Archived:
2002-2003 Match Results
March 8, 2003 - Fort Worth
Preview:
HARC stands in second place in the TRU standings.
The match in Houston in the Fall was a close 4 point loss for Fort
Worth. The matches begin at 2:00. Maps to pitch
(Rolling Hills) and pub (The Mule Pub)
Fort Worth vs. Woodlands RFC
March 1, 2003 - Fort Worth
Fort Worth A - 37
Woodlands A - 12
Fort Worth B - 22
Woodlands B - 27
February 15, 2003 - Fort Worth
Fort Worth A - 10
Harlequins A - 45
Fort Worth B - 5
Harlequins B - 17
Fort Worth vs. Dallas RFC
February 8, 2003 - Fort Worth
Fort Worth A - 17
Dallas A - 24
Fort Worth B - 30
Dallas B - 24
Fort Worth vs. Austin RFC
February 1, 2003 - Fort Worth
Fort Worth A - 10
Austin A - 25
Fort Worth B - 17
Austin B - 17
Preview:
2002 National Finalist Austin RFC comes into this match as
the clear favorite. Austin has strung together 5 straight victories
in cup matches and is atop the Texas Premier table for Division 1
sides. A close loss to the Dallas Harlequins is the only recent
blemish to their record.
The first XV match begins at 2:00, and the second XV
follows at 3:30. The after-match party will be at The Mule Pub, and
will begin around 5:30. Maps to pitch
(Rolling Hills) and pub (The Mule Pub)
January 25, 2003 - at Fort Worth
Fort Worth A - 10 San
Antonio A -
3
Man of the match flanker Brian Edmonson led Fort Worth to
victory in this defensive struggle. The first half ended in a
scoreless tie as a dozen first half penalties stopped Fort Worth from
scoring. San Antonio had little possession, but were still able to manage
a few good threats on Fort Worth's line.
Early in the second half, inside center Josh Jones broke
around the left side and set up wing Al Christian for a try. Emmett
Holmes kicked the conversion, and then added a penalty 10 minutes later to
finish Fort Worth's scoring.
San Antonio added a late penalty to get within 7, but had
few opportunities with the ball to add to their tally.
Fort Worth B - 12 San
Antonio B - 15
Fort Worth started strong, led by Ryan "Buddy"
Love to 2 early tries. San Antonio rallied for 3 scores to take the
match late.
Map
Fort Worth vs. Arlington Mavericks
January 18, 2003 - Arlington
Fort Worth A - 69 Arlington A -
3
Fort Worth B - 0 Arlington B -
7
Fort Worth vs. Austin RFC
December 14, 2002 - Austin
Fort Worth A - 15 Austin A -
31
Fort Worth B - 18 Austin B -
46
Preview
Austin began 2002 with a surprising loss to San Antonio,
but has rolled off three convincing victories to set themselves atop the
Texas Premier Table. Fort Worth looks to build on last week's
victory over cross-town rivals Dallas. The matches begin at 2:00 at
Burr Field in Austin.
Fort Worth vs. Dallas RFC
December 7, 2002 - Dallas
Fort Worth A - 17 Dallas A -
8
Fort Worth B - 19 Dallas B - 29
Fort Worth vs. Dallas Harlequins
November 23, 2002 - Dallas
Fort Worth A - 25 Quins A - 42
Fort Worth B - 17 Quins B - 32
November 16, 2002 - San Antonio
Fort Worth A - 21 San
Antonio A - 26
Fort Worth B - 15 San
Antonio B - 26
Preview
San Antonio is looking to improve on their 5-5 premier
league record of a year ago. This year they're officially in the
first division, winning an impressive victory over Austin in
October. However the fast start was short-lived as rain slowed their
fast paced game down and HARC stole a match in San Antonio 2 weeks later.
Recent match between the clubs have been hotly contested
and this one will be key to either club's ability to earn a playoff spot
in the spring.
Fort Worth vs. Houston Athletic Rugby
Club
November 09, 2002 - Houston
Fort Worth A - 19 HARC A - 23
Fort Worth began under a great deal of pressure for the
first 15 minutes of the match. Solid defense and some lucky breaks
kept the score at only a 0-6 deficit on 2 penalties by HARC's fullback.
Flyhalf Emmett Holmes kept Fort Worth in the match with 3
penalties as the half ended with Fort Worth up 9-6.
Shortly into the second half HARC scored on the first sign
of first division rugby in the match. The missed conversion left HARC
leading 11-9.
Fort Worth's captain, James Walters took advantage of a
floating pass from HARC's flyhalf to run 60 meters untouched for a try. With
the Holmes conversion Fort Worth was in the lead 16-11 at 10 minutes into
the half.
HARC put another try and conversion on the board at 22
minutes to regain the lead 18-16. Shortly thereafter Fort Worth again had
the lead at 19-18 on a penalty from Holmes. Finally, at 36 minutes
HARC took the lead for good with a try in the corner. Fort Worth
attacked with ferocity in the final minutes, but HARC held on for the
23-19 victory.
Fort Worth B - 38 HARC B - 20
Fort Worth traveled without enough B side players to make it
official, so the match was awarded to HARC. Standouts Brian King,
Jerry White, Kevin Edmonson, and Brian Edmonson countered a fine match from
HARC's hooker to lead the B side to victory anyway. Try scorers were
Josh Jones with 2, Trey Harlin, Kevin Edmonson, Thad Hill, and Jerry White.
Emmett Holmes converted 4 of the 6 tries.
Preview
HARC is back on track after a disappointing finish in the
TRU last season. With a victory over the resurgent San Antonio,
they've started strong and will be a difficult challenge in Fort Worth's
first cup match.
2002 Heineken Cowtown Tournament
October 12-13, 2002 - Fort Worth, Texas
For complete details on the biggest Cowtown ever, visit the Heineken
Cowtown Information Page.
Fort Worth vs. Kansas Jayhawks
September 07, 2002 - Lawrence, Kansas
Fort Worth MLR - 15 KU
Jayhawks MLR - 7
Fort Worth traveled to the Westwick Rugby Complex in
Lawrence, Kansas for the first time. The Jayhawks have a very
impressive facility, although a harsh summer drought left them unable to
water their playing fields. This left an extremely hard pitch that,
combined with the 101 degree temperature, resulted in some of the harshest
conditions Fort Worth had seen in years.
The first half was a mostly even affair, with KU retaining a
slight territorial and possession advantage. The Jayhawks were close
to the Fort Worth line at least twice, but Fort Worth weathered each attack
to keep them from any points. The halftime score remained 0-0.
In the second half, Fort Worth started stronger than KU,
and within 5 minutes a long possession from the Fort Worth pack finally
sprang scrum half Theo Van Wyk across the goal line for the first points
of the day. At 15 minutes, the Fort Worth momentum continued with an Al
Christian weaving score into the right corner. Both conversions were
missed and the score was now 10-0 in Fort Worth's favor.
KU replied with a score of their own at 25 minutes, to
reduce Fort Worth's lead to 10-7. Finally, with 10 minutes
remaining, Christian collected his second try of the game to seal the
victory. On this try, fly half Emmet Holmes chip kicked into the
goal area, with a KU player in a good position to collect it and ground
the ball. Al hustled in front of the player, picked the ball out of
the air and grounded it just before going into touch. The
missed conversion left the final score at 15-7.
Fort Worth B - 17 KU Jayhawks
B - 12
KU jumped to a very quick 12-0 lead without much
resistance from the Fort Worth team. After this wake up call, Fort
Worth played better defense for the remainder and retained a large
possession advantage.
Fort Worth got on the board with a push over try late in the
first 20-minute half. The front row of Rusty, Skip Miles and Mac
Robertson controlled virtually all of the scrums on the day.
The second Fort Worth try leveled the score at 12-12, with
some nice handling work from the Fort Worth pack.
With 5 minutes remaining, Fort Worth took the victory with a
try from high school winger Colter Smith. Colter took a pass from Al
Christian and finished in the corner just as he was being tackled for his
first try ever.
Preview
Fort Worth and the Jayhawks meet for only the second time in their
collective histories. Both clubs are looking to finally earn some
victories in the MLR and play in the MLR Championship in October in Las
Vegas. The previous meeting between the clubs was in a
hangover-laden altitude-sickness-suffering match in the 2000 Aspen
Tournament, which was won by Fort Worth.
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