Sports

Bastards take the cup

Rugby club repeats win in Jackalope tourney

By Matt Gunn
gunnma@mscd.edu

Metro's Glorious Bastards rugby club took its second consecutive championship in the Wyoming Jackalope Tournament's collegiate division.

The Bastards, now 3-0, secured their place in history by winning the 32nd annual tournament, which took place Sept. 10-11 in Laramie, Wyo. On its way to the championship, Metro beat Colorado State University's B team, Colorado School of Mines, and University of Wyoming's B team, which featured a former All-American, along with a number of the Cowboys' top-tier starters.

"It adds validity to us," said head coach Gregg McCorckle. "We play teams at the Jackalope that we normally wouldn't play as part of our league schedule."

In 2004 Metro's rugby club went a perfect 7-0, on its way to becoming the Eastern Rockies Rugby Football Union Division II South Champions. The team's goal is to duplicate last year's regular season success and qualify for the West Regional.

"Our motto for this year is 'We have unfinished business,'" McCorckle said.

The Glorious Bastards continue the 2005 season Sept. 25 at Mesa State College.