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UT Old Boys Weekend
Rugby Class of 1970 headlines Homecoming

November 07, 2009 (Fulton Bottoms, USA) The University of Tennessee Men's Rugby Club welcomed alumni back to campus for Homecoming 2009. On Saturday, November 07 the undergrads squared off against the Old Boys in two alumni matches on the hallowed grounds of Fulton Bottoms Rugby Field.

After a show start and some minor schedule changes, the A side contest kicked off at 1:00 PM. In typical fashion the match featured some heavy pounding by the Old Boys and some exciting wide movements by the youngsters. Lots of scoring kept the crowd excited and the fans drastically increased as the game went on. Homecoming and a home football game that kicked off at 7:00 PM meant that there were plenty of interested on lookers. The very entertaining match ended up going the young bucks way as they outscored the Old Boys 8 tries to 6.

The Old Boys put on a superb demonstration of methodical ball control rugby combined with some strategic substitutions to beat back the young buck B side. The Old Boys pushed across three tries in the first half and then held off a late young buck rally to take the B match.

Overall a great day of rugby and a great day for Tennessee Rugby. About 50 Old Boys played on the day with another two dozen or so on the side taking in the action.

After the games were complete, the Rugby Class of 1970 hosted a social at Dead End Barbeque. Lots of stories were told, memories were relived and there was even a song or two delivered to the appreciative crowd. As the evening drew to an end, everyone began making plans for 2010 so that they could do it all over again...

 
University of Tennessee 48, UT Old Boys 36
UTRFC Lineup
1. Hauge
2. Adams
3. Boswell / Herrera
4. Neuhart
5. Fugate
6. McLaughlin / Campbell
7. Meccia
8. Lee ©
9. Jones
10. Anderson
11. Wilson
12. Johnson
13. Goff
14. Abernathy / Howard
15. Evans

UT Old Boy Lineup
1. Pledger
2. Murphy / Mullins
3. Huskey / Randolph
4. Allen
5. Chermely
6. Mata
7. DiMeola / Murphy
8. Hartley
9. Weldon / Baker / Gower / Weldon
10. Melroy
11. Baker / Deaderick
12. Huisingh / Ingle
13. Halcomb
14. Van Dyke / Ingle / Reid
15. Woods

Scoring Summary
3:00 PK UTOB (Melroy) 0-3
11:00 Try Evans (over Hartley) 5-3
19:00 Try UTOB (Weldon; CK Melroy) 5-10
25:00 Try Evans 10-10
29:00 Try Wilson 15-10
33:00 Try UTOB (Halcomb; CK Melroy) 15-17
35:00 Try Wilson 20-17
40:00 Try UTOB (Melroy) 20-22
49:00 Try Howard; CK by Anderson 27-22
57:00 Try Neuhart; CK by Anderson 34-22
61:00 Try UTOB 34-29
63:00 Try Wilson; CK by Anderson 41-29
68:00 Try UTOB 41-36
70:00 Try Howard; CK by Anderson 48-36

Halftime: Tennessee 20, UT Old Boys 17
(35 Minute Halves)
Referee: Pete Long
University of Tennessee 17, UT Old Boys 19
Lineup
1. Smith / Pardon
2. Henderson / Stank
3. Loveday / Queener
4. Skirius / Lofaro
5. Cohen / Dyer
6. Paris / McWhorter
7. Kelly / Powell
8. Lollar
9. Vigdar / Woodall
10. Ladacour / Becraft
11. Ricardson / Ring
12. Houck / Fields
13. Bowlus / Abernathy
14. Wright / Bowlus
15. Brink 		 

Scoring Summary
6:00 Try by Houck 5-0
10:00 Try by UTOB 5-7
13:00 Try by UTOB 5-12
25:00 Try by UTOB 5-19
32:00 Try by Bowlus 10-19
34:00 Try by Bowlus 17-19

Halftime: Tennessee 5, UT Old Boys 12
(20 minute halves)
Referee: Zach Murphy