2019 UT Old Boys Weekend
Vols begin the celebration of 50 years of rugby at Tennessee
The 2019 UT Old Boys weekend will be held September 06 - 09 and will feature the first in a series of events to celebrate 50 years of rugby at the University of Tennessee.
2019 UT Old Boys Golf Tournament
Friday, September 06
Dead Horse Lake Golf Course
An Evening with the Robertsons
Alumni Match
Saturday, September 07
Tennessee v UT Old Boys
11:00 AM Teams Formation
Noon Kickoff
Series of 15 minute periods
Inaugural Senior Masters Rugby Golf
A tradition unlike any other....
5 PM Shotgun Start
6 PM Final Round
Tennessee v BYU
Kickoff 7 PM
But isn't this the 49th year?
If you count seasons/academic years of rugby instead of treating it like a birthday or anniversary, you will find that the 2019/2020 academic year is the 50th academic year for rugby to exist on the campus of the University of Tennessee. 1970/1971 is year 1 so 2019/2020 is year 50. If you add 50 to 1970 you indeed come up with 2020 but that assumes that the 1970/71 year is year 0 instead of year 1. So, while an anniversary year would be at the conclusion of 50 years, we will be celebrating the 50 years of rugby at UT which starts this fall.