For the second year in a row VT Men's Rugby is going to the finals.
This is a good club that is consistently doing well despite the appearance of their considerable number of losses in-conference. College club rugby will play schools D1-D1 AA. VT is D1-AA so, a smaller school. For the national championship playoffs they play schools in their same size bracket.
Many of their games are viewable from the sideline by amateur camera on youtube.
They'll be playing against Louisville this weekend in Houston. I do not know the day and time yet.
https://www.goffrugbyreport.com/news/harsh-lessons-lead-dramatic-wins-vt-louisville
Update : Apparently there are technical problems but I found a day and time.
If you squint through the blur I see Dec 10 at 2 PM. It'll be on youtube but the link is down for details.
https://www.houstonsabercats.com/news/mens-national-collegiate-championship-at-aveva-stadium/
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Today at 3 PM eastern.
Here's the channel.
National Collegiate Rugby Champioships
I'm watching the game if I can get the family stuff out of the way.
If you are in Houston, weekend pass to all the games in $30. Single day $20.
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Something to note about this team. They are coached by players. This is not common. They get little financial support from the school and it costs the team about $10,000 to travel and attend this major tournament away games.
Early on VT tackling looks good.
Louisville ball control looks good.
Professional film crew. These guys are better than ACCN.
5 minutes in.
Both defenses look stout but VT is keeping offensive advantage.
VT try after a very good offensive series.
Easy point after, 7-0.
Anduaga!!!
Some pretty sweet footwork to get through there!
The ref is micced up so we can hear the directions. That's great.
Let's Go!
Hokies!
OMG, that mullet on the Louisville flanker is glorious.
That's their scrum half, not the flanker.
VT lineouts are very sloppy.
Louisville attack is good.
Yes, VT forced a knock on.
Scrum collapsed, called on VT. Penalty to Loiusville.
Lousiville scored try. 2 points after bring it to 7-7.
18 min in.
Hokies defense scores a try. Excelent counterattack. Try VT,
GreatVT defense was advancing down the field vs the L offense. Forced an offensive kick and big second line caught and went solo.
Looking like they may have an edge in conditioning. Need to maintainer some possession and make them work.
12-7 just missed the wide point after.
VT recovered a knock on but lost it at a tackle ball holding.
Penalty discussion by the ref is a stark example of the difference in game philosophy in Rugby vs most other sports.
Yes, this ref is a good guy.
Counterruck was very well managed.
Perfect kick for touch.
OMG, cardinals got the turnover at 1M line. VT almost scored.
VT gets the free kick at 6 M.
Louisville saved their butts and gets kick out to touch at 10 M
Penalties are killing VT.
Perfect kick and chase by louisville.
Nice kick clear by VT.
L to try penalty kick.
Made it halftime.
12-10.
Halftime assessment.
VT is sloppy on set pieces, scrums and lineouts.
VT defense is better at advancing the ball down the field against the Louisville offense.
L is better at kick and chase but accuracy is not as good with the kicks.
Vt is better at tackling and aggressiveness.
L has a couple bigger guys.
Vt fitness looks better.
I think VT wins.
OMG VT scores again at the start.
Perfect defense of an attack by L to try to kick out of their 5 M. Blocked kick and recovered by VT. Missed conversion.
17-10 VT.
knock on by L. VT gets it.
scum at about 1/2 field.
VT ball handling getting a little sloppy.
VT steal!
knock on L. Vt gets advantage.
Lousiville playing sloppy now penalties.
VTs defensive pressure is causing turnovers.
Guys are getting tired with little time off. It's visible.
I think we'lll start seeing scores.
Interception, L scores a try.
it's gonna be 17-17.
Yup, tired passing. Gave a telegraphed opportunity to the winger.
sloppy L attack. knockon.
They have the score at 17-15 VT. I thought he made the point after. I guess not.
5 M scrum to louisville.
VT defense is doing really well at the 5M.
backed them up to 30M.
VT defense just save an outstanding play by Louisville.
15 min left in the game.
Captain steal and interception and scores a solo from defensive 22M. VT Try!
Defense made no errors for about 7-8 minutes and capitalized on the patience.
Absolutely massive stand by the team on d there
OMG and it lasted forever. They stood hard and waited for the mistake. So hard to do with the big man advantage L had.
Converted, score is 24-15.
10 minutes left.
VT penalized by late hit.
Vt poached a lineout.
8 minutes.
a L big man is out.
loiusville try and a good sequence.
24-22
Vt needs to get and keep possession.
VT lost the line out.
VT is 2 players down for penalties. High tackle.
VT steal.
ref is checking his watch.
VT wins.
What a steal at the end to win!
Yeah, it was amazing.
Same guy that did the 70 yard interception, player coach? Mvp if so
Yeah, Anduaga. Player coach.
Damn, impressive
VT is men's Rugby Division 1-AA 2 years in a row.
School needs to support this team more.
Reading the comments, I had no idea what I was reading but I was invested in the outcome. When I read Hokies win, I was YES, we won. And back to back titles no less. go Hokies!
Haha I had the same thought - isn't defense the offense once they get the ball? Fun to read all the same and a great result!
That can be refusing but, in Rugby, when tackled, the play doesn't stop and it requires certain "controlled fumble" for the offense to retain the ball. This means that the defense can continually tackle the offense for a loss, thus the defense advancing the ball down the field.
A kick to the other team is seen as an offensive move as it advanced the ball down the field. Of course you want to get the ball from the other team as soon as possible.
Field position is everything in rugby and with the exception of a breakaway, the ball moves a small amount each play.
a knock on is seen the same as a forward pass, which is not legal.
It is usually when someone drops the ball or cannot catch a pass and it lands in front of them.
I just learned more about the game in those two comments than from my wife (who briefly played at tech)or just watching a game with no context. That actually makes a lot of sense, thank you
That was a nail biter. Some great defensive stands by VT. How do we financially support them?
https://www.virginiatechmensrugby.com/contact.html
That was a very exciting game.
Hell yes!!!
Felt traditional VT. Strong defense little offense.
FAM!!!
Rugby 7s starts next month.
OMG, sorry guys, I think this is outstanding I'm beside myself. 2 Nattys in a row.
We need to either: 1) rename the thread, or 2) FAM thread, or c) underpants.
Done
You're the best.
Awesom! Our guys tackle better than most of our FB defense!
Obviously excellence in brewing beer and Rugby knowledge go together.
Congrats to the Hokie National Champions!