getting interesting soon. The Pac 12 just started their own rugby conference, and I think they're trying to set up an affiliation with the real Pac 12 conference for television and other benefits. So, a few big ten program coaches decided that we're going to start the Big Ten Rugby Conference. We have been working towards organizing it and making schedules for the past few weeks, and I'm pretty excited about the possibilities it brings about. For this coming year, 10 of the 12 teams will participate (Northwestern and Penn State don't plan to join for competition level reasons). I'm hoping that down the line we can work something out with the Big Ten and maybe the Big Ten Network and try to get some games televised.
Either way, the sport is growing, and I can't wait to see how big it can get!
Have rommates who play rugby up here at Central and good friends at teams all over the state including Michigan. Rugby is a great sport to watch, and great group of guys to hang around espically if you enjoy yourself some good old college debauchey
I have a few buddies that graduated before me at Grandville that went on to Davenport to play and on to Michigan to play.
Haha, no way Grandville alum here too
I've been a rugger since '95 and would love to support, but alas, I yell at Twitterers to get off my lawn.
Don't be an asshole
Hmm. If not participating in the Twitter makes me an asshole, well then, guilty as charged!
if you said "HASHTAG GET OFF MY LAWN" to them, it would probably work better.
Sounds like a loser if you ask me. A reeeeeal Munson.