Sports
Metro's Bastards undefeated
Metro's club has been playing this 'cerebral' game for 24 years
By Keith Franklin
cfrankl7@mscd.edu
It's rugby season again and player recruitment is in full swing. The Metro Rugby Club, The Glorious Bastards, needs students to join the team.
PHOTO COURTESY METRO RUGBY
The Glorious Bastards play against regional teams such as Colorado School of Mines and Adams State. Last year they were undefeated.
Recruiting will be going on all week at the Lawrence Street Mall in front of the Emmanuel Gallery between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Players can join throughout the semester, but early registration is encouraged. Dues per semester are $65.
The rugby club has been in existence for 24 years and was undefeated last year. The team brought home the trophy in the Wyoming Jackalope tournament and is the reigning champion in the Southern Bracket of the Eastern Rockies Rugby Football Union. Other schools in its bracket include Adams State, Mesa State, Western State, and Colorado School of Mines.
People of all shapes and sizes are encouraged to come out. All that is needed is a desire to learn and appreciate the game and its history. Students from Metro, CCD and UCD are welcome to participate.
Head coach Gregg T. McCorkle can be reached at (720) 840-4834 or you can find more information on their Website at http://www.yahoogroups/MetroRugbyClub.com.
The first practice will be on August 30. Subsequent practices will be held every Tuesday thereafter from 4 to 6 p.m. The Bastards will hold two-a-days in Glenwood Springs during Labor Day weekend.
Don't worry if you have never played the game before. The team is divided into an "A" and "B" side to add depth while maintaining a learning and competitive environment for new players.
"Rugby is a cerebral game," said McCorkle, "not the senseless drunken thuggery that some people assume it to be."
