Ruggers prepare for second season after successful first
Published on January 26, 2007 by The Sentinel
KSU athletics has made a lot of history over the past decade and the Rugby team is the next team in line. Rugby is a sport that has been around for nearly 200 years. The game combines the skills of endurance sports with the physical nature of American football, but is played without pads.
Behind the strong efforts of Warren Mullis and Jon Gustin, who co-founded the KSU Rugby club in the fall of 2005, the team has already taken big strides forward.
After a successful first season, they have moved themselves up from Division III to Division II, which means a significant jump in the level of competition.
The rugby team will take the field this year against large schools with long histories of rugby success, including South Carolina, Georgia Tech and Auburn.
Under the instruction of head coach Randall Joseph, the rugby team has been working hard to prepare for the kickoff of the season on Jan. 28 at home against North Georgia College.
The team will make their first road trip the next weekend as they go to Columbia, South Carolina to play the Gamecocks.
The team has been working hard, with practices twice a week at Noonday Park in Kennesaw. Player/President for the club, Warren Mullis, has high hopes for the season.
”I’m looking forward to the challenge of facing top competition. We’re going to face schools with more money and resources. It’s going to be fun, but we won’t have any easy, matches,” Mullis said.
With the first game less than two weeks away, the ruggers are still looking for any players who would like to join the club.
”We’re looking for any ex-rugby or football players or any other athletes looking to come out and help make KSU sports history,” Mullis said.
New players would definitely be a welcome addition to the team because depth could become an issue with only 20 players on the current roster and 15 needed to play at any given time.
Anyone with an interest in joining the team should contact Warren Mullis. For more information go to www.kennesawstaterugby.com.
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