The Rowan Rugby extended family gathered together on Saturday, May 3, for the Alumni Game and Recruit Signing Day ceremony. For the first time ever, the active players and alumni were mixed together on the two teams and squared off in a competitive, physical game that featured crunching hits and fast, attacking play. It was … More Rowan Rugby Celebrates the Past and Future
The young Rowan rugby squad traveled to the International 7s Tournament in Bermuda and came home with the Bowl title. The team steadily improved throughout the weekend. Here is the match by match recap provided by Coach Smith. Friday Night: 1st match was against Chesapeake All Stars 1. Rowan came out a little rusty, but then … More Profs Claim Bowl in Bermuda
The Rowan Rugby team departs on Thursday, March 14thfor the Ariel Re International 7s Tournament. The Tournament features some of the top college programs in the nation. Rowan opens against the Chesapeake Conference’s select side on Friday at 5:50 p.m. followed by Norwich at 7:10 p.m. Friday’s action concludes at 8:50 p.m. with a match against Columbia University. The schedule for Saturday’s … More Profs Off to Bermuda 7s
Seven Rowan players have garnered honors after the Mid-Atlantic Rugby Conference released their All-Conference team. Freshman lock, Jimmy Pendzik, became the first Prof ever to be named First Team All Conference. Jimmy was a standout performer throughout the season, putting in consistent performances while demonstrating a tireless work rate and a highly physical style of … More Seven Profs Earn All-Conference Honors
Senior wing and captain, Matt Rhodes, was the latest Rowan player to be named by Florugby as one of the top ten players in the nation at his position. Rhodes originally came to Rowan as a recruited football player, but transitioned to rugby three years ago. After spending a season getting acclimated to a new … More Third Prof Named to Florugby’s Top Players Nationally
Florugby has honored two Rowan rugby players by naming them one of the ten best nationally in their respective positions. Over the past month, Florugby has released their rankings of the top ten players in DIAA by position. Junior loosehead prop, Vito Nucci, and freshman flyhalf, Hunter Musson, were each named. Both players had outstanding … More Two Profs Named Top 10 Nationally
Rowan rugby ended the conference season on a high note, knocking off the Temple Owls 54-24 on Saturday. The game did not go all Rowan’s way by any means, however. As with much of the season, the Profs got off to a sluggish start and found themselves under immediate pressure. Barely five minutes into the … More Rowan Tops Temple
Rowan rugby returned to their winning ways on Saturday with an impressive 47-12 win over conference rival, the University of Pittsburgh. The Prof attack finally came alive in a dynamic first half performance which saw them run out to a 40-0 halftime lead. Rowan showed speed, energy and skill in racking up six first half … More Profs Pounce on Pitt Panthers
Rowan rugby dropped a key conference game against West Chester this weekend 22-20. The Profs began the game brightly and dominated field position through accurate tactical kicking from halfbacks Casey Smith and Hunter Musson. The entire squad took advantage of the field position by pouring on defensive pressure which turned into an early 3-0 lead. … More Late Lapses Doom Profs
On a beautiful Parent’s Weekend afternoon, the Rowan Profs powered past the Mountaineers of West Virginia 64-19 in a display of open, running rugby. The first half was a close affair with the Profs again stuttering out of the starting gate. Although their attack was lethal, their usually formidable defense showed cracks against a fast … More Rowan Wallops West Virginia
