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Knoxville Rugby Football Club

2009 Smoky Mountain 7’s U-19 Championship

June 29, 2009

2009-smoky-mtn-u-19-146Knoxville, TN…..June 27th marked the date of the 7th annual high school 7s rugby tournament hosted by the Knoxville Rugby Club and the first event ever to be held at the brand new Tommy Schumpert Park. Thirteen teams from Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee braved the heat Read the rest of this entry »

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Tuesday Nights: 7’s Practice at Sam Duff Park

March 29, 2009

6:30-8:30pm at Duff, Tuesday’s this Spring.  7’s Touch Rugby Practice.  Followed by team trivia at Cool Beans.  All members are encouraged to attend, as well as new players.

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Possum Summer Events

April 2, 2009

  • Every Tuesday 6:30 (weather dependent) until the end of summer we will hold 7’s Touch rugby practice.  Currently at Sam Duff Field in South Knoxville.
  • July 11th - The 33rd Annual TN 7’s Tournament (Over 18 yrs of age):  Details soon.
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Possum Park Work Day- a success!

March 9, 2009

Thanks to those intrepid souls who braved the steady drizzle and 50 degree temps last weekend to make it out PP for the first clean up day of ‘09.  Buck, Brad, Reggie, Spinosa, with a late appearance by Feliciano and a very late appearance by McNabb.  Trash was picked up from all around the property, Clubhouse cleaned, Basement cleaned and reorganized, trash hauled away (thanks Buck), Press Box Haz-Mat Cleaned up (thanks Nos).  Plenty of Hot Dogs were grilled and consumed (thanks Brad and Nos).   Keep an eye posted for the next work day soon- it will include such fun activities as spreading seed and painting.

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Knoxville A-side comes up short 32-37, B-side wins 35-5

March 9, 2009

The weather cooperated Saturday encouraging an offensive onslaught between Knoxville and Huntsville in a fight for first place. Huntsville outpaced the Possums in the closing minutes to win 37-32 giving them the outright lead in the Central Pool of USA Rugby South. Read the rest of this entry »

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Huntsville vs Knoxville- Saturday March 7th

March 1, 2009

HuntsvillelogoPossums lose by 5.  34-39.   The Possums must win out to have a chance to advance.

Preview: A pivotal game in the Central Pool will take place when Huntsville visits Possum Park. Huntsville is undefeated while Knoxville’s only loss came during the first match of the year at Huntsville which was handedly won by the home team. Kick-off is at 13:00 EST.

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KRFC over Chattanooga 29-12

February 28, 2009

pic_00171The boys in Grey(-ish brown) prevailed over a determined Chattanooga side on Saturday in the ugliest of conditions. The game started slow as both teams tried to adjust to the mud. Knoxville scored first when a 5-m scrum was stolen and touched down. Another Knoxville try in transition play brought the score to 12-0.

If there was any question whether or not Chattanooga would break, it was certainly answered in the next 6 minutes as the home team scored twice in open play bringing the game to a tie. Read the rest of this entry »

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Knoxville wins battle against Montgomery 22-15

February 22, 2009

The match between Knoxville and Montgomery was expected to be a hard hitting affair and it didn’t disappoint. The day Read the rest of this entry »

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Montgomery to visit Possum Park- Feb 21st, 14:00

February 20, 2009

Montgomery's Insignia

The Montgomery Yellowhammers RFC will make the long trip to Knoxville this weekend to play Knoxville for matrix play. Both sides are 1-1, both losing their only away matches. Knoxville and Montgomery have not played in recent memory. Montgomery just finished a stellar season in 2008 with a USA- Rugby South DIII Championship. Read the rest of this entry »

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Chattanooga vs. Knoxville- Feb 14th at Possum Park

February 15, 2009

chattanoogaThe first home match of the Spring 2009 Matrix season had our in state rivals from down south make the trip up I-75. Rain from the night before and a slight drizzle increased the number of knock-on’s and overall sloppiness, but the Possums managed to stave off a last minute Chattanooga scoring blitz to win 31-14. Read the rest of this entry »

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