University of Michigan Dearborn Rugby

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Michigan Dearborn Rugby

Full name

University of Michigan Dearborn Rugby Football Club

Nickname

Wolves

Short Name

UMD RFC

Founded

2007

Ground

Bryant Middle School

Capacity

N/A

Head Coach

Kirk "Shooter" Borger

Manager

Stefanie Mullins

League

Michigan Rugby Union

Division

College Division II





Team Kit

The University of Michigan - Dearborn Rugby Football Club (UMD RFC) is the official Rugby Club of the University of Michigan-Dearborn. It competes in the Second Collegiate Division of the Michigan Rugby Union [1] (MRU)

1 History
2 2007 - 2008 schedule
3 Officers
4 Coaches
5 External links

[edit] History

The UMD RFC is a newly founded College Rugby Club in the Michigan Rugby Union which has seen a recent growth of college rugby clubs. The UMD RFC joins Wayne State University as the newest members to the Michigan College Rugby ranks. Joining UMD RFC in the Second Collegiate Division is Oakland University, Lake Superior State University, Western Michigan University and Grand Valley State University. The UMD RFC was founded in 2007 by then freshmen Marc Sanko and Brian Hehir who sought to create a sport which the University could rally around and truly enjoy as an entire campus. Noticing the lack of an American Football team on campus, they believed that a Rugby team at the University of Michigan - Dearborn would be in a unique position, having the possibility of being the most popular sport on campus and possibly catapulting the popularity of Rugby in the Metro-Detroit area with the hopeful success of the Club in Dearborn. The team started with an original 14 members in May before team membership dropped to a low of only 5 players, then after a successful recruiting off-season numbers would rise and sit around 20 full time members for the Fall. The Club was officially recognized by the University of Michigan - Dearborn Athletic Department in June of 2007, and then earned the official recognition of USA Rugby in early August.

[edit] 2007 - 2008 schedule

Spring 2008

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result
3/15/08*	1:00PM	vs. Oakland University	Levy Middle School • Southfield, MI	Campus Video	W 15-5
3/22/08*	1:00 PM	vs. Central Michigan University	Levy Middle School • Southfield, MI
4/5/08*	1:00 PM	at Detroit Ruck City Tournament	Farwell Fields • Detroit, MI
4/11/08*	7:00 PM	Wayne State University	TBA • Dearborn, MI
3/19/08*	7:00 PM	Grand Valley State University	TBA • Dearborn, MI
3/26/08*	1:00 PM	at Calvin College	Grand Rapids, MI
*Non-Conference Game. ^†Homecoming. All times are in Eastern Time.

Fall 2007

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result
8/25/07*	3:00 PM	at Detroit Rugby Club (Exh.)	Farwell Field • Detroit, MI		W 35-5
9/8/07	11:00 AM	at Wayne State	Tolan Park • Detroit, MI	Campus Video	W 32-0
9/15/07	1:00 PM	Oakland University	Bryant Middle School • Dearborn, MI	Campus Video	W 31-7
9/22/07		Hillsdale College	Hillsdale, MI		W Forfeit
9/28/07	1:00 PM	Western Michigan University	Bryant Middle School • Dearborn, MI	Campus Video	L 41-5
10/6/07	1:00 PM	at Oakland University	Upper Fields • Rochester, MI	Campus Video	W 11-0
10/10/07*†	7:00 PM	Grand Valley State University	Dearborn Edsel Ford High School • Dearborn, MI	Campus Video, Dearborn Public TV	L 53-12
10/20/07	1:00 PM	Lake Superior State University	Bryant Middle School • Dearborn, MI	Campus Video	W Forfeit
*Non-Conference Game. ^†Homecoming. All times are in Eastern Time.