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Clemson University A/B
(4-4) @ #21 University of South Carolina A/B
(10-0-1)
Friday, March 5th, 2010
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STWFC
Rugby Field
- Columbia, SC
A:
07:00 PM
B:
08:30 PM
R.S.V.P. on
Facebook!
Fans please arrive
early to reserve a good space and clap
USC on to the field. Those in attendance
will receive a free Cock Rugby coozie
(while supplies last), and a chance to
win a free rugby ball at half-time.
Admission is free.
Fresh off their
victories over UNC
Chapel Hill and
East Carolina,
the
#21 Gamecock A-side will take on
arch-rival Clemson University this
Friday, March 5, at 7:00 PM on USC’s
STWFC
Rugby Field,
located behind USC's Strom Thurmond
Wellness & Fitness Center at 1000
Blossom St., Columbia, SC. After years
of futility against their hated foe, USC
has now beaten the Tigers in three
consecutive meetings, though the sides
haven’t met since the fall 2008 season.
While Clemson has struggled some the
past two years, this match is always
intense, and USC appreciates those who
are able to attend the final A & B-side
home matches of the season. The
Gamecocks head in to the match with a
10-0-1 record during full 80-minute
matches this season, and an 18-3-1 mark
overall (including shortened tournament
matches). USC is also undefeated at home
this season, posting a mark of 7-0-0.
With a victory, USC will seal its trip
to the USA Rugby South Final Four, and
lock up a date with the #6 Arkansas
State Red Wolves. The event, to be held
this year in Murfreesboro, TN, is
essentially a national ‘Round of 32,’ as
the top two teams will advance to the
USA Rugby National Round of 16 held in
Marietta, GA and Santa Barbara, CA on
April 16 & 17.
Also potentially on the line is USC’s
chance at capturing the inaugural
Carolinas Rugby
League
A-side Championship, though it will
ironically need a little help from its
rival. A victory with a bonus point,
coupled with an N.C. State victory
without a bonus point over the Tigers on
March 12, will likely give the Gamecocks
the first-ever CRL league title. A
victory of any sort coupled with a
Wolfpack loss to Clemson also ensures
the CRL Championship will come to
Columbia. Thanks to a bonus-point
advantage and a tied match between the
clubs, NC State has a 1-point advantage
over USC in the standings at this time,
as it was able to score 4 tries against
Wake Forest while USC did not.
The A-Side match will be followed by
USC's final B-side match of the spring.
USC 'B' is 11-2-1 on the year, and
defeated Clemson for the Rucktoberfest
B-Side Championship this past October in
Boone, NC. At 5-0 in league play, the
Gamecocks' reserves have already
clinched the CRL 2nd XV Championship,
but the squad is looking to end its
spring season undefeated.
The
Carolinas Rugby
League is USC's new spring matrix, and consists of the top 7 clubs
in North and South Carolina, including
USC, Wake Forest, Clemson, North
Carolina, Appalachian State University,
North Carolina State University, and
East Carolina University. As the league
is a mixture of Division I and Division
II competition, it will send its top DI
school into the South DI Final Four and
its top two DII clubs to the South DII
Quarter-Finals. The CRL will be naming
its own all-star team and MVP, as selected by
coaches and referees, and will reward
the top club with its own trophy at the
end of each season. The brainchild of
former UNC head coach Andy Richards, the
league is intended to limit regional
clubs' travel time while promoting local
growth through rivaled competition.
Please join us this Friday, as the final
USC home match is make-or-break for the
#21 Gamecocks. Kick-off is at 7:00 PM
and, as always, admission is free.
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Carolinas Rugby League:
A-Side
Standings |
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Record |
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Bonus |
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Team |
Div |
GP |
W |
L |
T |
PF |
PA |
+4 |
-7 |
POINTS |
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North Carolina State
University |
II |
05 |
04 |
00 |
01 |
125 |
056 |
02 |
00 |
20 |
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University of South
Carolina |
I |
05 |
04 |
00 |
01 |
102 |
043 |
01 |
00 |
19 |
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University of North
Carolina |
I |
05 |
03 |
02 |
00 |
159 |
104 |
02 |
01 |
15 |
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Appalachian State
University |
II |
05 |
02 |
03 |
00 |
088 |
045 |
01 |
03 |
12 |
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Wake Forest University
|
II |
05 |
02 |
03 |
00 |
105 |
183 |
01 |
01 |
10 |
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Clemson University
|
I |
04 |
01 |
03 |
00 |
054 |
101 |
01 |
01 |
06 |
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East Carolina University
|
II |
05 |
00 |
05 |
00 |
073 |
177 |
01 |
01 |
02 |
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Carolinas Rugby League:
B-Side
Standings |
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Record |
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Bonus |
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Team |
Div |
GP |
W |
L |
T |
PF |
PA |
+4 |
-7 |
POINTS |
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University of South
Carolina |
I |
05 |
05 |
00 |
00 |
110 |
010 |
05 |
00 |
25 |
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University of North
Carolina |
I |
05 |
04 |
01 |
00 |
116 |
049 |
04 |
00 |
20 |
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Clemson University
|
I |
03 |
02 |
01 |
00 |
044 |
032 |
01 |
00 |
09 |
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North Carolina State
University |
II |
04 |
01 |
03 |
00 |
037 |
074 |
01 |
01 |
06 |
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East Carolina University
|
II |
03 |
01 |
02 |
00 |
020 |
042 |
00 |
01 |
05 |
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Appalachian State
University |
II |
02 |
00 |
02 |
00 |
000 |
040 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
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Wake Forest University
|
II |
04 |
00 |
04 |
00 |
000 |
080 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
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Key: |
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Div - Division |
PF - Points For (in a
match) |
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GP - Games Played |
PA - Points Against (in a
match) |
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W - Win (4 pts) |
-7 - Bonus (1pt) - Loss
by 7 or fewer |
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L- Loss (0 pts) |
+4 - Bonus (1pt) - 4
tries in a match* |
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T- Tie (2 pts) |
POINTS - Total League Points
(pts) |
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* - Forfeit victories
also receive a bonus
point, as they are
recorded as 20-00 (4
tries) |
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The
Carolinas Rugby
League is USC's new spring matrix, and consists of the top 7 clubs
in North and South Carolina, including
USC, Wake Forest, Clemson, North
Carolina, Appalachian State University,
North Carolina State University, and
East Carolina University. As the league
is a mixture of Division I and Division
II competition, it will send its top DI
school into the South DI Final Four and
its top two DII clubs to the South DII
Quarter-Finals. The CRL will be naming
its own all-star team and MVP, as selected by
coaches and referees, and will reward
the top club with its own trophy at the
end of each season. The brainchild of
former UNC head coach Andy Richards, the
league is intended to limit regional
clubs' travel time while promoting local
growth through rivaled competition.
The Gamecocks Palmetto ('C') side is
playing in USA Rugby South's Division III
competition, taking on Furman, College
of Charleston, The Citadel, Coastal
Carolina, and Armstrong Atlantic State
in the Palmetto League - a brutal
conference that has produced the last 7
South Championships while capturing 4 of
the last 7 Division III National
Championships. Such competition will do
wonders for the continued growth and
success of USC rugby, as participation
in last year's league is a large factor
behind USC's dominant run in Fall 2009.
The University of South Carolina is the
only school in all of USA Rugby South to
operate 3 full sides in South matrix
competition, with USC A and B
participating in USA Rugby Division I. |
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