Saturday, October 24 at UVS Field. A full day of rugby at home: the men's A XV and B side both beat South Florida by big margins, and the women came up short against Florida State in a close one.
Men's A XV 64, USF 14
The A XV controlled the game from the start and led 22-7 at the break. The forwards won the physical contest and gave the backs quick ball, and Florida crossed for nine tries. Joe Pankhurst grabbed two and ran the game at fly-half, Hunter McFarland also scored twice, and there were further tries from Pierce Berardi, Jason Martin, Roman Navarro, Mayson Mendez, and Danny Mata. Mata was perfect off the tee with eight conversions, and added a penalty and a try of his own.
Player of the Match: Joe Pankhurst.
B side 48, USF 14
The B side matched the senior result, running in eight tries. Lorenzo Tamayo led the way with a hat-trick and Alejandro Paez-Sansonetti crossed twice, with single tries from Francesco Porcellato, Tim Peoples, and Alberto Araya. Charlie Cole added four conversions.
Player of the Match: Alejandro Paez-Sansonetti.
Women 21, FSU 33
The women pushed Florida State hard and were not far off at the finish. Jessie Engel opened the scoring inside the first minute and finished with two tries, Ana Rincon added another, and Maiya Bowers kicked all three conversions.
- Player of the Match: Laura Collins
- Rookie of the Match: Charlotte Montigny
- Forward of the Match: Kaylah Adams
- Back of the Match: Esther Yang
- Head Hunter: Zoe Jendrusiak
From the coach
"A good day for the club, with dominance from both teams. Difficult to single out individual performances as these were promising team efforts. The forwards in both games won the physical contest and delivered quick ball, so our backs excelled. Lots to work on, but really well played Gators." Coach Martin Russell
Up next
Men: FCC 7s Championship at UVS Field on Friday, November 14 (9 AM to 5 PM), followed by the Nakamura Cup against the Gainesville Hogs at 7 PM, also at UVS.
Women: a social game against USC in South Carolina over the weekend of November 13 to 15.
Full schedule and results are on the men's and women's schedule pages.
Let's Go Gators Rugby.
