Austin RFC match archives 2007-2008

 
April 5, 2008 Away ARFC 46, San Antonio  3

This past weekend Austin RFC returned to action after two weeks off and, though a bit rusty, recorded two big wins over San Antonio RFC at Olmos Basin Park. The Blacks scored seven trys in the 46-3 rout. Jacob Wurz (#8) was the only forward to touch down but both wings, Jason Spodick and Chris Gray scored two trys each, and both centers, Todd Oosterhouse and David Comerford, added one try each. Flanker Gordon Parker added four conversions and a penalty kick to round out the scoring. 

Golds 72,  San Antonio 0

In the second match, the Golds scored early and often putting in 12 trys and six conversions for a 72-0 blasting of San Antonio’s 2nd XV. It appears the Golds have finally awoken but still need a win this coming weekend over Woodlands to clinch a spot in the TRU B-side Championship in two weeks time (April 19-20 at Dallas Lake Highlands Park). The Blacks have already clinched a spot in the West Div.I Championship final to be held in Ft.Worth on Saturday, April 26. The opponent will be the winner of the West’s Northern Div.I league – most likely Aspen.

 
March 15, 2008 Burr Field ARFC 24, Shreveport 14

1. Eric Martinez (Mark Brewerton @ 58 min) 2. Michael Graham 3. Larry “Paul” Manley 4. Gordon Parker 5. Nick Lane 6. Troy Mussey (Lloyd Wilson @ 65 min) 7. Carl "Stumpy" Burnett 8. Jacob Wurz 9. Jay Shepard 10. Rick Medina 11. Chris Gray 12. Jason Spodick 13. David Comerford 14. Chris Annino 15. Jeff Gatlin

Trys: Carl “Stumpy” Burnett (1), Jacob Wurz (1), Chris Gray (1), Jeff Gatlin (1) = 20 points

Conversions: Jay Shepard (1), Gordon Parker (1) = 4 points

Golds 20, Shreveport RFC 12  

1. Eric Martinez 2. Mike Norton 3. Luis Navarro 4. Mason Hering 5. Michael “Captain Jolley” Noonan 6. Keith Braithwaite 7. Trevor Cray 8. Joe Moore 9. Carl “Stumpy” Burnett 10. Mark Brewerton 11. Dave Comerford 12. Todd Oosterhouse 13. Lloyd Wilson 14. Royce Lemoine 15. Paul Bollinger

Trys: Joe Moore (2), Dave Comerford (1), Lloyd Wilson (1) = 20 points

Conversions: 0

March 1, 2008 Burr Field ARFC 8, Dallas Harlequins 19

Results of yesterday's matches were not good as Dallas Harlequins left town with two wins. Both matches were close for the first 65 minutes before the Quins pulled away with break-away trys in the last 15. In fact, the Blacks led 8-7 through a push-over try by the forwards and a penalty kick from Juddy Wootton but let the Quins score two late trys for the 19-8 victory. The Quins will win the Texas Rugby Union Premier Division Championship but the Blacks can still take the #1 seed into the Western Div.I playoffs with victories over Shreveport at home on Mar.15, San Antonio away on Apr.12, and Woodlands at home on April 19.

In the 2nd XV match the Golds led 5 nil off a push-over try from the forwards (sound familiar?). However, the Quins then scored four unanswered trys before the Golds pushed over another try right at the death - final score 19-12. The Golds now need victories over both San Antonio and Woodlands to make the TRU Championships on the weekend of Apr.19-20 - venue to be announced.

Austin has an open date next Saturday (result of cancellation by Chicago Griffins) before resuming play against Shreveport at Burr Field on March 15.

 
February 16, 2008   ARFC 57, Baton Rouge 8

Final Score: ARFC 57
Baton Rouge 8

1st 15
1. Michael Graham 

2. Stephen Hewer (Mark Brewerton @ 40)

3. Paul Manley (Eric Martinez @ 40)

4. Matt Fry 

5. Keith Braithwaite (Gordon Parker @ 40) 

6. Troy Mussey (Pete Dufrene @ 60)

7. Carl "stumpy" Burnett 

8. Jacob Wurz 

9. Jay Shepard (Yellow at 30) 

10. Justin Wootton 

11. Sean Goggins (Kirk Risha @ 60)

12. Todd Oosterhouse 

13. Jason Spodick 

14. Jeff Gatlin 

15. David Comerford

Trys: Michael Graham(1), Paul Manley (1), Troy Mussey(1), Jacob Wurz (2),
 Justin Wootton (1), Kirk Risha (1) and Jeff Gatlin (2) = 45 points
 Conversions: Justin Wootton(6) = 12 points

 Final Score: ARFC GOLDS 34
 Baton Rouge 12

2nd 15

1.Mike Norton 

2. Stephen Hewer 

3. Eric Martinez 

4. Kenneth 

5. Mason Hering
6. Pete Dufrene 

7. Paul Manley 

8. Gordon Parker 

9. Carl "stumpy" Burnett
10.  Justin Wooton ( Todd Oosterhouse @ 25)

11. Kirk Risha (Jeff Gatlin @30)
12. Keith Braithwaite (Gary Hewitt @10) 

13. Jacob Wurz (jason Spodick @ 30)

14. Sean Coggins 

15. Dave Comerford.


 Trys: Mason Hering (1), Gordon Parker (1), Kirk Risha (1), Jason Spodick  (1)
 and Jeff Gatlin (2) = 30 points
 Conversions: Gordon parker (1), mason Hering (1) = 4 points

  
January 12, 2008 Burr Field AUSTIN TOURNAMENT

 

This past weekend the 40th Annual Austin Rugby Tournament was held at Burr Field with Dallas Harlequins taking home the honors in both divisions.
 
In the Social Division, Harlequins-2 defeated Huns-2, Alamo City, and Ft. Worth to take home the Championship. Ft. Worth was runners-up with a 2-1 record.
 
In the Premier Division both Austin Blacks and Dallas Harlequins entered the final match of the day undefeated. Austin kicked-off deep and flanker Matt Price blocked the Quins clearance kick and pounced on the ball just over the Quins goal-line for a try in the 1st minute of play. Blacks fly-half Justin "Juddy" Wootton" converted for a 7-0 lead for Austin. However, the Quins came storming back and spent the rest of the 20 min. half in the Austin end of the field, aided by repeated Austin penalties spotted from referee Mitch Damm. The Quins could seem to do no wrong as, by game end, they were awarded 12 penalties compared to a single penalty for the Blacks.
Due to a combination of hard running by the Quins and sloppy tackling by Austin, the Quins racked up a 20-7 lead with only 10 minutes left in the game (3 trys, 1 conversion, and 1 penalty). However, Austin finally woke up and new Austin winger, Jeff "Barbarino" Gatlin, weaved through the Quins defense for a try converted by Juddy (20-14). The Quins kicked off deep and Austin maintained possession until Juddy broke free and dotted down in the left corner to bring the score to 19-20 with no time left. Juddy's conversion attempt missed by inches and the Quins preserved the win and the championship. Nevertheless, Justin "Juddy" Wootton was the unanimous choice for Most Valuable Player of the tournament.
 
All participants agreed that it was an excellent tournament and a perfect start for the 2008 Spring season. Thanks to the following club members for a highly successful tournament -- Mason Herring (Tournament Director), Chris Callan (STRR referees), Steve Wiley (AAHS-concessions), Gary Jones, Robert Brennes and Chris Bugge (t-shirts and beer), Mike Graham and Royce Lemoine (fields) and Matt Fry and Pete Dufrene (parking). Apologies to any others I left off this list.
 
Next weekend is the official start of the Spring season with home matches against the Austin Huns. The 1st XV match kicks off at 2:00 followed by the seconds at 3:30. There will also be three other matches at Burr Field, with Huns-3 vs. Midland, UT Grads vs. McAllen, and Austin Area High School vs Stony Point High School.
 
The 40th Anniversary of the club's founding has been set for March 1st when we host the Dallas Harlequins at Burr Field. There will be a number of special events associated with the Anniversary celebration and we invite our Old Boys to help us organize the event. In particular, we need to contact as many of our former players as possible, especially the members of the land owners group.
 
 

 
December 15, 2007 Dallas  ARFC 15, Dallas Harlequins 27

The Blacks lost both games this past weekend at Dallas Harlequins with the 1st XV going down 27-15 and the seconds losing 24-15. A number of players in both sides were unavailable for one reason or another and we took only 22 players up to Dallas for the two matches. In the 1st side match Dave Comerford scored one try, there was one penalty try, and Justin Wootton kicked one conversion and one penalty kick to account for Austin's 15 points. Training is suspended for the holidays but will resume on Thursday, Jan.3.