Men's Rugby Cruises to 87-10 Win over Southern Virginia
Men's Rugby / 10.16.23
BUENA VISTA, Va. — The Life University men's rugby team got back on track Saturday with a complete domination of Southern Virginia 87-10.
The scoring was shared, as Adam Chadwick got the ball rolling in the 6th minute with a try before again breaking free for a try in the 9th. Seth Kramlich tallied a score in the 15th minute before again the Running Eagles broke through in the 18th and 22nd with tries from Ishma-eel Safodien and Leon Best. The scoring the slowed before the half as Jordan Vassel and Philani Simamane tallied the final two scores of the half, 49-3.
The Running Eagles began the second half exactly where they ended the first, with Safodien reaching the try area in the 44th minute. Crispen Mashingaidze joined the scoring in the 51st before Bradley Crane Logan Ballinger Nahuel Wingord and Simamane closed out the half with a try each, 87-10.
Director of Men's Rugby, Blake Bradford shared his thoughts on the performance, stating, "Coming off our close loss to Navy, we focused on fine-tuning some of our systems and working on our decision-making in key areas of the field. We know it's a long season and we want to continue growing as a team."
Assistant Head Coach Benny Mateialona led the team from the sidelines in Virginia, and shared the team's mindset going into the match, "We knew we needed to match their physicality and we wanted to start fast, so that was the challenge I gave the men going into the game. The men executed on those things and we built a good lead early on."
The Running Eagles will face Queens from the University of Charlotte next, hosting the Royals for a FloRugby Match on Saturday, October 21st at 1 pm.
