Marywood Men's Rugby

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MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY - Rugby 2020 Hurry, shop closes 10/28/2020!

Today we are announcing our Best Forward Award…. This year we had two men that stuck out this year as our best forwards. Each stuck out in a different ways but both are deserve the recognition. This year’s Co Best Forward Awards goes to Erik Rinkunas and James Nehlig.

Erik joined us this past fall after transferring from Ithaca College where he played for two years. Erik scored his first career try in his first Marywood match and never looked back. Erik was tied with most tries scored in the season and second most in points. Erik was a versatile players playing three different positions over the season. We could always count on him getting the offense moving forward. We are looking forward to see if he can top his 6 try season.

James joined us last spring where he made an immediate impact on the team. James started out as a center but it became clear that his mentality and toughness was best suited in the forwards. Like Erik, James played multiple positions during the season. His offensive offloads and rucking matched with his tackling skills proved to be a game changer for the Pacers. We are excited to see him back on the pitch for us this Fall.

This week we are going to celebrate our 2019-2020 season with announcing our Team Awards. Our Men had a fantastic Fall season going 5-2 for our first winning season, unfortunately our spring 7s season got cut short. All of our players worked very hard this year and we look forward to getting back on the pitch.

We are starting our team awards with our Most Improved Player...... Gage Fetsko. Gage started playing this past fall, he was new to the sport but with his soccer background and natural tackling ability made him an outstanding Fullback. Gage quickly became an offensive threat every time a team kicked against us. We look forward to seeing him back in action this fall.