Match Report 3/30/12
By Coach Brian Schoener
Your Husky Rugby Club hosted Western Washington University
in its first home league matchup of the season, following numerous match
cancellations due to weather conditions.
Winter still refused to let up as the Dawgs took the field in very wet
and cold conditions.
The weather showed its impact off the first kick-off, as UW
fumbled the opening kick-off, and a misguided pass and a massive scramble put
Western in for a try in the first minute of the match. The conversion was good and Western led
7-0. The Huskies stuck to their game
plan and with the heavy foot of Kiel Rasp, put Western back on their heels and
gave the Dawgs great field position deep in Western’s territory. Quick phase play and determination punched Prop
Dan Kanczugowski in for a try on a quick pick and go at the ten minute
mark. Danny Auerbach converted the kick
and the score was all tied up 7-7.
Great coverage on the ensuing kickoff put the Dawgs in
control with great field position.
Aggressive forward play maintained possession, and a hands in the ruck
call gave UW a penalty 22 meters out right in front of the goal. Danny Auerbach has proved his ability to slot
tough kicks all season, and with a penalty right in front of the goal put the
Dawgs back on top 10-7. They didn’t keep
the lead for long though as Western put together some nice phases running from
depth and in the 22nd minute scored a try that put them back on top
14-10. Auerbach added another penalty
kick before the half and as the halftime whistle blew it was a 14-13 match, and
was either teams match to take.
Western came out as the aggressor in the second half and
took advantage of some missed tackles to score a couple of tries early in the
second half giving them a 24-13 lead. The
Huskies with their backs against the wall responded to the challenge and with
some timely kicks and slow, controlled ball near the goal line saw Prop Rhys
Lloyd score his first try of his rugby career.
The conversion by Auerbach was good, making him 4/4 on the afternoon,
and inched the Dawgs closer with a 24-20 score with ten minutes remaining in
the match. Western maintained possession
though, and a late penalty kick by Western put them on top for good as the Vikings
walked away the victors with a 27-20 win over the Dawgs.
Next up for UW is home match against league leading Oregon
State University on Saturday at 1pm at the IMA.
UW Lineup vs. WWU:
- Rhys Lloyd
- Danny Auerbach
- Dan Kanczugowski
- John Lambert
- Zach Zaharoff
- Ian Booth
- Ryan Byarlay
- Ryan Brennan (c)
- Justin Santos
- Kiel Rasp
- Christopher Dingle
- Konstantin Rehbein
- Loren Bonneville
- Alex Gonzales
- Kendal Dresel
Reserves:
16. Ian
Ogilvie
17. George
Kuo
18. Garret
Brooks
1 19. Chris
Burgess
20. Michael
Jacques
21. Seth
Johnson
22. Nate
Howard
Scoring Line
University of Washington:
Tries: Kanczugowski (10’), Lloyd (68’),
Conversions: Auerbach (2)
Penalty Goals:
Auerbach 2/2
