Middlebury College Rugby Club is the Division II

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team of

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, located in

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. Also known as The MCRC, the club competes in the

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Officers

* Coaches : Kerry Wiebe, Avisa (Junior) Tuiqere, Ben Wells * Co-Captain : William Abraham Ebby '2022 * Co-Captain : Samuel Madden '2022 * President : James Blayze '2022 * Treasurer : Benjamin Lesch '2024 * Match Secretary : Thomas Lee Summers '2024.5

D II National Champions

On May 5, 2007, MCRC beat

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38–22 to win the Division II National Championship for the first time in club history. MCRC won the National Championship again in 2009, beating

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27-11 and finishing the season undefeated.

Players

Titles

East Coast Rugby Conference Division 1-AA Champions: 2012, 2013 National Division II Champions: 2007,2009 NERFU Division II Champions: 2001,2002,2003,2005,2006,2007,2008 Northeast Territorial Division II Champions: 2001,2002,2008

"The Blue"

"The Blue" originated in the spring of 2008 under coaches Kevin O'Brien and John Phillips. It is a recognition of players that played a minimum of 5 regular season or playoff games for the MCRC A-side. Members of The Blue are responsible for nominating the team's captains for the following season and receive their jersey upon graduation.

References

External links

* Middlebury Panthers rugby American rugby union teams Sports teams in Vermont {{Vermont-sport-team-stub