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The Tigers gathered at Fresh Slices Restaurant on April 24th in mid-town to enjoy a good meal, great fellowship and present their awards for the 2011-2012 academic year.  Honoree for the day was Lee Downing, graduating senior who has been fundamental in the success of the Tigers through the past year on multiple fronts.   [...]

University of Memphis Rugby Club Awards Dinner is set for Fresh Slices in midtown on April 24, 2012. All current dues paying players eat for free.  Dates/friends $20.00.  Menu includes choice of steak, chicken or fish… and all drinks are included. All players, Old boys and friends of U of M Rugby are invited to [...]

Chris Cobb will miss the match this weekend to present a paper at the American Educational Research Association (AERA), one of the most prominent and prestigious educational research groups in the world.  This years meeting will be in Vancouver, BC and will provid an opportunity for Chris to meet fellow researchers from around the world. [...]

  Walter Roop heard about the success of the 2011-2012 Tigers and was present at our win over Ole Miss last fall.  He was so impressed with the energy and athleticism that he saw on the pitch that he decided to get behind the Tigers with full support. Walter, a founding member of the Memphis [...]

The Tigers add two fixtures to round out the spring season.  For April 14, the Tigers travel to Mississippi State to play Mississippi State. Mississippi State plays in the Southeastern Collegiate Rugby Conference and played rather well during their season this year.   To finish the spring, the Tigers will take on Middle Tennessee State [...]

The Tigers fresh from their lesson in rugby in North Carolina at the hands of East Carolina rolled past Harding 54-17 in a hard fought match on a beautiful day. However, before the kickoff, there were things to sort out.  (Yes… this is rugby.)  When we got to the pitch, there was an Indian festival [...]

Tigers v Harding University Memorial Field University of Memphis Campus Kick -off 3:00pm Referee:  John Sullivan Side:  1. Dylan Carter 2. Josiah Shipley 3. Aimeer McCrary 4. Chris Cobb 5. Will Fitts 6. Adam Hairston 7. Josh Campbell 8. Kian Koleini 9. Jonathan Brewi 10. Phil Elliott 11. Simren Dhaliwal 12. Justin Hale 13. Justin [...]

The University of Memphis Tigers traveled to Cullowhee, NC in the middle of the Smokey’s to the beautiful campus of Western Carolina University to play the Smokey Mountain Conference Tournament.  WCU hosted the tournament and invited Memphis, East Carolina and Murray State, who declined to attend. ECU best Tigers 68-3 The first match featured the [...]

Millington TN.  Saturday 17, 2012 Following a thorough thrashing of Huntsville, the Blues “A” team yielded the field to allow the Tigers a much needed scrimmage against the Blues “B” team.  The University of Memphis Tigers, hungry for competition following the cancellation of two matches, and fresh back from spring break, had a great run [...]