Memories from the 2016–2017 Season | Mizzou Rugby Alumni Association

Conference Champions

The season that ended in the Division II national semi-finals.

A hand-flipped scoreboard on a folding table at a Mizzou rugby match in 2017 — The scoreboard did some work that day.

Three Mizzou seniors in kit with a coach after their last fifteens match in April 2017 — Three seniors after their last fifteens match, April 2017.

The Mizzou squad lined up in hooped jerseys before the 2017 Heart of America Conference sevens tournament — Before the conference sevens at Lawrence, April 2017.

Mizzou players representing the club at the 2017 Division II national championship — Mizzou represented at the Division II national championship, May 2017.

The Mizzou rugby squad and coach at the 2017 awards banquet — The awards banquet at Don Corwin’s house, April 30, 2017, celebrating the conference championship, the win over Brown and the run to the national semi-final at Spartanburg.

A group of Mizzou rugby alumni from the 1990s at the 2016 reunion — “1990s Old Boys” at the 50th anniversary weekend, October 2016.

Six Mizzou rugby alumni from the 1960s, the 50th anniversary organizing committee — The 50th Anniversary Organizing Committee, drawn from the 1960s sides. Left to right: Lance Frienz (California), Jim “Country” Clark (Kansas City), Mike Fulk (Colorado), Tom Mohan (St. Louis), Charlie Stecher (St. Louis) and Dan McGuire (St. Louis). Not pictured: Gordon Doak and Ed Lampitt, both of Columbia.

A large gathering of Mizzou rugby alumni at the 50th anniversary weekend in 2016 — “50 Years Of Rugby!!” — the anniversary gathering, October 2016.

Mizzou rugby old boys assembled on the pitch for the 50th anniversary in 2016 — Old Boys 2016 — the 50th anniversary, held in Columbia on October 22, 2016.

From Don Corwin’s and Matt Brotemarkle’s posts to the Old Boys group. Mizzou took the Heart of America conference title, won the conference sevens tournament in Lawrence in April 2017, and reached the last four in Division 1AA. Can you name the players, or add a result? Tell us what you remember.

Have More from 2016–2017?

Match photos, team pictures, programs — we want to see them.

These came out of the Mizzou Rugby Old Boys group. If you have more from this season, the form on the season page is the quickest way to get them to us.

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