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Furman 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...

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Volunteer 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,...

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Furman 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...

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Furman 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...

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Furman 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...

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Furman 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...

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Coastal 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...

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Furman 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)...

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Furman 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....

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South 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...

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Kirkland 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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Turner to join Paladins

Andrew Turner, a resident of Muscat, Oman who began playing rugby in third grade, will attend Furman University next year and has committed to joining the Furman rugby team. Turner, who attended the 2014 Furman...

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