THOSE LEGS IN THE AIR belong to a forward from the Syracuse University Rugby Club who happened to have the misfortune of holding the ball when met by members of the Kutztown University Rugby Club in what I call an "adequate tackle" during Saturday's match in Kutztown. The Berks County college rugby team has become a national power in the sport, and will meet Navy on Saturday at the South Jersey Rugby Club pitch in Cherry Hill during the Mid-Atlantic Rugby Football Union Division One Collegiate playoff. On Sunday the winner of the Kutztown-Navy match will play the winner of the Penn State-Virginia Tech semifinal.
The "Fightin' Amish" of Kutztown (that's what I call them although their official mascot is the Golden Bear) were looking for a gritty tune up match from Syracuse before the playoffs this weekend. The Big Orange players must have had their minds on the NCAA Basketball Tournament where Syracuse advanced to the Sweet 16, because they only managed to score one try against a Kutztown team that scored them by the dozen. Final score Kutztown 83 - Syracuse 5.
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