The Furman men\u2019s rugby team will face the University of South Carolina 11 a.m., Saturday at Roberts Field. That match-up is between two undefeated teams. Furman is 5-0 and is coming off a resounding 96-0 win over Wake Forest. The Gamecocks have logged early-season wins against the University of Georgia and Mississippi State.<\/p>\n
Furman was originally scheduled to take on USC\u2019s second team. On Wednesday, however, a Vanderbilt cancellation paved the way for the Paladins to take on the Gamecock\u2019s top side.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis will be a great challenge for our team,\u201d said Furman Coach John Roberts. \u201cThe game should be close and exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n
Both teams are Southern powers that compete in different divisions. South Carolina, a Division I program, is ranked 19 in the nation while Furman is ranked 12 among Division II schools. Both teams are the cream of the crop in their conferences. USC is a member of the Southeastern Rugby Conference while Furman completes in the Southern Rugby Conference.<\/p>\n
In recent weeks, both programs have put up lopsided wins over outmatched opponents. Furman has bested Elon 64-15 and Western Carolina 109-7 while the Gamecocks defeated Georgia 33-15 and MSU 71-07. So Saturday\u2019s non-conference friendly contest should be competitive.<\/p>\n
Furman holds an 11-7 overall advantage over the Gamecocks in a series that dates back to 1998. The Paladins, in fact, played their inaugural game at South Carolina, a 25-5 loss. Furman Coach John Roberts, who founded the team, is a 1990 graduate of USC where he played rugby for three years and served as president of the club.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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