Paladins to open at UGa Saturday
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Trent Pannell
The Furman Rugby team will launch the fall season Saturday with contests against the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech.
The team, coming off third-place finishes in both 15s and 7s last year in the 12-member Southern Rugby Conference, lost only two starters to graduation. The squad is composed 8 freshmen, 8 sophomores, 5 juniors and 4 seniors.
The University of Georgia, Georgia Tech, both Division II schools, will compete in the first contest at 1 p.m. The Paladins will play the UGa and Georgia Tech b sides at 2:45 and 3:30 p.m. The contests will be held at the UGA Club Sports Complex at 2435 South Milledge Avenue.
1:00pm UGA A vs GT A
2:45pm GT B vs Furman (40 min)
3:30pm UGA B vs Furman (40 min)
4:15pm UGA B vs GT B (40 min)