Probably worth mentioning that they're trying to raise money to travel to Houston. Unlike varsity sports, they're self-funded.
So if you've got a few bucks laying around and want to help some Hokies cover their expenses to a National Championship, use the link in the next post down from this one, by HokieMan07.
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Awesome! I joined the Rugby Club as a freshman in 2000. Sadly, the combination of my high school football techniques not translating (legal tackling in football then, now called "targeting" was always illegal in rugby) and the fact that they played games on Saturday when Michael Vick was QB led to me missing 6 of the games and hanging it up after a semester.
A fun bunch! Glad to see them succeeding!
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I played in '88, and had blast. That trust in you ur pads from starting football young was a real issue, and led to a partial rotator tear, but it was the cleat to the bottom of the kneecap that led me to hang it up. Excited for the team and the chance to bring the trophy Home!
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VT really controlling posession. The ball has not gone back into VT defense side.
Great passing try.
First score VT. 11 minutes into the first half.
5-0 VT
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Admittedly I don't know a ton about collegiate Rugby but is this closer to a club team winning a championship or a legit championship now to VT's name?
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I am positively lost.
VT Men's Ruby plays for the National Championship in December.
Drink from tha boot!!
Gonna do a shoey?
Probably worth mentioning that they're trying to raise money to travel to Houston. Unlike varsity sports, they're self-funded.
So if you've got a few bucks laying around and want to help some Hokies cover their expenses to a National Championship, use the link in the next post down from this one, by HokieMan07.
Here is the link to the actual VT Crowdfunding page for the team: Men's Rugby Team.
Awesome! I joined the Rugby Club as a freshman in 2000. Sadly, the combination of my high school football techniques not translating (legal tackling in football then, now called "targeting" was always illegal in rugby) and the fact that they played games on Saturday when Michael Vick was QB led to me missing 6 of the games and hanging it up after a semester.
A fun bunch! Glad to see them succeeding!
I played in '88, and had blast. That trust in you ur pads from starting football young was a real issue, and led to a partial rotator tear, but it was the cleat to the bottom of the kneecap that led me to hang it up. Excited for the team and the chance to bring the trophy Home!
The National Championship game is Saturday 11 Dec at 3 pm.
That's tomorrow.
Let's go.
Don't understand the post at all but Go Hokies!
Beer may have been involved
I dont know what a West Chester is but I hope we stomped them.
Hokies!
Here is the link to stream the National collegiate Championship Rugby game.
Hokies play at 3.
Do not know the time zone.
https://youtube.com/c/NationalCollegiateRugby
It's the National Collegiate Rugby Channel on YouTube.
Thanks for the link Time zone is EST
It's on right now.
Really windy. Tech almost scored a try.
Don't know much about rugby but that looked like some ugly corn led offense that close to the goal line
Yes, VT is attacking hard and hit like bricks.
WC looks less in-shape.
Good guys with the 1st Try - Quinn Byrd
VT really controlling posession. The ball has not gone back into VT defense side.
Great passing try.
First score VT. 11 minutes into the first half.
5-0 VT
Quick tap by Eng to give VT 2nd try
It was a great play.
VT got a yellow card playing short handed by 1.
Great Defense.
Scored a heads-up play shorthanded try.
VT 10-0 24 minutes in.
FG point after makes it 12-0
allows the yellow card to back in. it's back to 15-15 players.
27 minutes, WC scores 12-7
2nd line player scores a long run try. Nicely done. 33 minutes in. 17-7
VT winning at 1/2
17-7.
WC starts down by 1 for the first 10 minutes of the next half. Yellow card.
VT is good. Serious outmuscle series for another try.
22-7
You can hear the Hokie cheer.
Murphy scores again. VT is dominating.
Excellent offensive play and a kicking error by WC. 49 minutes.
back to 15-15
tech now shorthanded.
WC scores while VT is shorthanded. 27-12.
Another yellow card. VT high tackle. Down to 13 men on the field.
VT scores again down by 2 men. 62 minutes in. Fantastic series with really stout VT defense.
You can't stop it west Chester!
34-12
Both sides getting tired. VT still down by 1 man.
The VT Hooker is a really good runner. Like Riggins type runner.
No wonder we are dominating - just heard the announcer say Sam Rogers is on the team!
Yeah, that was funny.
Tech back to 15-15
WC scores with about 10 minutes left. 34-17.
5 minutes to the win!
Just need to get possession to seal it
WC scores with about 3 minutes.
34-22
VT wins the Rugby National Championships.
Hot Damn
BOOM!! National Champions! Go Hokies!
Let's goooooo! 🦃🏉
Hokies!!!
HOKIES!!!!! NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
Awesome job. Congratulations! It was getting a bit penalty driven there at the end.
Frustration and fatigue.
Natty baby!!!
Admittedly I don't know a ton about collegiate Rugby but is this closer to a club team winning a championship or a legit championship now to VT's name?
Rugby is a club sport at VT. There is no support from the school. Not even a coach.
Well, that was fun. Congrats to the team. Hell of an effort.
I'd like to see some of those stats.
LOL, they're playing Enter Sandman at the trophy awarding.
That was good rugby. Smart alert play.
Incredibly windy so the kicking was poor but they are really well self-coached. Fitness was really key.
2 club national championships this year boys😎
I know of an empty trophy case they can use for that thing!
I'll never understand the value of the empty trophy case. Inspiration? Or reminder of failure? Too much fodder for further ridicule from adversaries.
They win a National Championship and dont even post on their own Twitter account. Last tweet was Dec 2nd selling shirts.
From my experience with rugby players, they're probably too drunk to tweet
Act like you've been there and you're gonna go back.
Also the drunk thing mentioned above
That's pretty funny, really.
BTW... We won!

https://vtx.vt.edu/articles/2022/02/unirel-rugbychampionship.html