A Date With Destiny
University of Oregon Rugby, since 1961, has established its standing among Pacific Northwest schools as a leader in cultivating top notch gentlemen and rugby players. The Rugby program takes pride in its play, always honoring the game of rugby, and never being one to boast. Wins have ebbed and flowed, but what remains a steadfast is Oregon’s reputation. Last season, Men’s Rugby took the League by storm, turning a page in the club's history books, and finishing as 2020 NCRC League Champions. They earned their first League title in years, defeating second place Western Washington University 31-3. After their win in March, the Ducks were scheduled to play at Stanford University, in April, with national championship hopes and implications. However, 2019 and 2020’s story book season had its story book ending ripped away. And without a chance to further prove Oregon’s legitimacy in a regional playoff berth and a distracting global pandemic, Oregon’s undefeated NCRC play in the spring of 2020 has been remembered as a one-off Cinderella story year.
Flock in the Swamp
Rugby is growing in the United States and the west coast is an area at the forefront of that growth. In New Orleans, The Cascade, led by five University of Oregon players showed the nation what rugby is like in Oregon and the rest of the Pacific Northwest.
Oregon Wins NCRC Final Over WWU
The University of Oregon controlled the tempo and field position and put a stranglehold on Western Washington to win the Northeast Collegiate Rugby Conference championship game 31-3 Saturday…
Western Washington Clashes With Oregon For NCRC Title
The Northwest Collegiate Rugby Conference crowns its champion this weekend with Western Washington visiting the University of Oregon Ducks…
DIAA Gamebreakers This Week
The scrumhalf and flyhalf for the Ducks, respectively, Scarpino and Watkin kept the tempo going and worked the attack nicely in a very tough 18-12 win for Oregon over Western Washington. That game clinched 1st in the NCRC Pool A and ensured a home game for the upcoming playoffs…
From setup to teardown, Oregon rugby teams do it all
It’s 2 p.m. on a recent Friday and Spencer de Urioste and Charles Diemer drive onto Riverfront Field in a black Jeep at the banks of the Willamette River. De Urioste grabs a Bluetooth speaker from the car and plays Luke Bryan’s hit song “Huntin’ Fishin’ & Lovin’ Every Day”...
Men DIAA Rankings Week Of March 1
Rank Prev. Rank College
15 17 Oregon
GRR DIAA Hot 100 Fall 2019: Outside Backs
Logan Deitner Oregon NCRC (Center)
Oregon rugby alumni Taylor Krumrei signs with Seattle Seawolves
The Seattle Seawolves have announced the signing of University of Oregon Alumni and Seattle Saracens lock, Taylor Krumrei.
DIAA Games This Weekend
Here are scores from this weekend in DIAA college rugby.
These include the NCRC semis: Oregon vs WSU and WWU vs Boise State…
Team Spotlight: Oregon Surges In NCRC
After losing to Western Washington in the fall, the Ducks were chasing the Vikings for 1st in the NCRC Pool A. But Western's early-season loss to Oregon State left the door open for Oregon to get 1st, and therefore a home game in the semis…
Oregon club rugby tackling expectation
Oregon men’s club rugby continues to grow in size and strength. Five years ago, the team had 18 members. Now the roster has 51. Though a majority of the players on the team played the sport prior to joining the team, there are players who are relatively new to the pitch...