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The mens rugby team has lost in the D1AA National Championship the last two years. PHOTOS: Courtesy of SJU Rugby

Rugby wins conference, eyes nationals

Ryan Mulligan November 12, 2019

For the fourth straight year St. Joe’s rugby finished the regular season sitting atop their conference, capturing the D1AA Mid-Atlantic Rugby Conference Championship. They finished the regular season...

Junior Steven Coates makes a play against a Haverford College player. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK

Undefeated men’s rugby looks for redemption

Riley Frain October 22, 2019

The St. Joe’s men’s rugby team is off to a 6-0 start this season after conference playoff runs that fell short the past two years, both highlighted by losses in the Division 1AA National Championship....

Hawk Rugby loses to Bowling Green in Championship

Hawk Rugby loses to Bowling Green in Championship

Michael Droogan December 4, 2018

The St. Joe’s men’s rugby team capped off their season with a  26-7 loss to Bowling Green State University in the Fall DIAA National Championship in Charlotte, NC on Dec. 2. After knocking off Western...

 St. Joe’s men’s rugby teamafter beating Western Michigan University in the semifinal game of the USA Rugby D1AA National Championship at Mount St. Mary’s College. PHOTO: SJU RECREATION

Men’s rugby honors Dombroski while advancing to national championship

Nick Karpinski November 27, 2018

A few weeks after winning their third consecutive conference title on Nov. 3,  the St. Joe’s men’s rugby team entered the USA Rugby D1AA National Tournament, winning 15-10 in the semifinal game over...

      Senior center Chad McMahon celebrates prior to scoring on Sweeney Field. PHOTOS: MICKY CHAPPLE.

St. Joe’s men’s rugby wins championship

Nick Karpinski November 6, 2018

The St. Joe’s men’s rugby team won their third consecutive MARC D1AA Fall 15’s Championship in front of a packed crowd at Sweeney Field on Nov. 3. Junior full-back James Kinzer said there was a remarkable...

Junior Noah Niumataiwalu (left) and senior George Harris (right) pose for a picture (Photo by Luke Malanga ’20).

New faces of the team

Nick Karpinski September 4, 2018

Men’s rugby names team captains The St. Joe’s men’s rugby team named junior scrumhalf Noah Niumataiwalu and senior lock George Harris as captains for the upcoming year. Both Harris and Niumataiwalu...

The Hawks battle the University of Tennessee through the mud (Photo by Peter Curcio).

Rugby advances to national championship

Luke Malanga November 28, 2017

St. Joe's rugby looks to establish national recognition The St. Joe’s rugby team traveled to Bowling Green, Ohio for the first round of nationals where they met the University of Tennessee. The Hawks,...

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