rugby

Culver’s Anthony commits to Furman

Michael Anthony, a two-year team captain and Indiana select side player, has accepted a Furman rugby scholarship and will join the Paladins this fall.  Anthony, 5’10, 170 pounds, is a senior on the powerful Culver...

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Paladins finish third at SRC tourney, put wrap on 2013-14 season

Furman put a wrap on the team’s inaugural spring 7s season with a respectable third-place finish in the Southern Conference Championship 7s tournament April 26-27. The Paladins completed the two-day tournament, hosted by UNC-Greensboro, with...

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Stumpf to join Paladins

John Stumpf, a fullback and flyhalf who has played rugby since he was three-years old, will enroll at Furman University in August and join the Paladin rugby team. Stumpf, a student at Gill St. Bernards...

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Five honored at awards banquet

Team Captain Turner Morsches was named the Furman Rugby Team’s 2013-14 Most Valuable Player Monday night at the Furman Club Sports Banquet. More than a 150 students, coaches and administrators attended the annual dinner, which...

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Bradley commits to Furman

[caption id="attachment_10758" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Bradley, left, was an MVP on the Ohio Elite Team.  [/caption] Roy Bradley, a senior at Archbishop Moeller High School (Cincinnati, Ohio) has accepted a rugby scholarship and will attend Furman...

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Furman 2-2 during first qualifier

Furman defeated Coastal Carolina and Western Carolina but fell short to UNC-Greensboro and UNC-Wilmington March 22 during the first of three Southern Conference 7s series tournaments. In the opening game (hosted at the Citadel), the...

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Furman to host Indiana 6 p.m., Wednesday

Furman will host Division I Big Ten Champion Indiana University 6 p.m., Wednesday at Roberts Field. The Hoosiers finished their fall 2013 campaign with an 8-0 league record last fall while Furman finished third in...

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Paladins go 2-1 in round robin

Furman compiled a 2-1 record in a short round-robin tournament Feb. 22 hosted by the Citadel. They bested the College of Charleston from start to finish 24-5 in the first contest. The team moved the...

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Furman defeats USC-B, to participate in Charleston round-robin

The Furman rugby team will travel to Charleston Saturday to participate in a round-robin tournament against Citadel, College of Charleston and Coastal Carolina. The squad is coming off a Feb. 8 24-0 victory over the...

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Furman to play at USC Saturday

Furman Rugby will travel to Columbia Saturday for a noon kick-off against the University of South Carolina. The contest will be played at Strom Thurmond Field, located at 1000 Blossom Street. The Paladins will not...

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Furman over UNC, Greenville B

On a frigid night in Paladin Stadium, Furman put together a fine second half in defeating Division I UNC 29-20 January 24. Captain Turner Morches, Pearson Fowler, Rusty Johnson and Eric Dolan found the tryzone...

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Furman to host UNC 7 p.m., Friday

Furman Rugby will host Division I North Carolina University 7 p.m. in Paladin Football Stadium. The Paladins are coming off an improving fall season which saw the team compile a 4-2 record and third-place finish...

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