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On Tlk s::j and T vjtsday nights, a small group of men spend
a couple -J hut;; on the lighted field south of the
Harper-Schramm S uit' d ji nitory complex.
They kick o id fi. j rubber ball shaped somewhat like a
football, and though v -y wear no pads, part of the strategy of
the game the play is : j IjckIo the man with the ball. The action
is rugged.
After practa , thet
so they scat;, 'i' for horr.
ii no trainer or lockerroom to return to,
win assorted bumps and bruises.
On weekends, the UPJL Rugby Club players don uniforms
they have bought out of their own pockets and take on an
ambitious schedule of opposition from a three-state area. If the
game happens to be out of town, the travel expenses also come
out of the players' pockets.
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; an informal group whose membership
practice to practice. Many of the players
"d : uqby before.
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-. . njht now is that we've got a lot of new
"ivis said. "We have about five or six
.. nave some experience, but basically
i Iv'.;l";s trying to get our new players to
oi'V experience."
M.d last year by Chuck Snell, a former
, :n McNulty, who had played with a
ily team members with any rugby
d. The club played only one game
d lost.
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learn tht.' mics end or-in
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Th',,t t .di.s "20 or 25 guys who have shown
up at one mm. ; : am n ',:n practice," according to Divis.
"We've got ome re.i : pod athletes this year and some guys
that hit real find." hi. vnd. "We've also got a couple of players
this year who hive p , y d college rugby before. Once we get
some financial bucknuj, we're hoping to get some more
organiation."
The club yets no money from the University, except for the
two rugby balls the i itramural department bought, Divis said.
The team h luokhy f:v .. pi Ivate sponsor.
They btlom; to th e id. art of America Rugby Football League,
comprised mu-tl of i ; Kvestern teams. Their fall and spring
schedules include' teai'v, ;i )m Omaha and Creighton University, as
well as Kansas City, K,.hsjs University, Kansas State, Iowa, Iowa
State, Des Moines and Colorado.
This year's slate uneady shows wins over Creighton and
Kansas City.
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Imaginative jerseys are just one of the highlights of intramural flag football as the
playoffs continue through this week.
8 remain
in football
playoffs
By Bob Hill
Single elimination intramural flag football playoffs
began this week.
Each league's two top teams entered the tournament
comprised of four flights: Fraternity Class A,
Dormitory-Fraternity Classes B and C. Independent Class A
and Dormitory Class A.
Among the week's top games was the Independent Class
A clash between Hawks and Pro Students, both undefeated.
Intramural coordinator Phil Sienna said it was "the best
contest I've witnessed in three years."
After Pro Students took a quick 14-point lead, Hawks
came back to take the lead late in the final quarter, 34-33.
With four plays remaining, Pro Students then moved the
ball within the Hawks' five yard line only to be denied a
score on all four attempts.
Hawks, by virtue of their victory over Pro Students, are
in the finals for the Independent championship. Abel VIII
and Abel X square off to determine the Dormitory Class A
champion. Sigma Phi Epsilon B meets Abel VII B for the
Dormitory-Fraternity Classes B and C championship, while
the Sigma Phi Epsilon A team challenges Beta Sigma Psi for
the Fraternity Class A championship.
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daily nebraskan
thursday, november 1, 1973
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