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The Rice Thresher
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by Paul Aronson thresher staff
The Owls captured the title in both the collegiate and men's open division championships of the Houston Area Rugby Club Tournament held on campus. "It was nice to double our pleasure and add some hardware to our growing collection," senior team captain Jacob Robson said. A stellar performance by freshman John Brawley and clutch kicking by senior Sam Poutasse highlighted the successful weekend. "John was very opportunistic, playing some great ball, and Sam came up absolutely huge for us at the end of a couple games," Robson said. After a win by forfeit when Sam Houston State University failed to show up, the Owls faced New Mexico State University in a game that proved to be a thriller. Rice won the game 23-22 on a kick by Poutasse in the game's final moments. Rice then crushed the University of Houston 24-0 in a game that was by far the easiest of the weekend. The victory gave the Owls the collegiate division championship, but Rice wasn't done yet. Sunday morning, Rice turned in its best performance of the year in a tightly-played match versus the B-side of the Woodlands Men's Club team. This was another game that came down to the wire, and once again a kick by Poutasse pushed the Owls in front for a 6-5 win. In Rice's final match, 1999 graduate Abelardo Mendez scored two late tries in a 20-15 defeat of the Galveston men's club team to secure Rice's second trophy. Rice's schedule now eases up after a tough stretch the last few weeks. The Owls will play their annual alumni game tomorrow morning. Their first Texas Rugby Union cup match looms on Nov. 18, when they face the University of North Texas, and the Owls are confident that they will be ready. "Saturday, we can have a little fun, and then we will have to start bearing down for UNT," Robson said. "At the beginning of the season, we lost some games we expected to win, but in these tournaments we have really come together and have gotten some new guys a chance to play, giving us the depth we need."
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