Vols over the Gamecocks 27-17 and Wildcats over Crimson Tide 40-22
The 2017 Southeastern Collegiate Rugby Conference Championship opened in exciting fashion as Tennessee and South Carolina battled in the early game and Alabama gave Kentucky a good run in the second. The event was hosted at the Tennessee Rugby Park in Knoxville.
Tennessee Tops South Carolina
November 04, 2017 (Knoxville, TN) – The Volunteers used a heavy dose of forward play and the UT backs were able to contain the explosive USC backline to take a hard fought 27-17 victory.
Kentucky Sprints past Alabama
November 04, 2017 (Knoxville, TN) – The Wildcats used an expansive attack and seized the slightest of openings to run across 6 tries in route to a 40-22 victory. the Crimson Tide had good attacking ball throughout the contest but just couldn’t keep pace in the scoreline.
Tennessee 27, South Carolina 17
Tennessee
1. Rivas
2. Couch
3. Kayser
4. Janowick
5. Shaw
6. Ransom
7. Craven
8. Roberts
9. Vickers
10. Hawkins
11. Leatherwood
12. Beacom
13. Via
14. Cook
15. Davis
16. McAfee
17. Landon
18. Walker
19. Williams
20. Montgomery
21. Walter
22. Fine
23. Horak
Scoring Summary
12′ – UT TRY / CK; Score 7 – 0
22′ – SC PK; Score: 7 – 3
27′ – UT TRY; Score 12 – 3
39′ – SC TRY/CK; Score 12 – 10
45′ – UT TRY; Score 17 – 10
61′ – UT TRY; Score 22 – 10
64′ – SC TRY / CK; Score 22 – 17
75′ – UT TRY; Score 27 – 17
Halftime: Tennessee 12, South Carolina 10
Full Time: Tennessee 27, South Carolina 17
Referee: Rob Halcomb
Asst Referee: Matt Noss
Asst Referee: Ben Dickinson
South Carolina
1. Corr
2. Hason
3. Matthews
4. McDonald
5. Holmes
6. Martinez
7. Larex
8. Cecchi
9. Callaham
10. Stiles
11. Harrell
12. Skulley
13. Burnes
14. Arrula
15. Powers
16. Claruz
17. Stewart
18. Depont
19. Thacker
20. Boslex
21. Hoeten
22. Chicrovano
23. Harris
24. Reid
25. Birchrell
Kentucky 40, Alabama 22
Kentucky
1. Prather
2. Van Den Berg
3. Donlon
4. DiGeronino
5. Hamlin
6. Canter
7. Butler
8. Mencini
9. Broeder
10. Essom
11. Ramsey
12. Suber
13. Warfield
14. Mare
15. Lewis
16. Yoho
17. Andres
18. Johnson
19. Guangula
20. Strasshofer
21. Bryant
22. Roberts
23. Eastherly
Scoring Summary
SCORING
10′ – UK TRY (12) / CK (10); 7-0
14′ – UA PK (12); 7-3
17′ – UK TRY (13) / CK (10); 14-3
36′ – UK TRY (2) / CK (10); 21-3
40′ – UA TRY (12) / CK (12); 21-10
44′ – UK TRY (13) / CK (10); 28-10
58′ – UK TRY (18); 33-10
63′ – UK TRY (13) / CK (10); 40-10
66′ – UA TRY (3); 40-15
78′ – UK Yellow Card (13)
80′ – UA TRY (7) / CK (12); 40-22
Halftime: Kentucky 21, Alabama 10
Full Time: Kentucky 40, Alabama 22
Referee: Chris Gower
Asst Referee: Ben Dickenson
Asst Referee: Ryan Miller
Alabama
1. Rogers
2. Feimer
3. Dawley
4. Abbatiello
5. Collins
6. Ray
7. Carpenter
8. Morgan
9. Dulgarian
10. Kallas
11. Strum
12. Guisasola
13. Watson
14. Lewis
15. Waring
16. Boohaker
17. Feimer
18. Connors
19. Stokes
20. Meehan
21. Trout
22. Gangwer