The Claremont Colleges Rugby team finally came out on top with a 25-19 win over Temple University and a Men’s Division II National Championship to bring home. See more in the news section.

Dragons onto National Championship Game

The run continues for Claremont. It took yet another gritty effort to overcome University of Miami Ohio, but when the final whistle blew Claremont had earned a 34-32 win. Now onto the National Championship game at 3:00 Saturday 5/1, Stueber Field, Stanford University. If you can’t make it to the field, check the game out live at http://www.ustream.tv/usarugby

On to Final 4 in Stanford

Claremont won a tough game against University of Vermont 36-10 and are moving on to the Final 4 in Stanford Friday 4/30. Stay tuned for more details.

UPDATE: We are playing University of Miami Ohio on Friday, 4/30. The game will be at 3:00pm on Dan Elliot Field at Standford University. Information for the tournament can be found at http://www.usarugby.org/media/EDocs/2010_Collegiate_Championships_Tournament_Information_Packet__Stanford_University.pdf

Here is some press we have received since winning to check out:

http://www.rugbymag.com/news/colleges/men-dii-college/claremont-playing-carefree.aspx

http://www.claremont-courier.com/sports#

http://www.rugbymag.com/news/rankings/men-dii-college/men-dii-college-top-25-april-21-2010.aspx

Video of Claremont vs Vermont: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/6281179

Dragons moving on in Florida

Claremont played a sloppy but gritty game against a very tough Saint Louis University team to kick off nationals. It took a try in the 79th minute by large freshman 8-man Jordan Badia-Bellinger to gain a 14-10 lead and come away with a victory. The Dragons live to take on University of Vermont tomorrow.

See the story at http://www.rugbymag.com/news/colleges/men-dii-college/uvm-claremont-win-close-ones.aspx

Watch our game against University of Vermont STREAMED LIVE 2:00pm ET (11:00am PT) at: www.ustream.tv/usarugbyIII

Claremont Earns DI Promotion

Claremont came out on top against UC Santa Barbara late Friday night to earn a promotion to Division 1 next year. After starting out slow and allowing a 19-5 deficit 20 minutes in, the Dragons found their fire and battled back to win 38-36 after 100 hard-fought minutes. With seven starters watching from the sidelines with injuries and two overtime periods before the game was settled, Claremont showed resilience from top to bottom.

For the full story:

http://www.claremontrugby.org/?p=367

Dragons Qualify for Nationals

Claremont Rugby put forth a massive effort this weekend to win the SCRFU DII playoffs and earn a spot at the National Championships in Florida.

The first round put Claremont up against UC Irvine, in a rematch of a 23-23 tie in league play. The Dragons started off slow but maintained composure to pull out a 17-14 win.

The championship game brought the host team, Loyola Marymount Lions. The game extends a long rivalry, which includes a narrow 15-13 win over Loyola two weeks prior, and a crushing one point loss in the playoff finals a year ago. This was not to the case in this years rematch. The Dragons captured momentum early and never let off the pressure. After a year of building under first year coach Jeremy Ognall, that saw Claremont losing two lopsided games the first weekend of league play, all cylinders finally fired on Sunday. Claremont looked unstoppable this day and when the final whistle blew walked off with a 43-5 win.