The Murray State Rugby Football Club provides an alternative for athletes to satisfy their need for competition in place of college athletics. Rugby football, referred to simply as rugby is a sport with a long history. It was allegedly invented in 1823 by Englishman William Webb Ellis who found the rules of soccer too restricting. Read More
The Murray State Rugby Club held its annual alumni scrimmage Saturday afternoon. The current team triumphed over the alumni in the best of three games. Relatively few alumni could make it to the game, so the teams played seven on seven with seven-minute halves, with one of the teams comprised of both active and alumni Read More
Traditionally a sport of Australian and European descent, rugby is becoming increasingly popular in the U.S. Even in the far reaches of western Kentucky, the Murray State Rugby Club is spreading interest and growing in numbers. Rugby has been a part of Murray State since the 1960s. Originally started by a group of former football Read More
