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Rugby club hits big on campus

October 30, 2019 News

(PHOTO/ Chris Wallace) Oluwaseun Omotayo Contributor There may be end zones, a ball and some field goals, but it isn’t football. The sport is rugby, and several Troy students have formed a club. It is akin to American football; but, there are some major differences, like the scoring method. “There are three major differences between rugby and American football,” said Hill Beedy, a Junior accounting major from Fairhope, Alabama. “There is minimum protective wear, passing the ball forward is not allowed and play does not stop during a tackle. Unlike…

Troy Rugby seeks new players

January 31, 2019 Trojan Living

Abhigya Ghimire Staff Writer Zenith Shrestha Staff Writer Every Monday and Wednesday, the Troy Rugby Club meets at the band field on John M. Long Road at 6 p.m. for its practice sessions. The sessions consist of athletic training, drills and scrimmages. The club is welcoming new members who are interested in trying a new sport. “We are an official university-sponsored sports team, but we are also a club,” said Chandler Burleson, a junior social science education major from Leeds and the club’s president. “We play other division one colleges…