I made some mistakes in some of my previous posts: Russell's last name is Davidson, Kenny's last name is McKenna, our sophmore second row is Kevin Cloutier not Kevin Casey, and it's Bill Kolaski not Polaski.
sorry guys....my bad
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
PSU vs. Bryant College (semi-finals)
The Norsemen (#4 seed) travelled down to Bristol Rhode Island on the 2nd of November to play Bryant College (#2 seed) on the the 3rd. The energy around the team and the fans was contagious.
They arrived at the field at 11 after a good night's sleep only to discover that the weather was terrible. It was raining hard, in the high 30's to low 40's, and to top it all 50mph winds. This however did not discourage the team or the fans from getting fired up.
Bryant came out hard in the first half, but Plymouth used the wind to their advantage and kicked the ball a lot to gain better field position and to put Bryant on their heels.
The first try was scored by Joe Lea who broke through the defense from 5 meters out after Plymouth had a long hard fought drive up the field.
After this first try Plymouth started to break Bryant down with their hard running, even harder tackles, tactical kicking and all round good play. The next try was scored by Rob Howes after a fake switch then a fake pass to break through the defensive line. This was then followed by a try on the wing from Jim Brady after another offensive drive. To finish the first half Chris Tofte scored the 4th try for Plymouth.
Because of the wind the second half was scoreless because Bryant could not take advantage of the wind like the Norsemen did. Plymouth was very impressive because they did not kick at all in the second half, they had to run the ball every time because of the wind, Matt Kennedy and Nate fox doing this particularly well.
The final score was 20-0 in favor of PSU. Weaton beat Keene State in the other semi final game. So it's onto the finals for Plymouth.
They arrived at the field at 11 after a good night's sleep only to discover that the weather was terrible. It was raining hard, in the high 30's to low 40's, and to top it all 50mph winds. This however did not discourage the team or the fans from getting fired up.
Bryant came out hard in the first half, but Plymouth used the wind to their advantage and kicked the ball a lot to gain better field position and to put Bryant on their heels.
The first try was scored by Joe Lea who broke through the defense from 5 meters out after Plymouth had a long hard fought drive up the field.
After this first try Plymouth started to break Bryant down with their hard running, even harder tackles, tactical kicking and all round good play. The next try was scored by Rob Howes after a fake switch then a fake pass to break through the defensive line. This was then followed by a try on the wing from Jim Brady after another offensive drive. To finish the first half Chris Tofte scored the 4th try for Plymouth.
Because of the wind the second half was scoreless because Bryant could not take advantage of the wind like the Norsemen did. Plymouth was very impressive because they did not kick at all in the second half, they had to run the ball every time because of the wind, Matt Kennedy and Nate fox doing this particularly well.
The final score was 20-0 in favor of PSU. Weaton beat Keene State in the other semi final game. So it's onto the finals for Plymouth.
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
PSU vs. New Haven U23's
The Norsemen played New Haven u23's this past Saturday at home in the Quarter finals. It was a very wet and rainy day in Plymouth and to make matters worse the referee cancelled so some last minute arrangements had to be made.
Because the weather was so poor it made passing kicking and running very difficult so the Norsemen had to step it up on defense, and they did. Plymouth dominated the whole game which pleased the many Norsemen fans who still came out to support us. Plymouth scored 6 tries in all the first being from Tommy Lyle who made a huge half field run. The rest of the tries came from Bill Kolaski (2) Nate Fox, Kevin Casey, and Phil Livsey scoring his first ever try. Bill Kolaski also converted 3 kicks making the final score 36-17.
This was a great performance from Plymouth despite the sloppy play which the weather created. They are now preparing to go to Rhode Island for the New England Championship where they will face Bryant (the 2nd seed and the only other undefeated team other than Plymouth still in the playoffs). If they beat Bryant on Saturday they face the winner of Keene State vs. Wheaton.
Because the weather was so poor it made passing kicking and running very difficult so the Norsemen had to step it up on defense, and they did. Plymouth dominated the whole game which pleased the many Norsemen fans who still came out to support us. Plymouth scored 6 tries in all the first being from Tommy Lyle who made a huge half field run. The rest of the tries came from Bill Kolaski (2) Nate Fox, Kevin Casey, and Phil Livsey scoring his first ever try. Bill Kolaski also converted 3 kicks making the final score 36-17.
This was a great performance from Plymouth despite the sloppy play which the weather created. They are now preparing to go to Rhode Island for the New England Championship where they will face Bryant (the 2nd seed and the only other undefeated team other than Plymouth still in the playoffs). If they beat Bryant on Saturday they face the winner of Keene State vs. Wheaton.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
PSU vs. Keene State
Plymouth played Keene State in thier last regular season game. Both teams were undefeated going into the game, so it was bound to be a battle.
Both teams came out hard, with lots of big tackles and hard running. About halfway through the first half Rob Howes chip kicked over the head of Keene's defense to Tommy Lyle running on. Tommy caught the ball and ran into the try zone to score. The conversion was missed which made the score 5-0.
The Norsemen dominated most of the first half, and after a quick pick up from the back of the ruck Paul "skeeter" Jackson dove over the try line to score Plymouth's second try. Bill Polaski converted the kick to make the score at halftime 12-0.
The Norsemen still played very well in the second half, holding Keene's offense back in a goal line stand multiple times. Despite the Norsemen's best efforts Keene managed to score one try. The game ended with a 12-5 win to Plymouth.
The B*side also had an excellent performance, but sadly Plymouth lost 5-0 after a very hard fought game.
The Norsemen are preparing for their first playoff game against New Haven u23's at home at 1pm.
Both teams came out hard, with lots of big tackles and hard running. About halfway through the first half Rob Howes chip kicked over the head of Keene's defense to Tommy Lyle running on. Tommy caught the ball and ran into the try zone to score. The conversion was missed which made the score 5-0.
The Norsemen dominated most of the first half, and after a quick pick up from the back of the ruck Paul "skeeter" Jackson dove over the try line to score Plymouth's second try. Bill Polaski converted the kick to make the score at halftime 12-0.
The Norsemen still played very well in the second half, holding Keene's offense back in a goal line stand multiple times. Despite the Norsemen's best efforts Keene managed to score one try. The game ended with a 12-5 win to Plymouth.
The B*side also had an excellent performance, but sadly Plymouth lost 5-0 after a very hard fought game.
The Norsemen are preparing for their first playoff game against New Haven u23's at home at 1pm.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Last game of the season!
The Norsemen are 4-0 on the season right now, at the top of the NERFU Western Conference, and 4th (only due to points difference) in the NERFU division 3.
We are now preparing for this weekend's game away against Keene State (also 4-0). If the Norsemen win this game they will win the conference, and get a home game for the first playoff game. Plymouth also need to score as many points as they can this weekend to obtain a higher seed for playoffs.
The Norsemen are confident even without their starting outside center Chris Toftee who sprained his ankle earlier this week and will be out for a few weeks.
We are now preparing for this weekend's game away against Keene State (also 4-0). If the Norsemen win this game they will win the conference, and get a home game for the first playoff game. Plymouth also need to score as many points as they can this weekend to obtain a higher seed for playoffs.
The Norsemen are confident even without their starting outside center Chris Toftee who sprained his ankle earlier this week and will be out for a few weeks.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
PSU vs. WPI
The Norsemen do not have a game this weekend because WPI forfitted thier whole season. This goes down as a 7-0 win to PSU. The Norsemen are now 4-0 on the season. The team are busy enjoying thier week off with light practices and heavy drinking.
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
PSU vs. Williams College
The Plymouth State men's rugby team played Williams college this past weekend. Going into the game Plymouth knew nothing about Williams, except that they had just dropped down from Division 2.
After a long 3 and a half hour drive, Plymouth came out a little flat footed, and let Williams score early in the game. But after getting settled into the game Plymouth started to come back, with Joe Lea scoring a try. At half time Williams were up 7-5. But during the second half Plymouth used their forwards to tire Williams out and this led to Chris Toftee scoring 2 tries. Despite Williams best efforts Plymouth held out for a 15-12 win.
A B*side game was played, Plymouth's B*side sadly did not have the same success as their A*side, but it was still a well fought game with Plymouth's B*side forwards really stepping up.
This now puts the undefeated Plymouth at the top of the New England Western Conference, and in the top 4 in the Division (but only due to points difference).
The PSU Norsemen are now preparing for this weekend's game away at Springfield College. It has been over 4 years since Plymouth last beat Springfield......time to break the streak
After a long 3 and a half hour drive, Plymouth came out a little flat footed, and let Williams score early in the game. But after getting settled into the game Plymouth started to come back, with Joe Lea scoring a try. At half time Williams were up 7-5. But during the second half Plymouth used their forwards to tire Williams out and this led to Chris Toftee scoring 2 tries. Despite Williams best efforts Plymouth held out for a 15-12 win.
A B*side game was played, Plymouth's B*side sadly did not have the same success as their A*side, but it was still a well fought game with Plymouth's B*side forwards really stepping up.
This now puts the undefeated Plymouth at the top of the New England Western Conference, and in the top 4 in the Division (but only due to points difference).
The PSU Norsemen are now preparing for this weekend's game away at Springfield College. It has been over 4 years since Plymouth last beat Springfield......time to break the streak
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