Game Story 2

This one didn't get published due to lack of space in the sports pages....but I wrote it and I think it's excellent, so I am sharing! It would've gone in the March 12 paper.

Men’s Rugby team fights for a championship

The Idaho State University Men’s Rugby Club began their season with one goal in mind, a national championship.

The Bengals began their regular season with a game against Utah State University on March 1. On a cold, wet day on their home turf, the Bengals scored a 17-5 victory over USU.

The Bengals started off the game with a score of 7-0 gained in the first 20 minutes. The score stayed the same until the second half when USU scored. USU missed the kick making the score 7-5. Toward the end of the second half Dane Ashley kicked a penalty that moved the score up to 10-5. The Bengals squeezed in one more score before the end of the game and ended the game with a 17-5 victory.

“The whole team played hard,” said Head Coach Ram Eddings. “It was a cold and wet day but both teams played very hard. I was very happy with the Bengals play.”

The National Guard, sponsors of the USA Rugby National Championships, awarded equipment kits worth $6,000 to selected colleges in the Nation. Only 300 colleges were chosen and ISU was one of the colleges selected to receive an equipment kit. The kit will include safety equipment, pads and new uniforms.

“We are very happy to have been awarded this grant,” said Eddings. “It will be a great help in our continued training for our players.”

The next home game for the Bengals Rugby Club will be held at Bartz Field on Saturday April 12 around 1 p.m. and they will face Boise State University. They will also be holding a Rugby Clinic from 7:30 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. on both April 11 and 12.