Gamecocks top Citadel 55-7
The University of South Carolina Men’s Rugby Club scored early and often in a 55-7 win over the Citadel Saturday. The contest was played at Owens Field, which is near the University of South Carolina campus.
Eight Gamecocks found the try zone throughout the afternoon. The pace of the Carolina offensive attack began early and did not wane until the 60- minute mark Michael Myburgh, a sophomore wing, paced the Carolina backline with two trys. Fellow sophomore and scrumhalf Jack van Vilet added a try and five conversions on the day.
The Carolina backline struggled during a 15-17 loss to Georgia two weeks ago. The Gamecocks shifted backline assignments for the Citadel. Those moves paid off as back play was much more fluid.
"Our nine, 10, 12 and 13 were different,” said John Roberts, who took over as head coach of the Gamecocks last month. “Jack had a really strong game at 9. We are still getting to know our players and have been working on getting them in an impactful position.”
The Gamecocks (1-1) will host East Carolina this Saturday at Owens Field. The kick-off time will be announced soon.
Match Summary:
Michael Myburgh (11) Try 5-0
Jack Van Vliet (9) PAT 7-0
Dan Golden (13) Try 12-0
Jack Van Vliet (9) PAT 14-0
Peter Blackburn (7) Try 19-0
Jack Van Vliet (9) Try 24-0
Jack Van Vliet (9) PAT 26-0
Reese, Andrew (15) Try 31-0
Jack Van Vliet (9) PAT 33-0
Half Time
Grayson Toney (2) Try 38-0
Michael Myburgh (11) Try 43-0
Grant Howard (8) Try 48-0
Citadel Try & conversion 48-7
John Golden (10) Try 53-7
Jack Van Vliet (9) PAT - Drop 55-7.
The University of South Carolina Men’s Rugby Club scored early and often in a 55-7 win over the Citadel Saturday. The contest was played at Owens Field, which is near the University of South Carolina campus.
Eight Gamecocks found the try zone throughout the afternoon. The pace of the Carolina offensive attack began early and did not wane until the 60- minute mark Michael Myburgh, a sophomore wing, paced the Carolina backline with two trys. Fellow sophomore and scrumhalf Jack van Vilet added a try and five conversions on the day.
The Carolina backline struggled during a 15-17 loss to Georgia two weeks ago. The Gamecocks shifted backline assignments for the Citadel. Those moves paid off as back play was much more fluid.
"Our nine, 10, 12 and 13 were different,” said John Roberts, who took over as head coach of the Gamecocks last month. “Jack had a really strong game at 9. We are still getting to know our players and have been working on getting them in an impactful position.”
The Gamecocks (1-1) will host East Carolina this Saturday at Owens Field. The kick-off time will be announced soon.
Match Summary:
Michael Myburgh (11) Try 5-0
Jack Van Vliet (9) PAT 7-0
Dan Golden (13) Try 12-0
Jack Van Vliet (9) PAT 14-0
Peter Blackburn (7) Try 19-0
Jack Van Vliet (9) Try 24-0
Jack Van Vliet (9) PAT 26-0
Reese, Andrew (15) Try 31-0
Jack Van Vliet (9) PAT 33-0
Half Time
Grayson Toney (2) Try 38-0
Michael Myburgh (11) Try 43-0
Grant Howard (8) Try 48-0
Citadel Try & conversion 48-7
John Golden (10) Try 53-7
Jack Van Vliet (9) PAT - Drop 55-7.