Official Home of South Carolina Rugby
Follow Us Online
  • Home
  • News
    • 2021-2022 news
    • Past News >
      • 2018/2019 News
      • 2017/2018 News
      • 2016/2017 News
      • 2015/2016 News
      • 2014/2015 News
      • 2013/2014 News
      • 2012/2013 News
      • 2011/2012 News
    • Multimedia >
      • Facebook
      • Twitter
      • Instagram
      • Match Film
      • Match Photos >
        • Match Photos 2022
        • Facebook Photos
        • Morris Photography '13-'16
        • Morris Photography 08'-13'
        • Palcher Photography 07'-08'
        • Geib Photography 69'-07'
  • Schedule
    • Fall 22 Schedule
    • Spring 2022 Schedule
    • Fall 2021 Schedule
    • Field & Directions
  • Team
    • Onboarding players
    • 2021-22 Roster
    • Coaching Staff
    • Contact The Team
  • Recruits
    • Recruiting Rooster newsletter
    • Recruit Contact Form
    • Our head coach
    • Carolina Try Time
    • Rugby 101
    • Why South Carolina?
    • Apply to South Carolina
    • Student Success Center
    • Gamecock Gateway
  • Donate
    • With You
    • Rent-A-Rugger
    • Sponsorship Opportunities
    • Smolka Endowed Scholarships
    • Online Store
    • Coaching Initiative
    • Board of Directors
    • Contact The Foundation
    • 2022 Board Elections
    • By-Laws
  • Alumni
    • 2022 Foundation Elections
    • Alumni Events
    • Alumni Weekend 2021 recap
    • Join Our Alumni Today! >
      • 2021 Alumni Weekend Recap
    • Team History
    • Jeff Smolka
    • Notable Alumni
  • About
    • USA Rugby
    • Southeastern Rugby
    • Carolina Rugby
    • Carolina Olde Boys
    • Community Involvement
    • Rugby Equipment - WRS
  • Bamasevens
  • Citadel Invitational
  • Scholarship Application
  • Classic City 7s
  • Gamecock Invitational
  • Gamecock Invitational
  • SCRC Champs
  • USA Rugby 7s Tourney
  • NCR 7s

Return to Play!

9/1/2021

 
The Gamecocks will look to kick off more than a year of rust off Saturday when the team takes to the pitch that is named in honor of their new head coach, John Roberts.

The Cocks will play a series of shortened halves against Furman, Belmont Abbey and the Citadel. In total, the team will get about 60 minutes of time on the pitch in these controlled scrimmages.

The complete schedule is:

11:00 FU - Belmont Abbey
11:25 FU – USC
11:50 USC v Belmont Abbey
12:20 FU v Citadel
12:45 Citadel v USC
1:10 Citadel v Belmont Abbey

All games will be played on John S. Roberts Rugby Field on the Furman campus. The pitch is named in honor of USC Coach John Roberts, who coached the Furman team for nearly 20 years before stepping away in 2018.  

He joined the USC program, his alma mater, just weeks ago.

The Gamecocks are coming off a 1-4 fall 2019 campaign, finishing fourth in the Southeastern Collegiate Rugby Conference. South Carolina has had only four practices as the team and new coaching staff (including Chris Holmes and Tony Coggiola) work to become acquainted and establish new systems.

“Everyone has been drinking from a fire hose this week,” said Roberts. “We have all new coaches and a ton of new players. This will be our first opportunity to see everyone under live fire.”

He added that team enthusiasm is elevated, and the squad is anxious to get back on the field.

“Like every team, our boys are just ripping at the chance to get back on the pitch and play the game they love. It has been a long time.”

Comments are closed.

    Author

    Write something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview.

    Archives

    September 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Copyright 2014. Erik V. Geib