Alcalá 1982

The 1981-82 rugby team faced theunenvia­ ble taskof trying to improve on a near perfect past season, and did so with great success. The Ruggers began the season with internationally respected Tu Wiley as their coach, along with the return of their captainand moral leader John Purcell. The returning team was com­ posed of nine of the first fifteen from last year's squad: Purcell at fly-back, Barney West and Doug Holmes at the centers, Mike DeR- oche at wing, and Matty Sandoval at fullback. Also returning were Bob McDonnell, Eric Zeigler, Joe Reittano, Andrew Walker, and Greg Harold, last years MVP. Backed by an excellent B team andtalented newcomers, the team sdifficulty proved to be deciding who would fill spot positions, and who wouldplay where. The team won the university division of the prestigious OMBAC tournament, in one of the many season highlights. In addition, the Ruggers brought home the college division championship of the highly respected San Diego Rugby Tournamentbeating a formida­ ble first ranked Dong Beach State with their inspired playing. The B team or second fifteen enjoyed an­ other solid year of success, prompting the in inevitable question of what would happen if the sidesfaced each other in game competi­ tion. BenWaldo Rubonwas placed as a player on county side due to his sizable contributions to the game. Once again the ruggerswere well represented on the All Star team by DeRoche Holmes, Zeigler, Reittano, Harold Sandoval' Jim Acurso, Bob McDonnell, and Chris Pas- cale. With this year's success, the team andUSD fans can only look forward to next year's com­ petition.

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