Roosterhead Game Reviews
Reviews of past Roosterhead matches
Indiana University of Pennsylvania 10.05.2010 by Travis
Loss 56 - 18
The Roosterheads hosted IUP at Adamson Stadium for there second regular season match of the season. Playing with low numbers, the Roosterheads were hoping to control the ball most of the game to keep it out of the dangerous IUP backline's hands. IUP came out strong and scored an early try to make it 5-0. The Roosterheads recovered quickly and controlled the ball in IUP territory after the kickoff. After a penalty by IUP, Justin "Speedy" Heinle was able to put through his first penalty kick of the season to close the game to 5-3. The Roosterheads continued to control it in the forwards and keep possession in IUP territory for most of the half. IUP was able to score two more tries due to overloads in the Roosterhead backline. At the end of the first half Jake "Bunyon" Meeker was able to drive in the Roosterheads first try of the season. In the second half the Roosterheads stuck to their game plan of ball control in the forwards and eventually had Tyler "Chef" Menzler score a try off of a pop off near the corner of the try zone. The IUP backline proved to be too much to handle after scoring try after try taking advantage of the overloads in the Roosterhead backline. Towards the end of the game Jake "Pastey" Hetzler cherry picked a pass 10 meters away from the try zone and was able to score his first try in his first ever rugby game. The Roosterheads lost by a final score of 56 - 18 but showed a lot of potential for the rest of the season.
STATS:
Tries: Jake "Bunyon" Meeker, Tyler "Chef" Menzler, Jake "Pastey" Hetzler
Penalty Kicks: Justin "Speedy" Heinle
Slippery Rock University 10.01.2010 by Travis
Loss 47 - 0
The Roosterheads opened up there regular season at home against Slippery Rock University. The Roosterheads were looking to carry over the momentum gained from the end of last spring into the fall regular season and be able to compete in the ARU this season. The game did not get off to a good start when Jake "Bunyon" Meeker was sent to the sin bin immediately off the first kick off for dangerous tackle. The Roosterheads played good defense in the 10 minute span of playing a man down, but they gave up one try to trail 7-0 early. Right after Jake "Bunyon" Meeker was released from the sin bin, Mark "Gumby" Bingaman committed the same penalty and was sent to the sin bin for another 10 minutes. The Roosterheads let up another try to trail 10-0. The first half the Roosterheads showed good defense and a couple offensive breaks but could not find the try zone and went into halftime trailing 14-0. In the second half, the Roosterheads suffered a series of injuries and breakdowns in defense that they could not overcome. Although the Roosterheads had a lot of breaks they were unable to find the try zone the whole game. Slippery Rock rattled off 35 points in the second half to win by a final score of 47-0.
Pittsburgh Harlequins Preseason College Tournament 09.07.2010 by Travis
4th Place
The Roosterheads opened the season up with a 6 team tournament hosted by the Pittsburgh Harlequins Men's Rugby Club. With only a week of practice under their belts, the Roosterheads finished in 4th place. The Roosterheads went 1-2 by losing to quality opponents Villanova and Virginia Militiary Institute and defeating a Motley side (developed from players from other teams) very easily. The Roosterheads competed in all 3 of their matches and showed they have potential to compete in the ARU this season. They will open up their season next Saturday by hosting Slippery Rock.
Villanova: Loss 14-5
Motley Side: Win 40-7
V.M.I.: Loss 29-10
Tries: Nick Fields (4), Levi Kaczka (2), Victor Phothisuk (2), Jake "Bunyon" Meeker
Conversions: Justin "Speedy" Heinle (5)