Monday, April 15, 2013

2013 Final Scoring Statistics

TAMU Rugby Scoring Summary 2013
PlayerTriesConv.PKDGAssistsTotal
Conor Mills7438119148
Andres Diaz7000035
Philip Hanson6000130
John Deao6000030
Brian Guillen10000250
J.D. Smiley5000025
Lukas Jacobson5000225
Matt Krath3000015
Francisco Brito2000010
Matt Saladino2000010
Dylan Starks3000015
Matt Theodore3000015
Alex Demblon100005
Chris Frazier2000010
Grayson Dowlearn6000030
Armando De La Garza2000010
Jan Young2000110
Dickson Garnett2000010
Danny Amsler100005
Andrew McMath100005
Garrett Dishman100005
Rob Larsen0500010
Totals76488125508

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Aggies Crush Sooners in Norman

Texas A&M travelled to Norman, OK, to play their long-time rival the University of Oklahoma on Saturday (03-30-13) and as has been the case all season, the match had major implications within the ARC standings.  The winner would take the regular season championship and a place in the ARC championship game in College Station.  While the Aggies had already earned a spot in the championship, a bonus-point win by Oklahoma would make them the higher seed in a rematch.  If Oklahoma lost, the best they could do was a spot in the 3rd-4th place match at the championships, so a great deal was on the line for the Sooners.  Oklahoma is always extremely tough at home and the Aggies were expecting a hard game in Norman.  Wind conditions on game day were bad which added to the concerns of the coaching staff.
Guillen scoring one of his three tries
The Aggies began the match by asserting a great deal of pressure on the Sooner's backline, resulting in a penalty which flyhalf Conor Mills quickly converted (3:01) for a 3-0 lead.  The defense continued to stifle OU with pressure at the 9-10 exchange which resulted in more Aggie ball.  Wing Brian Guillen scored the first of his three tries (4:35) after getting a pass from Mills and it looked like the Aggies were off to the races.  The Aggies maintained possession after the restart and were able to create a massive overload wide after multiple phases.  Hooker Andres Diaz cruised in for the score (14:46) as the Aggies upped their lead to 13-0.
Guillen scored his second try after delivering a devastating stiff-arm to his opposite number.  He shook loose from the defense and sprinted in for an exciting score (21:45).  The Aggies now had a 18-0 lead, but the offensive onslaught came to a sudden halt.  TAMU began to exhibit the negative effects of the hot day and an early lead.  They allowed the Sooners to come roaring back at the end of the half.  The Sooners managed to score the next two tries (26:12 and 40:32) to close the halftime score to 18-12.

After making some serious halftime adjustments the Aggies unleashed their potent offense in the second half, outscoring OU 52-7.  The Aggies had tries from De la Garza (48:11, 83:07)), Guillen (54:05), Jacobson (58:56), Dowlearn (61:15, 78:56), Mills (67:32), and Smiley (74:18).  TAMU was unstoppable and the Sooners had no solution defensively.  All the tries were well-worked, through multiple phases and demonstrated that the Aggies are continuing with their growth on offense.  The effort in the second half was  fantastic - providing the Aggies with another excellent team win - 70-19.

The Men of the Match were Armando De la Garza (forwards) and Brian Guillen (backs) - both had multiple try days and dominated their opposite numbers.


Scoring Summary (04-09-13)

TAMU Rugby Scoring Summary 2013
PlayerTriesConv.PKDGAssistsTotal
Conor Mills7375115127
Andres Diaz7000035
Philip Hanson6000130
John Deao6000030
Brian Guillen9000245
J.D. Smiley5000025
Lukas Jacobson5000225
Matt Krath3000015
Francisco Brito2000010
Matt Saladino2000010
Dylan Starks2000010
Matt Theodore3000015
Alex Demblon100005
Chris Frazier100005
Grayson Dowlearn4000020
Armando De La Garza2000010
Totals65375120417

Monday, April 8, 2013

Nine Aggies Named All Conference

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Aggies lead the way onto ARC All Conference Team
The Allied Rugby Conference announced its inaugural 1st and 2nd Team All Conference players (selections were made by the coaches). The two squads include members from all six teams with A&M leading the way with 9 selections, followed by 7 Red Raiders from Texas Tech, UT with 6, OU and Baylor with 3 each and Sam Houston with 2.  Conor Mills (A&M), Andres Diaz (A&M) and Michael Al-Jiborri (OU) were unanimous 1st Team All Conference Selections. 

1st Team 2nd Team
Andres Diaz* Fernando Assing
Armando De La Garza Khoby Moore
Jake Hoffman Nic Roach
John Deao JJ Pepper
Philip Hanson Tommy Gilmore
Chris Frazier Jordan Trout
Nathan Hatton Jake Amescua
Dakota Wilkinson Danny Cotton
Robert Poyser Matt Theodore
Conor Mills* Brent Drost
Brad Henry Skylar Talley
JD Smiley Kyle Kulka
Michael Al-Jiboori* Stormy Weiss
Abdul Sule Jared Baird
Lukas Jacobson Taylor Hayes