Rugby Started
This article describes the creation of a rugby team. This and other articles may be found in the University Archives.Citation for this article is: "Rugby Started" Fountainhead, March 17, 1971.
For a long time a popular sport among large universities in the South, rugby will become part of ECU's athletic program this season with the institution of a Rugby Club.
All students, including graduates, will be eligible to play.
Keith Rusmisell, a veteran of four years playing the sport for such teams as Aspen and Lake Tahoe, has gathered some 15 players which will form the nucleus of the team. He hopes to generate enough interest to form two squads, an "A" and a "B" squad.
Rugby is an unusual sport in that it consists of more than just the game itself. By tradition, a rugby match also includes a period of fraternizing with the opposition after the game.
No formal schedule has yet been set up since the club is still in its infant stages. However, Rusmisell hopes to play such local powers as strong Duke, N.C. State, Carolina, Davidson and possibly George Washington.
