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Per Neil Schoon, this is one of the '77 or '79 Aspen Tournaments
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Roger Smith ran a kickoff back for a try, without blocking!
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Pete Bonanni scored in virtually every game.
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'''Spring Break vs Durham County:'''
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Durham: “You Blokes sure tackled hard...”
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Us: “Yeah, but we never tackled the guy with the ball.”
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And more memories by Tom Dollahite: The Conversion in the Cranwell Game was a highlight of my Rugby career that I’ll always remember...as were the Batmen who cleaned our shoes after the game and the Pub Cranwell had in their dorm! Making that conversion to win that game for a team that played one of our best games ever to beat Cranwell was an unforgettable experience!  And....
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I distinctly remember making a PK on 23 Apr vs Wyoming to break the 0-0 tie and win that game...after a close, hard fought match by both sides. It was a kick from near a sideline, with a strong wind blowing goal to goal...I just kicked the ball up and the wind curved it through the goalpost...Absolutely the Luckiest kick I ever made...

Latest revision as of 21:41, 20 July 2019

Roger Smith ran a kickoff back for a try, without blocking!

Pete Bonanni scored in virtually every game.


Spring Break vs Durham County:

Durham: “You Blokes sure tackled hard...”

Us: “Yeah, but we never tackled the guy with the ball.”


And more memories by Tom Dollahite: The Conversion in the Cranwell Game was a highlight of my Rugby career that I’ll always remember...as were the Batmen who cleaned our shoes after the game and the Pub Cranwell had in their dorm! Making that conversion to win that game for a team that played one of our best games ever to beat Cranwell was an unforgettable experience! And....

I distinctly remember making a PK on 23 Apr vs Wyoming to break the 0-0 tie and win that game...after a close, hard fought match by both sides. It was a kick from near a sideline, with a strong wind blowing goal to goal...I just kicked the ball up and the wind curved it through the goalpost...Absolutely the Luckiest kick I ever made...