Club Sports Field Update

Albany,NY-Work continues on the new Club Sports field at UAlbany. Moving dirt, falling trees and grading. This will be the future home of UAlbany Rugby.

Danes rip it up at 6:00AM

Albany,NY-35 rugby players went through handling drills and conditioning today at 6:00AM. Albany is gearing up to face Brown U this Saturday in Providence, RI. Brown took it to UA last year and Albany is looking for a much better showing this year.

"No excuse" practices, like today, are team building affairs where some sort of sacrifice is needed to prove to yourself and your teammates that you will do what it takes to be  successful " stated coach Durant. For young guys to travel uptown this early is tough but they chose this over a 6:00PM alternative.
This proves that they are putting in the needed preparation to be successful.

Danes take Saratoga crown

Saratoga Springs, NY- The University at Albany ran through the Barbarians and Syracuse University to face Albany Law in the championship. Law made it past the Purple Haze and Berkshire on a very hot day. The championship game was a see saw event where the the Danes took control at the very end of the first half when Aisi's drop kick restart found Albany's Russo in full stride for the score. Law could not recover and the Dane's fitness would power them through.

Danes travel to Providence, RI to face Brown University. Albany's East Coast Rugby Conference opener is 9/14/12 at American International College.

2012 Co-Captains lead Danes

2012 Co-Captains Dylan Gandy (left) and Adrian Newell lead Danes through thursdays second session. Preparation is key to success as the Dane's look to improve on their fourth place finish in the East Coast Rugby Conference.

Gandy and Newell are both seniors looking to go out on top. Both feel this year the Danes have the making of a real solid squad which can contend for a championship.

UAlbany opens pre-season camp

Albany,NY-the University at Albany Men's Rugby opened the 2012 season this morning at 8:00AM for the first of two sessions. 35 players muscled through boot camp like conditioning and sprint work.

Albany opens up with a pre-season tournament Saturday, 8/25/12 in Saratoga Springs.

Construction begins on new club sport field

Albany, NY- Construction has begun on UAlbany's new club sports field. The field is located behind State Quad and was formally the home of intramural softball and club baseball. The new field will serve as the home pitch for UAlbany Rugby as well as other club sports. Anticipated completion of the project is for October 212. UAlbany rugby will play home games on the former field hockey grass pitch until construction is completed.