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This is the new fan page for the MTSU rugby team. The team began in 1980 and has a long history of success in USA Rugby. MTSU Rugby now had its own team.

History 1980-2000(copied from team website):

IN THE BEGINNING:

Bart Butler officially founded the MTSU Rugby Football Club in the Fall of 1980. As with any start-up venture the club had its share of ups and downs and many times the team had to pick up players from opponents so the game could be played. The club survived and slowly built up a roster of colorful characters that helped to mold the

team. In those early years, the club was outfitted by many non-students and the team did not participate in the official National Collegiate Championship Series. THE MID-EIGHTIES TRANSITION:

In 1984 and 1985, the MTSU Rugby Club competed as a club-side team and finished in the top four of the Mid-South. After the fall of 1985, the club decided that no matter the cost, the club should be a collegiate team. The next few years proved to be a struggle as many new young players filled the ranks. Steadily the team improved and soon became competitive in the hunt for the Mid-South Collegiate Title. It was also in 1985 that the MTSU Rugby Alumni Foundation was formed. THE NINETIES TO PRESENT DAY:

Beginning in 1988 and continuing through 1997, MTSU Rugby consistently played in the finals of the Mid-South Championships. The club won the tournament three times and came in second place a heartbreaking seven times. While there was great success during this era, there was also the need to further develop the club. In the mid-nineties, the Alumni Foundation became more involved; we now have an excellent relationship with the University and some operating expenses are funded through the student activity fees. Players have access to a state of the art Recreation Center. This includes the use of weight rooms, an indoor practice facility for winter training sessions, and a classroom for chalk talks and video sessions. The MTSU Moosemen had some of their best performances in the late 1990’s to the early 2000’s. The Moosemen achieved their first D1 National Playoff appearance in 1999. They would return in 2000 and again in 2002. The team was ranked nationally in those three years at 9th, 5th and 9th place. Much of this success was centered on U.S. Eagle, Cayo Nicalou. Nicalou played for the U.S. National team gaining three caps against Japan, England and Canada in the Churchill Cup. Recently:

Since current coach and MTSU Rugby alumni Jody Hensley took over the reigns, the past 5 seasons has seen MTSU climb back into national prominence with 2 conference championships and 2 more division titles. MTSU has also advanced to post season play in each of these seasons. MTSU also started its first official 7s team in 2011. After 2 short years the MTSU 7s team received an invite to the USA Rugby 7s National Championship Tournament.

Panther Rugby Academy Adds Coaches to Staff

29/03/2022

https://www.goffrugbyreport.com/news/panther-rugby-academy-adds-coaches-staff?fbclid=IwAR34vn39Rxwx1t69zbPxwEggBRNV1cja34mCx-aiOYFKwCoUVia9qwTQTMc

Panther Rugby Academy Adds Coaches to Staff Panther Rugby Academy has announced the addition of four coaches to its staff: JK Anderson and Jody Hensley, Jameson Bonti, and Emil Walton. Anderson will lead the U23 Men’s 7s Program, while Hensley will head up the Men’s 15s Program. JK Anderson, currently the Head Coach of the NAV 7s (Nationa...

13/12/2019

https://www.goffrugbyreport.com/news/scrc-names-all-conference-teams

SCRC Names All-Conference Teams The Southeastern Collegiate Rugby Conference has announced the selections to the 2019 All Conference Teams. This year, the conference has selected an all-conference team from the D1AA competition, an all-conference team from the DII competition, and an overall first 15 Dream Team. Each team was give...

16/11/2019

https://www.goffrugbyreport.com/news/dii-men-college-games-and-picks-round-1

DII Men College Games And Picks: Round 1 Very few games this weekend; this is the first round of the national playoffs. We are determined not to bail on these picks and say "pick 'em" so we could well be wrong here. There are not a lot of favorites here. Check back for scores.

13/11/2019

https://www.goffrugbyreport.com/news/men-dii-college-rankings-week-nov-10

Men DII College Rankings Week Nov 10 We have to find a new #1 as the team that has been camped out at the top of the rankings, Wisconsin-Whitewater, lost. Yes, sure, the Warhawks lost by a mere five points, but it is very, very tight at the top in these rankings. With #2 Furman being idle, and Norwich playing #6 UMass-Lowell and winnin...

12/11/2019

https://www.goffrugbyreport.com/news/mens-dii-college-playoff-brackets-set

Men's DII College Playoff Brackets Set USA Rugby's Men's DII College bracket is set, with 21 teams getting set to kick it off in the next two weekends. Eleven teams have a spot in the Round of 16, which will be played in Columbia, Mo. and Greenville, SC on November 23-24. USA Rugby Confirms 2019 Fall College Playoff Venues But ten teams....

12/11/2019

MT Rugby has accepted an invite to the USA Rugby D-II National Championship Tournament. We play Loyola-Chicago this Saturday at 7:30pm est at Thomas More University near Cincinnati. If you’re in the area come out and support the boys!
Fun fact....MT Rugby old boy Lance Houia is the head coach of Loyola-Chicago.

10/11/2019

09/11/2019

https://www.goffrugbyreport.com/news/dii-men-college-games-and-picks-conference-finales

DII Men College Games And Picks: Conference Finales It's a relatively quiet weekend in Men's DII College, but a few conferences are selecting their champions. Last week we did OK on our picks, getting 21 games right and three games wrong—an 87.5% accuracy rate. We'll take that. The Great Midwest finishes up with its two-game final four weekend. "We...

05/11/2019

https://www.goffrugbyreport.com/news/men-dii-college-rankings-week-nov-2

Men DII College Rankings Week Nov 2 Such a great time of year for ranking DII colleges, as everyone is active and playing meaningful games. This past weekend was very educational for us in many ways, and almost every team moved up or down. Some quick housekeeping items: Iowa Central and Sam Houston State are in DIAA now so they are ta...

01/11/2019

https://www.goffrugbyreport.com/news/dii-men-college-games-and-picks-playoff-time

DII Men College Games And Picks: Playoff Time Last week we were 32-5 in picking winners, and most of the wrong picks were the fault of the Northern Lights Conference, where MSU Moorhead came out of almost nowhere to beat everyone and win it all. Had we bothered to make a pick for the Sunday playoffs that 86% strike rate would have dipped a bit....

09/10/2019

https://www.goffrugbyreport.com/news/men-diaa-rankings-week-oct-5

Men DIAA Rankings Week Of Oct 5 This past week our picks were pretty good. We got 15 winners right, with one tie (so that's a wrong pick) and one loss; we'll take that. That, along with last week's results, now influences our DIAA rankings. Jumping into the Top 40 is Middle Tennessee State and Boise State. Dropping from #1 is Bowl...

19/09/2019

Come see us this Saturday at 1:00 at vs Ole Miss.
http://mtrugby.com/match-schedule/

Match Schedule – MT Rugby Football Club 2019 Fall Schedule All home games at 1:00 pm CST (except where noted; subject to change). * denotes Conference game. Date Opponent Time Location Aug. 30 Vanderbilt 7 PM @ WKU Aug. 31 Open Labor Day Sept. 7 Alumni 1 PM MTSU Sept. 14 Vanderbilt 1 PM MTSU Sept. 21 Ole Miss * 1 PM MTSU Sept. 28 Auburn *...

30/08/2019

https://mailchi.mp/412dc621fbb8/mtsu-old-boys-weekend-endowment-push-2448929

Old Boys Weekend Next Saturday!

USA Rgby South Picks Squad For RAN Men's U19s

09/07/2019

https://www.goffrugbyreport.com/news/usa-rgby-south-picks-squad-ran-mens-u19s

USA Rgby South Picks Squad For RAN Men's U19s The USA Rugby South Panthers have named their squad to play in the Rugby Americas North Men's U19 championship to be held in Barbados this month. The tournament is held among U19 national teams in North American and the Caribbean. However, for many years now USA Rugby has sent a USA South team to th...

13/04/2019

At the SEC 7s tournament today at the University of South Carolina. Got the first win!

National Score Report - 10/13/2018 | Rugby Today

14/10/2018

http://www.rugbytoday.com/scores/national-score-report-10132018

National Score Report - 10/13/2018 | Rugby Today Fall finally has arrived and there is plenty to get excited about as colder weather approaches. The highlights of Saturday include Ohio State’s upset of Indiana, a pair of intense fights in the Rugby East, an offensive explosion between Old Blue and Life, a three-way dogfight in the WPL, and multi...

08/08/2018

MTSU Rugby 2018 Fall Schedule

Date Opponent Location Time

1-Sep Training Camp Murfreesboro 9:00-4:00
7-Sep Vanderbilt Murfreesboro 8:00pm
8-Sep TN Tech Cookeville 1:00
15-Sep University of Tennessee Murfreesboro 1:00
22-Sep Mississippi State University Starkville 2:00
29-Sep Lindenwood-Belleville Murfreesboro 1:00
6-Oct Open
13-Oct Ole Miss Oxford 1:00
20-Oct Alumni Murfreesboro 1:00
27-Oct University of Kentucky Murfreesboro 1:00
3-Nov SCRC Semifinals TBD
10-Nov SCRC Finals TBD

08/05/2018

Congratulations!
Ben Bergeron-Forward of the year
Andrew Rappé-Back of the year
Colby Pearl-Rookie of the year
Alex Turner-Most Valuable Player

06/05/2018

A new era of MTSU Rugby begins today. I will be stepping down as the head coach and moving to the Director of Rugby roll. As I move on there are many debts of gratitude owed but I’ll simply say thank you to all the alumni that have supported me and this program over the last 8 years. It’s been a wonderful experience with massive growth for the program. None of the growth would be possible without your support. I’m extremely proud of the wins, 2 Sweet 16 appearances, 1 Elite 8 appearance, 1 regular season conference loss in the last 4 years but I’m more proud of the ways our program served the community and the outstanding young men that have been a part of the program the last 8 years. I love each of those young men as if they were my children.
Johnathan Toombs will takeover as the head coach and he will do a fabulous job directing the program into the future.
Please support this program any way that you can! The endowment fund will be a big part of our future and our continued growth. Derek Wolfe and your alumni foundation board need your help. Please contact a board member and get involved in someway!
Thank you all!

13/03/2018

A Quick Look At What's Up With DIAA Playoffs

08/02/2018

http://www.goffrugbyreport.com/news/quick-look-whats-diaa-playoffs

A Quick Look At What's Up With DIAA Playoffs The D1AA playoff schedules and dates are to be announced by USA Rugby soon. Here's a quick preview of what's going to happen. Fall Champion Mary Washington is waiting to play the Spring Champion and will do so on the weekend of May 5. Eight teams are expected to compete for the Spring Championship.....

08/02/2018

https://www.florugby.com/rankings/6097365-d1aa-mens-college-rankings/27266-spring-season-starts

D1AA Men's College Rankings null

28/10/2017

Hard effort pulls us into 1st place in the conference! Well done boys!

13/10/2017

http://www.rugbytoday.com/college/diaa-report

DIAA Report | Rugby Today The DIAA fall competition is coming into the home stretch, with the Chesapeake, SCRC, MARC and MAC getting ready for conference playoffs. Meanwhile, the Ivy and some of the other spring DIAA conferences are starting to unfold. Ivy The two remaining undefeated teams met in the Ivy League this weekend...

07/10/2017

We begin conference play today vs Memphis. Come on out!

D1 College Games: Our Picks And The Best Games - FloRugby

07/10/2017

https://www.florugby.com/articles/6014169-d1-college-games-our-picks-and-the-best-games

D1 College Games: Our Picks And The Best Games - FloRugby A look at the D1 college rugby games for October 7, plus our picks on who wins.

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