Men's Club Rugby Downs Mystic River at Home
Men's Club Rugby / 10.06.18
MARIETTA, Ga. ---- The Life University men's club rugby team defeated Mystic River 31-0 at home on Lupo Family Field Saturday afternoon.
Shane Jacobi put the Running Eagles ahead with a successful conversion for a 7-0 lead in the 22nd minute.
Maciu Koroi scored a try just before the half with an unsuccessful conversion to give Life U a 12-0 lead at the half.
In the 49th minute, Nikey Roberts ripped the ball from a Mystic River player and passed off to
Jarod Karanian for another Life U try. George Phelan converted afterwards to put the Running Eagles ahead 19-0. Daemon Torres added a score with an unsuccessful conversion to extend the lead to 24-0.
Neethling Gericke scored the final points of the match in the 74th minute with another successful conversion from Phelan to give the Running Eagles the 31-0 shutout victory.
Head coach Dr.
Blake Bradford stated, "We were happy with the result today. We wanted to get the win and bonus points, which we managed to accomplish both. We got off to a slow start, but played better rugby in the middle 40. Big credit must go to Coach Cariaga for stepping in and coaching the men while I was with the USA Selects early in the week."
Coach
Colton Cariaga also had positive thoughts on the match saying, "Our discipline was a big focus for us, and we managed to play 80 minutes with 15 players on the field. We will need to take it to the next level this week as we prepare for Old Blue on the road."
The men's club rugby team will return to action on Saturday, October 3, when they travel to New York, N.Y. to take on Old Blue at 3 PM.
