Volume 118 >> Issue 54 : Friday, October 30, 1998

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Men's Rugby Drops Match to Dinosaurs

The MIT Men's Rugby Football Club fell to the Beacon Hill Dinosaurs 20­14 on Saturday. The loss dropped the club to 8­3 on the season and it was their first non-tournament loss of the season.

MIT took control of the veteran Dinosaur club early, taking advantage of the wind and unseasonably warm weather. Gavin Braithwaite G and Steve Lasher G scored tries early in the first half. With two impressive conversions by Fernando Vargas G, MIT took an early 14­0 lead. The Dinosaurs, however, rallied for 2 late tries to close the gap to 14­10 at halftime.

In the second half, the Dinosaurs' experience paid off as they scored two more tries to close out the scoring.

The MIT B-side won their second straight game, 8­5. The B's only try was scored by Ben Hellweg G. The winning points were scored by Jeff Bucci just before half on a drop kick.

MIT finishes up their season Saturday in Roxbury versus the Old Gold Rugby Football Club.