Penn State Rugby Field
By larkin richards.
Penn state rugby field. Women s rugby star gabby cantorna made history as the first penn state alum to play professionally overseas after signing with the exeter chiefs in england last week. 5 penn state to face 12 arizona in post season play april 11 2018 five recognized as collegiate all americans august 2 2017 psu women finish 6th at 2017 usarugby 7s championships may 30 2017. Men s rugby women s. Penn state rugby booster club has launched a level the playing field campaign.
Penn state women s rugby team pick up and move a drunk guys truck who left his car on our field from tailgate the temple game before our game against navy. News track field track field. In the fall the booster club launched a new fundraising campaign to try to address some of the challenges that face the program. Gabby cantorna becomes first penn state rugby alum to sign abroad.
Penn state rugby was founded in 1962 and plays in division 1 a. The penn state rugby program is classified by the university as a team sport rather than a club sport as is found with most collegiate rugby programs and as such is located in penn state s. Penn state s research expenditures exceeded the 1 billion mark in fiscal year 2019 20. Penn state has been one of the most successful programs in college rugby.
5 penn state to face 12 arizona in post season play april 11 2018 five recognized as collegiate all americans august 2 2017 psu women finish 6th at 2017 usarugby 7s championships may 30 2017. The total figure 1 01 billion places penn state among a select group of research universities nationally and reflects the interdisciplinary strength built over three decades. Penn state advanced to the national semifinals 10 times from 1989 to 2007 and reached the finals 5 times from 1989 to 2001. It represents a 40 million increase over last year s number and includes.
The goal is to raise enough money so the men and women can compete more effectively against well funded programs. Level the playing field support will go towards. Every year the booster club has a financial commitment of providing 58 000 to the university to help cover costs of the program. While penn state provides a lot of support to rugby the men and women s teams no longer compete on a level playing field.