News
9.27.08
Men play very hard, but get manhandled by Madison. They are off for Homecoming weekend 10/4/08, but will travel to Marquette, Michigan to take on Northern Michigan for the opening of the playoffs.
9.20.08
Men lose in Platteville 38-8. Ricky Bobby makes team's only Try. Men travel to Madison next weekend.
9.13.08
Men lose a heartbreaker to UW-Steven's Point. After a hard fought game, it came down to a 1 pt difference on the pitch. The men had a couple of break-away scores and generated some much needed offense. Rookies also looked good, which is encouraging! Next is @ Platteville.
9.6.08
Men play a tough physical game against UW-La Crosse and come away with a 34-12 win. The match allowed some of the freshmen players to see some action. This is hopefully the start of a great season. Men host UW-Steven's Point next at the Bollinger Pitch @ 1pm.
8.29.08
Rugby poster posted online.
7.25.08
Fall schedule added to webpage. Games will start at approx 1pm.
Summer tourney info also online.
Officer Roster updated with new Match Secretary, Coach added.
5.16.08
Border Battle '08 photos put online.
5.14.08
Elections for new officers were held on 5.8.08. Congrats to President Patrick "Kibbles" Burmeister, VP Ricky Bobby Twing, Match Secretary Matthias "Goose" Mulder, and PR rep Steve Van "Metro" Meter.
5.3.08
ECRFC captures Border Battle Championship for first time in 7 years. The men played four very tough matches against MSOE, St. Cloud, River Falls, and Platteville. They joined Platteville in the championship match. The game came down to the wire with about 2 points seperating the teams when time expired, and Eau Claire on top. Congrats to all the guys for a well fought battle!
4.19.08
Men fall to UW-Platteville and Ripon in some hard fought battles. Team looks forward to having next weekend off, and gearing up for hosting Border Battle.
4.5.08
Men face UW-River Falls on 3/29/08 for a scrimmage and win by 7 Try's. Also on 3/29/08, 7 ECRFC players try out for the Wisconsin Rugby Union Select Sides team. Congrats to Leif Berg, Joe Lippert, Eric Weber, and Jake Fields on being placed on the team.
Men attend Mudfest in Platteville, WI on 4/5/08. They blow past Parkside 34 - 5. But lose to UW-Stout by 2 try's. Then lose to Parkside again during the playbacks. Men look forward to Milwaukee Cup next.
3.19.08
Team Profiles and Team photo taken at Lucky's are added to website. National Guard is added as sponsor. A Special thanks goes to them for donating equipment, etc. It's deeply appreciated. Keep an eye out for more info on Border Battle, coming soon.
1.02.08
New content is being added to the site and is being updated slowly. Do apologize but the webmaster was quite busy last semester and was not able to update items as quickly as he wanted. A New Ticker has been added. Not much of a change from the previous one, but is new and easier to update. Shoes is working with the team to get new photos and a new team photo as soon as possible to update the roster. ECRFC will be attending the Winter Tournament in Wausau, WI in Februrary. More info to follow. If you have any questions, comments, etc, please email the webmaster, shoes, @ shoes@ecrfc.com
10.17.07
The men win 1, lose 1. The men travelled to Parkside a day after homecoming in Eau Claire. It turned out to be a mess of a game with injuries and Parkside playing well. Men drop to 2-2. 10/13/07 men face MSOE. A very hard fought game with the EC Ruggers coming out victorious ending their 'official' season with a 3-2 record. They travel to River Falls on 10/20/07 to face RF and Viterbo college.
9.29.07
The men's rugby team has gotten off to a good start, but had difficulty with the elements today. With wins against Madison and Marquette, the men were excited to bring their record to 3-0 against Northern Michigan, but it just wasn't meant to be. The men are at UW-Parkside Sunday, 10/7/07. The men have a 2-1 record going into Parkside.