Badger Rugby News

UW-Madison advances to Midwest Final Four November 4, 2007
The Wisconsin Badgers defeated UW-Whitewater this Saturday 53-50 to win the Midwest regional and advance to the Midwest Final Four. On October 27 in the Midwest Regional, UW-Madison lost to Illinois 25-36. Although the Badgers were up by 1 point with 5 minutes to go, Illinois tacked on a penalty kick and a late minute try to secure a victory. However, Illinois was disqualified shortly after for inappropriate on-field conduct. This weekend UW-Wisconsin faced UW-Whitewater in a challenge match to determine who would replace Illinois as the Midwest Regional Champion. The Badgers started firing on all cylinders, but Whitewater came back for a late first-half surge, and the half-time score was 29-22 Madison. Whitewater and the Badgers continued the shootout late into the second half, but with five minutes to go, Madison was down my two points. Ryan Walker finished the game strong by scoring the winning try with only two minutes left, and the Badgers won 53-50. The Midwest Final Four will be this Saturday and Sunday in Iowa Falls. UW-Madison will face Michigan in their first game.
UW vs. MSOE match report September 19, 2006
On Saturday, September 16, the UW Rugby team started out the Wisconsin league play with a win against MSOE 40-0. The central message that was embraced was improvement, and the badgers did just that. After a disapointing loss to University of Illinois-Champaign, the badgers needed to improve both their lineouts and team communication. UW-Rugby rookie Zak Macejkovic was the badger's primary jumper and snagged many crucial lineouts out of MSOE's grasp. The team cohesion greatly increased, and there were less arguments and more foward/back interaction. Some things UW still needs to improve is rucking and maintaining possession. This has become the achille's heel of the badgers and hopefully our improving ways will continue against UW-Parkside. Gametime is scheduled for 11:00am this Saturday. We hope to see you all this saturday at our home opener.
UW vs. Minnesota preview April 19, 2006
The University of Wisconsin will be competing against Minnesota this Saturday. They will be hosting the first annual Rugby Showcase Clinic before the game. The clinic will start at 10:00a.m. and will be held at the University Bay fields. This clinic will showcase collegiate rugby at two of the premier rugby programs in the Midwest, as well as allow high school students to get a feel for the game. A grillout will be take place on the sideline during the clinic, and food and drink will be provided. Following the Rugby Showcase, Madison and Minnesota will face off with gametime scheduled for 12:00p.m. The Badgers hope to continue their winning ways and extend their win streak to three games. They are coming off a big win against Illinois State. In fall 2005, the Badgers lost to Illinois State, which knocked them out of playoff contention. However last weekend they exacted their revenge and came away with a big victory.
ALUMNI MATCH 2006 April 19, 2006
My name is Dugan Winkie and I am the current president of the UW-Mens rugby club. I am inviting everyone to the annual Alumni match on May 6th at the Crossroads, which is located at the intersection of HWY AB and HWY 12. The Wisconsin Men's side will be playing Milwaukee at noon at the same pitch, and the Alumni match will follow, with official kick off at 2:00p.m.. Our current UW club side will be playing all willing alumni and friends. The minimum game fee is twenty dollars, but any additional donations will go directly towards supporting UW rugby. Following the game, there will be a cook-out on the pitch. On the Friday preceding the game, There will be a rugby golf outing in the afternoon, which will be followed by a rendezvous at Memorial Union Terrace. I am still currently working out the details concerning the golf outing, and I will update the website once these details are finalized..
Badger Rugby Web site August 28, 2005
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