October 2008 - Posts

• Home Game this Saturday, Nov. 1

  Hilton Head has a home game this Saturday, Nov. 1, against Savannah RFC at Barker Field. Come out and watch the only true contact sport in the Lowcountry! It should be a great game, as Savannah is our biggest rival. So come to Barker Field for the game - we could use all the support we can get. Then of course head over to Murphy's Irish Pub afterwards for beer, food, and all of the post-game shenanigans you can handle. THE GAME STARTS AT 2:00 P.M. Posted Oct 30 2008, 03:22 PM by admin with 1 comment(s)

• Home Game This Saturday

  Hilton Head will play The Citadel at Barker Field this Saturday, October 25, at 2:00pm. The sun should be out by then and the temperature may be up to 80! This might be your last chance to enjoy a warm day and rugby at the same time.... We played them about a month ago in a mini-tournament in Charleston. They're fast, athletic and fearless (like all 20 year olds tend to be).... Party to follow at Murphy's. Posted Oct 24 2008, 02:39 PM by RickyC with no comments

• Newest Club Member

  Welcome Samantha Lee Fenstermaker, newest addition to the club. Let’s hope she has her mother’s looks and disposition! Posted Oct 23 2008, 05:02 PM by RickyC with no comments

• Legends of Hilton Head Rugby-The Atlanta Renegades

  Although we haven’t played them for a long time, we’ve have lots of great games against the Atlanta Renegades, they’ve blown us out a few times but we’ve won more times than you’d think.... Once, playing in Atlanta (maybe it was ’99) we showed up with 16 or 17 players and, of course, the ‘Gades had 50 plus. As usual, they were bigger, faster and more experienced. We were locked in a tight game, up by a couple of points late, when their flyhalf, a Frenchman whose name I can’t remember, flew into a rage when one of his forwards criticized him. He ripped off his jersey and stomped off the field.... As it turned out, he was their only kicker. His replacement wiffed a few easy penalties and we escaped with a win. We selected the Atlanta flyhalf as our man of the match. Posted Oct 14 2008, 02:36 PM by RickyC with no comments

• Note from Mitch about this weekend in Savannah

  Guys- ....I didn't see an email go out about this yet, so f.y.i. our game scheduled at home against Columbia this Saturday, Oct. 11 has been changed to us traveling to Savannah for a mini-tournament with Savannah, Charleston, Augusta, and possibly Columbia. First match is at 10:00 a.m., we are guaranteed 2 games, and games will probably be 25-30 minute halves, so we will need everyone to be there, as many bodies as we can get. NO excuses, Savannah is only 45 minutes away and the more people we have out there, the less likely someone is to get injured with playing 2+ games. Mike Holmes or Jason may have more info on this, but this was what I was told today. ....We had a good run yesterday night, thanks to everyone who came out and put the effort in for a good practice. Now we need an even better practice tomorrow. ....There's more here, but its not REALLY fit for the tender ears of our potential opponents. Posted Oct 08 2008, 02:00 PM by RickyC with no comments

• Legends of Hilton Head Rugby- Paul Kyserling

  Paul Kyserling, aka the Human Spear, began playing for Hilton Head in 1975. He had a long career, playing for the Boston RFC, HHI and the Palmetto Select Side. Playing at inside center, he was a devastating tackler, knew how to put his outside center into a gap and had a sweet little squib kick that he could drop just behind our opponents back line. …. We were playing Charleston and the referee awarded us a penalty kick a five yards from their goal line. For some reason, possibly thinking they would be more difficult to move when one of our big Marine ran at them, their forwards locked arms. Paul Kyserling quickly tapped the ball and dove underneath them. Unable to disengage in time, all they could do was sit on Paul as he scored the easiest try of his career. ....If you have a "Legends" story to tell, please post it here or email it to me via this site and I'll post it for you. Posted Oct 06 2008, 09:31 AM by RickyC with no comments