The WRC beats Wilmington 60-27 to claim their 2nd DII National Championship
Read about the WRC in a local column written by Doug Moe for the Wisconsin State Journal.
National Champions
Nationals!
The WRC marched back to the National semifinals over the weekend, beating Naples 47-0 Saturday and Princeton AC 52-17 Sunday.
More details here.
We will be playing Santa Rosa in the Semi-finals at 3:00 PM on June 1st, 2013 in Denver Colorado.
Please help defer the costs of the Denver trip by donating below.
We are looking for at least 20 Donors of $150. Any donation will go towards player hotel rooms, food, and other costs associated with the trip. THANK YOU for all the support!
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Alex Peasley 5141 Golden Leaf Trail
Madison, WI 53704
Midwest Champs!
The WRC beat Michiana on Saturday 49-0. Then in the Midwest Final, the WRC played an inspired Pittsburgh team looking for redemption after being knocked out of last years playoffs by the WRC. At half-time it was a tight contest with the WRC leading 6-5 on 2 penalty kicks by Miles Jobke. As soon as 10 minutes into the 2nd half, the WRC began to impose it’s will by getting trys from replacements Dan Johnson and Nic Tyson. The final ended up being 30-12 WRC.
The boys now travel to Virginia Beach on May 18th to face Naples in their Sweet 15 match-up.
A fundraiser will be held to help defer some of the costs of the trip. Look for more details soon.
Spring Summary – As of 4/23/2013
4/13/2013: Wisconsin Rugby Club defeats Cleveland 59-12 to advance to the Midwest finals against Michiana in Chicago.
4/20/213: A-side: 60-0 over Green Bay. B-side: 29-12 over Fond u lac.
Vic Hilarov – US Rugby Hall of Fame
One of the founders of our club, Vic Hilarov, is being inducted into the US Rugby Hall of Fame in June by the USRFF. Thanks for all the hard work Vic!
Vic Hilarov:
1. Co-founder, first president and captain of Wisconsin Rugby Club in 1962.
2. Helped form other Midwest clubs with ex-pats, Walker’s City of Chicago Club (Later the Lions), U. of Chicago and Doc McIntyre’s Waukegan club, U. of Ill. etc.
3. Co-founder and first president of MWRFU.
4. Co-founder and first captain of Milwaukee RFC in ’67
5. Co-founder and first president of the USARFU in ’75.
Spring Schedule
Our 2013 spring schedule has been posted.
Highlighted on the schedule is the April 6th playoff game vs Cleveland Eastern Suburbs. There will also be VOMIT and D3 game that day with a post match at Flynn Hall in Cottage Grove.
Indoor Practice
We have indoor Turf time at CIBA on the February 16th and 23rd starting at 6 PM.
We have one practice at Abundant Life Gymnasium on 2/24. The practice runs from 6-8 PM.
A full schedule will be coming out soon. But the WRC will host a playoff game vs Cleveland Eastern Suburbs on 4/6/2013. Then the Semi-Finals and Finals will be in Lemont, Illinois on 4/27-4/28/2013
Compton Kurtz
Old Boy Compton Kurtz in the news. Great 2nd row on the 2008 third-place WRC team at Nationals; outstanding father, husband and doctor. Of course this makes the rest of us look bad; but hey, we’re willing to take one for the team