By Maxx Steinmetz In the final game leading up to the annual Can-Am rugby tournament held in Saranac and Lake Placid, Rutland hosted a Bennington/Black River (Ludlow) combined side dubbed the “Green Mountain Boys” in preparation for their games on […]
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Roosters steal win from Wolfpack
By Maxx Steinmetz After a three week hiatus, including the Fourth of July weekend, the Rutland Roosters held their first home game since holding their annual Keith Page Memorial Rugby Invitational. This game was the first of a three game […]
Black River edges Roosters
By Kate Troy Saturday, June 13, marked the last away game of the spring season for the Rutland Roosters rugby team; they visited Black River Rugby Football Club of Ludlow, Vt. Without a referee assigned by the New England Rugby […]
Rutland loses 26-10 against Mountaineers
By Maxx Steinmetz For the first time in two years the Rutland Roosters rugby football club made the two and a half hour trip to play Saranac Lake’s Mountaineers for the home team’s season opener. The shorthanded Roosters had to […]
On the rugby pitch: Rutland edges out Bennington
By Kate Troy Rutland;s Captain, Pete “Pepsi”Dayton breaks away from the Bennington defense to score the final try of his hat-trick By Maxx Steinmetz On a hot and humid Saturday morning, May 16, Rutland traveled down to play a friendly […]
Support your local hooker!
By Kate Troy A Rutland player charges Mad River RFC’s defense in the 2014 Keith Page Memorial Rugby Invitional final. Rugby tournament to benefit Silver Towers camp May 9 at 8 a.m. — WEST RUTLAND — Rutland Roosters Rugby Football Club […]
Rucking and rolling
On Nov.15, Rutland Rugby hosted their last game of the 2014 home season against the Bennington Battle. With open play hotly contested, both sides were still in the game at the end of the first half. Rutland’s bench was too […]
Rutland rugby team wins at home
By Maxx Steinmetz Rutland Rugby hosted a home game, on Sept. 20, against Berkshire, last year’s division 4 champions. The week prior, the Rutland Roosters suffered their first defeat of the season to Mad River in Stowe. Meanwhile, Berkshire put […]
Rutland Rugby drowns against Mad River
By Maxx Steinmetz On Saturday, Sept. 13, Rutland traveled to Stowe to play Division 3 relegates, Mad River/Stowe in the second week of the regular season. Despite a strong opening 20 minutes, Rutland could not convert their efforts into points […]