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West Point go 2-0

28 Oct 2009

by: CDT K. Palmer

West Point’s First XV vs. UConn

Score: 100-0$0

Try Scorers: Ben Leatigaga (3), Dave Geib (2), Peter Belden (4), Kevin Kerr (2), Latu Vaha’i, Andrew Hansche, Trevor Mitchell (2), Miles Rowan

Conversions: Dom Latino (10 of 16)

Leading Scorers: Dom Latino (20 pts.) and Peter Belden (20 pts.)

Scoreline:
            Army’s First XV played the University of Connecticut on October 24th at the Anderson Rugby Complex. Despite poor weather conditions, Army dominated all phases of the match and scored a 100-0 victory over the Huskies. 

            To start things off, Army’s wing Ben Leatigaga scored the first try only thirty seconds into the match by out running UConn’s back three around the corner and down the sideline. The next score would not be far behind. Only three minutes later, Army would threaten again when they stole the UConn scrum. Eight-man, Peter Belden, picked the ball from the back of the scrum and took it into the tackle where the ball was then moved to flyhalf, Dave Geib, who took a gap and ran fifty meters down the field for the try. Due to the weather conditions, both sides had trouble with knock-ons and other penalties. Following one such penalty, flanker Bobby O’Neill took a quick tap around the 5m and shifted it to Geib, who put it in the hands of Leatigaga for the try. The Army pack proved their worth in the game by winning countless scrums from the opponent. On one such occasion, Belden picked the ball from the back of the scrum and beat the opposing scrum half and flanker around the open side and carried the ball the final forty meters for the try. Next, following a few phases of play, Kevin Kerr scooped up the ball from the back of a ruck around the UConn 22m and proceeded to break tackles and work his way through traffic for the try. After another scrum around midfield, Army attacked with a pick from Belden, moved the ball to Geib, who then moved down the field and opened space for Latu Vaha’i who took it in for the try. Minutes later, Army showed their strength in the scrums again when the Army pack pushed over the ball and Belden picked it from the back. He then moved it to Leatigaga, who took off down the sideline for the try. Another opportunity arose when Army was awarded a scrum on UConn’s 5m. The pack was able to push the UConn pack back all the way into the try zone where Belden tapped it down for the score. The final try of the half was scored by lock Miles Rowan who took the ball into the tackle and showed a good leg drive to get into the try zone. 
            The second half proved to follow suit with the pace of the first half. The first try after the break was scored by Geib only two minutes in when he received the ball from Belden forty meters out. Army won another 5m scrum in UConn territory upon which Belden picked the ball and moved in for the try. After the ensuing kick-off, Vaha’i moved the ball to Kyle Palmer, the substitute at flyhalf, who broke through the line and moved down the sideline closing with UConn’s back three. Palmer then offloaded to prop, Andrew Hansche, who took the ball down the sideline and put it away for the try. After a few phases of open-field rugby, Hansche saw action again, this time moving the ball to Belden who scored his 4th try. Minutes later on a 5m scrum, the UConn kicker in his try zone bobbled the ball trying to clear his lines and lock, Kevin Kerr dove on the ball for his second try. The last two tries of the match were scored by scrumhalf Trevor Mitchell, who subbed in for Alex Farinelli at scrumhalf. The first try by Mitchell was scored by him moving around the breakdown from five meters out. The second was scored when he picked the ball from the ruck and found open space (40 meters of it) and ran it in for the try. Despite the wet conditions, Army played well against the UConn Huskies, turning over a number of lineouts and scrums, and finding plenty of open space in the defense to score tries.

Next Match: Army vs. Boston College, October 31st at 1500 at the Anderson Rugby Complex$0