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Furman runs by Catamounts 87-3
The Furman men’s rugby team scored early and often during an 87-3 win over Western Carolina Saturday at Roberts Field. Played before a Family Weekend crowd, Nick Rossano, the first recipient of the Furman Rugby...
Continue ReadingFurman defeats Davidson 47-5
Furman’s young team continued to improve Saturday as the Paladins posted a 47-5 victory over Davidson. Played on a sunny clear day at Roberts Field, it took the Paladins 10 -12 minutes to find any...
Continue ReadingVolunteer outlast Paladins in final fall game
Playing at Sherman College in Spartanburg, Furman played a gritty first half against the University of Tennessee 2nds but the Volunteers pulled away late in the game to take a 32-17 victory. With the loss,...
Continue ReadingFurman releases Spring schedule
[caption id="attachment_14949" align="alignright" width="250"] Furman Coach John Roberts has a 170-62-1 career 15s record.[/caption] The Furman rugby team has put the final touches on its spring schedule. It includes home games against Cardinal Conference Champion...
Continue ReadingFurman to host USA Rugby National Championships Dec. 5-6
Furman will be home to some of very best college rugby has to offer Dec. 5-6 when the university hosts the USA Ruby Men’s Division II National Championship, as well as the Women’s DI and...
Continue ReadingFurman 38 Citadel 10
[caption id="attachment_19248" align="aligncenter" width="550"] Sophomore John Stumpf breaks away for a try in the second half. (photo by Deborah Miller)[/caption] Furman scored four trys in the second half to pull away from a feisty Citadel...
Continue ReadingFurman downs College of Charleston, to face Citadel
[caption id="attachment_19190" align="alignright" width="734"] RJ Bradley breaks through for a try against the College of Charleston. (photo by Deborah Miller)[/caption] Fresh from a 62-5 win over the College of Charleston, Furman will face conference rival...
Continue ReadingCoastal breaks away from Furman 28-9
Coastal Carolina scored three trys in the final 10 minutes to pull away from Furman 28-9 Saturday. After missing two penalty kicks the Paladins got on the board first to stake an early 3-0 lead...
Continue ReadingFurman to host CCU 1 p.m. Saturday
Fourth ranked Furman will host Coastal Carolina Saturday in a key early season match-up. Kick is set for 1 p.m. at John S. Roberts Field, which is adjacent to Paladin Stadium. Last year, Furman (1-0)...
Continue ReadingFurman opens with win at VMI
Furman opened the season with an impressive 47-22 victory over Virginia Military Institute Saturday in Lexington, Va. Though the season is in its infancy, the match-up pitted two top Division II teams in the country....
Continue ReadingSouth African Trankle to be a Paladin
Thomas Trankle, an 8-man from Cornwall College (Pretoria, South Africa), has accepted a Furman Rugby Scholarship and will enroll in August. Trankle, 6’4 and 235 pounds, is a two-year starter for Cornwall and has been...
Continue ReadingKirkland to join Paladins
Pierce Kirkland, a flanker and co-captain of the Memorial High School (Houston, TX) Rugby Team, has accepted a Furman Rugby Scholarship and has committed to attend Furman. Kirkland, the son of Robert Kirkland of Houston,...
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