Sports
Updated August 23, 2010 4:43 AM
The Penn State men's rugby team took the field Saturday with heavy hearts as it played its first game of the fall season against its alumni.
Updated April 19, 2010 4:48 AM
Last season, California failed to win the national championship for the first time since 2003, when its 12-year national championship winning streak was broken.
Updated April 16, 2010 4:00 AM
Penn State men's rugby coach Don Ferrell began practice this week by asking the group of players surrounding him a simple question.
Updated March 29, 2010 4:50 AM
With a strong wind blowing in one direction through Alapocas Run Park in Wilmington, Del., on Sunday for the Mid-Atlantic Rugby Football Union league final, Penn State men's rugby coach Don Ferrell knew how he could use the breeze to his team's advantage.
Updated March 27, 2010 9:45 PM
The No. 2 seed Penn State men's rugby team beat No. 3 seed Navy in the semifinals of the Mid-Atlantic Rugby Football Union (MARFU) league playoffs Saturday in Newark, Delaware. Updated 9:45 PM
Updated March 26, 2010 4:48 AM
Playoffs give every team a clean slate, and no one in the Mid-Atlantic Rugby Football Union can be overlooked.
Updated March 25, 2010 4:46 AM
Bryan Oteri is friends with some of the Navy rugby players and sometimes socializes with them outside of rugby.
Updated March 17, 2010 4:00 AM
When the men's rugby team showed up at the Garrison Savannah Race Track for its first scrimmage in Barbados over spring break, the players quickly realized how far they were from their home field in State College.
Updated March 5, 2010 4:00 AM
Next Saturday, the men's rugby team will line up against an unfamiliar foe, one that senior captain Jesse Beyer calls a "super league team."
Updated November 16, 2009 4:00 AM
With the team's spot in the Mid-Atlantic Rugby Football Union (MARFU) playoffs already locked up, the Penn State men's rugby team was mainly playing its last regular season match for a better seed when the playoffs begin in March.
Updated November 14, 2009 8:34 PM
The Penn State men's rugby team defeated Navy 20-10 on Friday in a game contested in Annapolis, Md. Updated 8:34 PM
Updated November 13, 2009 4:00 AM
Last weekend the Penn State men's rugby team played some of its best rugby all season.
Updated November 9, 2009 4:00 AM
Coming into the final two games on its schedule, the Penn State men's rugby team's goal was simple: win and qualify for the Mid-Atlantic Rugby Football Union (MARFU) playoffs.
Updated November 6, 2009 4:00 AM
Coming off a tough 13-10 loss to Kutztown on Halloween, the Penn State men's rugby team now faces two games on the road with its hopes of making the Mid-Atlantic Rugby Football League (MARFU) playoffs in jeopardy.
Updated November 2, 2009 4:33 AM
As the final whistle blew and the game came to an end, members of the Kutztown men's rugby team sprinted off the bench, jubilantly celebrating on the field with their teammates.
When playing a sport like rugby, weather conditions can have a huge impact on the outcome of the game. Rain or shine, the game must go on.
Updated October 30, 2009 4:08 AM
On a cold, blustery Thursday night, a handful of members of the Penn State men's rugby team donned pads as the rest of the team practiced, going into contact with possession of the ball.
Updated October 26, 2009 4:46 AM
With rain pouring down all day long in Charlottesville, Va., the Penn State men's rugby team knew they would need to change their style of play to suit the conditions.
Updated October 23, 2009 4:00 AM
With a bye week built into its schedule, one would assume that the Penn State men's rugby team would be getting a lot of rest and having light practices.
Updated October 12, 2009 4:48 AM
Leading by nine at halftime, the undefeated Penn State men's rugby team seemed on its way to its ninth consecutive victory.
Updated October 5, 2009 4:46 AM
Within about three minutes of gametime, three members of the Penn State men's rugby team went down with injuries, and two of the players had to be replaced with substitutes.
Sophomore fly-half Joe Baker stood over the ball, sizing up the nearly 40-yard, into-the-wind penalty kick that he was about to attempt.
Updated October 2, 2009 4:04 AM
Coming off a weekend in which the team captured its second consecutive Big Ten Tournament title, the Penn State men's rugby team is looking to continue its winning ways Saturday and stay undefeated when it plays Maryland.
Updated September 28, 2009 9:46 AM
Heading into this past weekend's Big Ten Tournament with a huge target on their backs, the Penn State men's rugby team knew it would need all the help it could get to repeat as champs.
Updated September 25, 2009 4:00 AM
After going in to last season's Big Ten Tournament with an undefeated record, the Penn State men's rugby team defeated Notre Dame and came home with the title.
Updated September 21, 2009 4:46 AM
Missed tackles and defensive assignments had been a problem early in the season for the Penn State men's rugby team, allowing opponents to score easy points.
In games earlier this season, the Penn State men's rugby team, though victorious, made multiple mistakes and turned the ball over frequently.
Updated September 17, 2009 4:48 AM
Even with two wins under its belt in the young season, the Penn State men's rugby team has seen its share of problems on the field.
Updated September 14, 2009 4:44 AM
The Penn State men's rugby team had a successful first road trip, coming from behind to defeat the Ohio State Buckeyes, 26-22, Saturday in Columbus, Ohio.
Updated July 14, 2009 4:50 AM
Tim Ryland, a former All-American and team captain for the Penn State Ruggers, leaned in during a drill, shouting advice to the group of high school players he was overseeing.
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