Women's Rugby

Rugby is a strange game to most Americans. But Friday it became even a bit strange to those who play it.

The Radcliffe women ruggers shut out their Yale opponents, 20-0, in a game that was highlighted not by any fantastic plays but instead by the search for a place to play.

"Getting the field was more of a problem than Yale was," Radcliffe Captain Louisa Meacham said.

The match was scheduled to start at 2:30 on the team's regular practice field. However, the athletic department scheduled an intramural football game on the same field at the same time.

The rugby squads found another field, but midway through the contest, darkness set in forcing the scrums to search once again. This time, they found a lighted pitch, or at least half of one. So, the two teams faced off for the end of the game on half a field.

The game itself was a bit unusual, as well.

"We played three 20 minute periods," Meacham said, "our A, B and 'B-primes' played Yale's A and B's," she added.

Most of the scoring came in the first period as Cassandra Coe scored twice, Sue Ishikawa scored once and Heather Ecker added a pair of conversions.

Mia Wright added a score in the second stanza to put the final at 20-0.

So ended the season for the women's rugby team. The A-side finished up with a record of 8-1, and the B-side 3-2.

"It was a confusing end, but it was fun," Meacham said.