Under partly cloudy skies Riverside took the field in a home game against perennial youth rugby powerhouse Back Bay of Newport Beach. Wearing their new black and gold jerseys for the first time the Raptors came out with their trademark defensive brilliance, running all over the pitch laying out jarring tackles that frequently separated ball […]
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Riverside Under 19s defeat Fullerton, 32-17
Published by 2 months, 3 weeks ago in Fixtures. 1 CommentThe Riverside Under-19’s traveled to Fullerton to play a spirited side that included an U-19 Eagle. Fullerton capitalized on the slow starting Raptors by putting two quick tries on Riverside for an early 10-0 lead with barely 5 minutes elapsed. The boys from Riverside maintained their composure and played the rest of the half in […]
Riverside Youth Rugby U19 Team bested by NC Barbarians
Published by 3 months ago in Fixtures. 0 CommentsThe U-19 Killer Bees lost a physical match played in Carlsbad 24-12 against the NC Barbarians.
Riverside Rugby’s men’s team played a scrappy SLO side that saw a close fight early before Riverside’s experience, and powerful running wore the opposition down 33-10. The double Dave’s center team (Samoa Dave and Aussie Dave) set the pace with aggressive runs.
Newcomer of the year winger RJ scored for the second consecutive game. Keith […]
Riverside RFC Scrimmage v. Beaumont Bluehawks , MOVED TO NOBLE CREEK PARK!!!
Published by 4 months, 2 weeks ago in Fixtures. 0 CommentsSaturday 1:00 PM
The senior Men’s Side will scrimmage the Beaumont Bluehawks Rugby Club at the Beaumont Sports Park located at the corner of Brookside Avenue and Beaumont Avenue NOBLE CREEK PARK in Beaumont, CA.
Saturday 2:30 PM
The Under-19’s will play a combined side of Beaumont and Murrieta U-19’s in a 7 or 10 a side […]
Reid Park Restoration Project - Saturday, December 22, 2007 12:00 noon
Published by 4 months, 3 weeks ago 0 CommentsAt noon this coming Saturday we will be restoring Reid field and meadows. If the weather is bad Please consult website for updates, or cancellations. We anticipate it will take only a couple hours with full club participation. Bring some of the following items:
1) Heavy garden rake or light rake.
2) Wheel barrow
3) Steer manure
4) Potting […]
*These are the sole views of the author and does not represent the views of riverside rugby. I have intentionally eschewed a game commentary to address broader issues.
The match today, or the mismatch as it where compels most knowledge rugby aficionado’s to summarily dismiss Coach Peter Thorburn’s recent and overly sanguine assessment that United States […]
Eagles: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back, Deja Vu all over again
Published by 8 months ago 0 CommentsToday the United States fielded a the same side that played against England only four days earlier, altered only by Emerick’s suspension, and it showed against a well rested Tongan side. The fresh Tongan forwards drew first blood a scant two minutes into the match when Maka rolled the listless USA pack for a try. […]
Dan Steinberg of the Washington Post has written an excellent article on Rugby in America, as told through a profile of standout flanker Inaki Basauri.
An excerpt:
That professional rugby even became an option was itself something of a fluke. Basauri had been your typical baseball- and football-playing suburbanite until middle school, when an Italian friend […]
It was simply the best showing against an English side in the modern era. Forget about those glad handed Churchill Cup matches with England A in Canada, the last time it really mattered against a full English side in 1999, England ravished the United Sates 106-8.
Yet, today the Eagles stood tall against England. Ultimately […]