SHAY’S PUB, CAMBRIDGE (HBS RFC Press) – As the fall rugby season nears its end, this past weekend was “gut check” time for the HBS Rugby Club. Practice was intense during the week as the team focused on a crucial match Saturday against league leaders South Shore, followed by hosting the HBS “Old Boys” in… Continue reading Rugby Sweeps Double-Header Weekend
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Teaching the Young Fellas a Thing or Two
The grizzled members of the Old Boys played true to form-a forward-oriented, ball-up-the-jumper style attack with limited speed and intelligence but lots of heart. Dominant at scrum time through the ministrations of second-row Dave “Goliath” Johnson and the redoubtable prop Saul “Do You Feel Lucky Punk” de la Guardia, the Old Boys were able to… Continue reading Teaching the Young Fellas a Thing or Two
HBS Rugby Old Boys Show that Experience is Better than Youth
This weekend marked an historic occasion for HBS Rugby, and it wasn’t just because they played a full game in Harvard Stadium for the first time ever, but for the first time in recent memory, the current team invited and hosted the HBS Rugby alumni for a momentous weekend of rugby and festivities. Despite never… Continue reading HBS Rugby Old Boys Show that Experience is Better than Youth
