Club History
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Introduction
Welcome to
Chicago Riot Rugby, a social athletic club founded in 2006 by a group of
former University of Illinois at Chicago Rugby players. This club was formed to embrace the social
aspects of the sport, along with offering a competitive atmosphere to contend
on the rugby pitch.
Chicago Riot Rugby was recently formally accepted into CARFU to
compete in DIII league for the Fall 2008 season.
Riot Rugby is actively seeking players for the upcoming Spring
2008 rugby season. All players
with no to extensive experience are welcome. For information on playing for the
Chicago Riot, visit the page entitled Join the Riot.
May 9, 2010 Yesterday we took 2nd place out of 12 teams in the Benny Kenyon Tournament, going 3-1 and losing in the Championship match. Match Results: Riot 7 - Shamrocks 7 Riot 19 - Fox Cities 0
Semifinals: Riot 17 - NW Indiana 7
Championship: Riot 7 - Cincinnati Kelts 24
April 18, 2010
Yesterday we won our 2nd 15s Tournament in club history after winning the NIU Tournament of Champions. Chicago Riot 28 - Peoria Pigs 7 In playing the DIII Southern Division champions, after working on rucking all week, the first half was more of a clinic on blowing the other team off and securing ball. We dominated possession of the ball in the first half from the forwards, and after crashing with them, the backline was able to score four tries in the game, all converted by Collins. Tries: Walsh (2), Collins (1), Johnson (1) Conversions: Collins 4/4
Chicago Riot 10 - NW Woodsmen 7
We started this game driving down the field, and Giovanni scored the first try with a Collins conversion. Later in the first half, after being awarded advantage on a penalty, Chris Johnson recognized this and slide to the slot and converted the first ever drop goal in Riot history from about the 22 meter line. Later in the half we scored our first try of the game, which was converted by Johnson. With five minutes left in the half, one of our players were yellow carded, and we played down for the rest of the half, giving up a try. In the second half the play we extremely physical on both sides, and we were able to hold off the Woodsmen for the win and a trip to the playoffs. Tries: Giovanni Rumbolo (1) Conversions: Kevin Collins 1/1 Drop Goal: Chris Johnson 1/1
Chicago Riot 6 - Iowa City Ducks 5
This game was equally matched on both sides, with all the points for the Riot coming from two penalty kicks attempted and made by Collins. Iowa City did score a try during the match, but was unable to convert, which lead to our narrow margin in the game, and secured the #1 seed in the playoffs. Penalty Kicks: Kevin Collins 2/2
Riot 14 vs. Shamrocks 0 - Semifinals Before the match, we were dealing with several injuries, with Chris Johnson bothered by a hamstring pull and Alex Draper getting progressively more sick, where he minutes were to be limited in the match. At the start we had several breaks by Bob Walsh, but unable to convert, and halftime it was 0-0. In the second half we were going downhill with the wind, but with a shoulder injury to Bodgan who gave fantastic ball all day, Draper stepped up and continued logging minutes playing scrumhalf. Even with the change on the day, we continued to get great ball to the backline, and Bob Walsh was able to finish another one of his breaks for the first try, which was converted by Collins. Later in the half Johnson, running hard all day and despite an injury, scored the the second try of the match, which Collins converted. We controlled the ball for the rest of the game, and were on our way to the finals to play the Woodsmen again, after they beat the Rockford Ravens 10-5 in the other semifinal. Tries: Walsh (1), Johnson (1) Conversions: Collins 2/2
Riot 20 vs. Woodsmen 13 - Championship The match was a nail biter from the start to finish. The match started with us driving several times, but unable to convert a penalty kick into a strong wind, and then a knock off a penalty play at the 5 meter line. The Woodsmen scored first with a penalty kick right in front of the try zone, but Collins answered back with is own. But in stoppage time, the Woodsmen had a penalty near our try zone, and after three phases, scored and converted taking a 10-3 lead at half. In the second half we played evenly for the first 10 minutes, and the at their 30 meter line, Chris Johnson took a pass from Coonan, put down a perfect grubber past the outside center which bounced up right into his hands, then drew in the fullback to pass to an open Collins to set up a kick from the corner to tie. Collins continued to be on point, and stuck the kick right between the posts from the sidelines. However the Woodsmen struck back with a penalty kick with about six minutes remaining. The Riot then took the kickoff and drove down, getting a penalty at the 30 meter line and quick tapped to be awarded another penalty at the 20. We had the option to go for the win with another try, but instead decided to attempt to rely on the boot of Collins from about 5 meters from the sidelines. He dropped the penalty back for the right angle, and was again able to make a huge kick to tie the game. With under two minutes left in the game we had control of the ball, and after a kick to their try zone, Johnson chased and after a mishap by their fullback, Johnson was able to dive on the ball and was awarded the try, erupting the sidelines. Collins again was true with the kick, giving us a 20-13 lead. With only 90 second left, Hands turned it up and caught the kickoff and we were able to control the ball for the rest of the time, ending the game and giving us the Golden Keg. Tries: Collins (1), Johnson (1) Conversions: Collins 2/2 Penalty Kicks: Collins 2/3
Tournament: Tries: Bob Walsh (3), Kevin Collins (2), Chris Johnson (2), Giovanni Rumbolo (1) Conversions: Collins 9/9 Penalty Kicks: Collins 4/5 Drop Goals: Johnson 1/1
On the day several players played injured as the day went on, and played huge roles in the matches. There were also several players that played the 200 minutes on the day, including Coonan, Kevin Collins, Bob Walsh and Kitt J. Several rookies made huge impacts as well, which included Pasquale Selvaggio and Phil Kruzel. Dan Peat, Nick Dicianni and Micheal Collins supported the club on the day, and Michael Collins logged minutes with Wayne State Rugby The grubber try by Johnson was one of the greatest tries in the history of our team, and the heads up drop goal ended up putting us in the playoffs. Men of the tournament were Bob Walsh with 3 tries on the afternoon, and Kevin Collins, who made 13/14 kicks (93%), and totaled 40 points in the tournament, joining Coonan with players over 100 points in Riot history.
October 17, 2009
On Saturday we had our final match of the season, playing at the
Dragons. We used the match as an
opportunity to reward several guys that have had limited minutes this season
due to league rules with conference play, and were missing several starters,
so a few played out of position.
These players didn't disappoint with their performance, and the
remainder of the team played a great match. We finished the season with a
conference record of 2-2 and ended in 3rd place.
Final Score
Chicago Riot - 133
Chicago Dragons - 0
Highlights from the match include the five tries by Anthony
"Party Boy" Marinello, two in a row off 8 man picks and one
beautiful chip and catch over the fullback for a try. Jhonathon Roldan had his zulu try after
getting a start at wing for the match.
Alex Draper had his first start at outside center and scored a try but
had his hand in several scores.
Man of the Match - Bogdan Niculescu - Started and played the
entire game at scrumhalf, directing the forwards and backs to a flawless game,
and rarely dipping into the Romanian playbook.
Big Stick of the Match - Jon Wagenschutz - While he lost his
perfect season, his hit came as the Dragons had a penalty pushing us to the goalline, and he met their prop and put him right down,
after which we stole the ball and ended their scoring opportunity.
The Boat race team finished in dominating fashion, finishing the
season undefeated. Thanks to Pat
Coonan, Tyler Crookston, Charlie Klehm, Darryl Kahn, and Anthony
Marinello.
Saze lost the dance off, as Elliot, clearly
not intimidated by Jeffery, pulled off a backflip
during the conclusion of their routine, ending our hope.
Tries
Anthony Marinello - 5
Tyler Crookston - 3
Giovanni Rumbolo - 2
Bertrand Valero - 2
Bob Walsh III - 2
Saze Oyegun - 1
Alex Draper - 1
Jhonathon Roldan - 1
Darryl Kahn - 1
Charlie Klehm - 1
Sebastian Sierotnik - 1
Chris Johnson - 1
Conversions
Kevin Collins - 9/13 = 69%
Charlie Klehm - 4/7 = 57%
Bob Walsh - 1/1 = 100%
Drop Goals
Chris Johnson - 0/1 = 0%
October 10, 2009
On Saturday we traveled to Lake County and played a physical
contested match vs. Lake County, and ended up just losing by a final score of
21-14, ending our team 1-2 in conference play heading into our final match at
the Dragons on Saturday.
As with every match this season, we came out with a lot of
intensity pushing the ball downfield and leading to an overload in their
backline and Sebastian Sierotnik scoring on the wing and nearly centering the
ball, resulting in an easy conversion by Kevin Collins. As the first half progressed, the Riot
lost several key players to injury, including Andrew Leland Brasile and Anthony Marinello, where other players like
Jon "Hands" Wagenschutz and Bertrand "Fries" Valero
sacrificed and played out of position for the team and were vital to our
performance. During the remainder
of the first half, the Riot had several long runs, but none that transpired
into points. Lake County was
however able to start moving the ball overpowering with their size, and scored
on a strong run from their winger, on a defensive mishap from the Riot on a 5
meter lineout and by a pack play with their captain bowling through. With these scores, the Riot trailed at
halftime 21-7. During the second
half, the forwards came out rucking with a purpose,
and hitting the tackles immediately, leading to much more possession by our
team. Over 35 minutes passed with
several opportunities for tries by the Riot, but unlucky breaks resulted in
no points. With 5 minutes
remaining, we pushed to the 10 meter line, and a run by two defenders and a
finishing dive between two tacklers lead to our outside center Nick
"Ghost" DiCianni touching the ball right
on the line for a try and a Kevin Collins conversion. Over the next 5 minutes, we played our
best rugby of the season, controlling the ball nearly the entire time, and
having three scoring opportunities, the closest was a play about 10 meters
away, running a fake switch and Chris Johnson grubbing the ball to Sebastian
at the wing where both he and the defending winger dove for the ball in the
try zone and putting downward pressure, but the 22 was awarded. Another close play on the opposite
side of the field but the pouch kicked was knocked down and the game ended
shortly thereafter.
Man of the Match - Sebastian Sierotnik - scored the initial try
of the match, had another long run that put us in position for a try, and
make a spectacular play coming just short on the last try.
The Anthony Marinello lead Boat Race team remained undefeated as
Lake County didn't even make the turn.
First time addition Chris "Diamonds" / "Renegade"
Oliver's performance was strong to quite strong.
Tries:
Sebastian Sierotnik - 1
Nick "Ghost" Dicianni - 1
Conversions:
Kevin Collins - 2/2 - 100%
October 2, 2009
Last Saturday we played a very physical
rugby game vs the Rockford Ravens. The Riot pulled off a narrow victory
(12-10). The forwards did a great
job getting to the rucks and keeping ball in the
Riot’s hands. They were so
effective that they forced Rockford to be penalized over 5 times for holding
the ball in the rucks. Our backline played one of their most
amazing game of the season. The ball moving up and down and the
backs were finding the gaps.
The backline made this win possible.
The first try was scored off a kick and chase down the leftside line by Kevin “Kats” Collins
(winger). This put the Riot up
5-0. The second try was another
dazzling play by the backline that ended with Bob “Bob Walsh”
Walsh (fullback) inserting and putting in the second try of the day. Walsh’s try was converted by
Kevin “Kats” Collins.
The backline really moved the ball around well on Saturday. Rockford then responded with a blocked
kick near the try zone that finished with a Raven’s try. Making it 12-5 at half time.
The second half went for 35 minutes without a score, both teams
playing very well with more ball possession in the Riot’s favor. We had about 4-5 breakaways in this
half that we could not captive on.
At the 35 minute mark, Rockford scored a quick try in the corner and
did not convert the kick, making the score 12-10. This score would hold up until the end
of the game. The Riot squeezed
off a narrow victory keeping their playoff plans alive.
Man of the Match:
Charlie Klehm
Big Stick: Craig Kerins
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Riot/Ravens v UIC
UIC came to our pitch to play a mix and match of Riot/Ravens
(RR) Team. This game was played
in the mud and hard rain. The RR
put a few tries on the board and then fell behind. Than the RR team turned it on a pulled
off an awesome win during the last 10 minutes of the game. It was great two full 80 minute games
in.
The real shining star of this game was Kitt Jarzabkowski. He was literally all over the field
Saturday and put on a tackling clinic.
Man of the Match: Kitt Jarzabkowski
Trys
1 Draper (5 Points)
1 Pat Carey (5 Points)
1 Gio (5 Points)
1 Johnson (5 Points)
Conversions
Ghost (2 Point)
Ghost (2 Point)
Ghost (2 Point)
Penalty Kick
1 Ghost (3 Points)
September 21, 2009
Yesterday we played Fox Valley at home and suffered our first
loss of the season, losing by the final score of 25-15.
We started the match extremely tough, controlling the ball early
and crashing several times inside before passing the ball on the outside with
Kevin Collins scoring the first try of the match. After just missing the conversion,
minutes later we were able to capitalize after a Fox Valley penalty and Kevin
Collins striking a penalty kick from approximately
30 meters out. With an 8-0 lead we
had another scoring opportunity along with sideline, but Fox Valley
intercepted the pass and went the length of the field. This lead to halftime, with the Riot
leading 8-5. In the second half,
Fox Valley came out and scoring quickly scoring a try and converting, and
then adding another after a kick deep, an unfortunate bounce, and Fox Valley
picking the ball for the score.
Fox Valley later was awarded a penalty and converted the kick and
scored once again on a deep kick.
The Riot added a late try after Chris Johnson moved to flyhalf due to an injury to Pat Coonan, and broke through
the backline and dished to Charles Baldwin for the score. Chris Johnson converted that try,
ending the match at 25-15.
Tries:
Kevin Collins -1
Charles Baldwin - 1
Conversions:
Chris Johnson - 1/1
Kevin Collins - 0/1
Penalty Kicks:
Kevin Collins - 1/2
Man of the Match was Anthony Marinello for his play at 8 while
making a ton of tackles.
Boat Race team had an easy win, moving to 4-0.
September 12, 2009
This afternoon the Riot opened the first of three home games in
a row, playing U of I. After
traveling to U of I in the Spring and losing a tough match, we came out
strong today and had a convincing win.
Final score:
Riot - 44
U of I - 19
The Riot opened the match strong, scoring in the first 5 minutes
as Tyler Crookston scored his first of 5 tries during the match, setting the
Riot record for most tries in a single match. After the first try, Tyler scored
again after making a tackle at the 2 meter line, stripping the ball from the
offensive U of I player, and reaching to score his second try. He scored his third try of the first
half shortly after. After joining
the team this week and starting at Fullback before shifting to Wing after Collins
came in after 20 minutes, Bob Walsh scored his first try with the Riot after
breaking away at the wing. After
missing his first conversion attempt, Kevin Collins got back on track
converting this try, along with the next try scored by Tyler, his fourth of
the day. This put the Riot ahead
by a score of 29-5 at halftime.
During the second half, U of I game out fired up, and scored the next
two tries and converting both, bringing the game to 29-19. However, Bob Walsh was able to add
some breathing room scoring his second try of the day after breaking away at
the wing and eluding the Fullback for the score. After Crookston added his last try,
Bertrand "Fries" Valero finished the scoring for the Riot with no
time remaining.
Tries:
Crookston - 5
Bob Walsh - 2
Bertrand "Fries" Valero - 1
Conversions:
Kevin Collins - 2/3 - 66.7%
Chris Johnson - 0/5 - 0%
Man of the Match - Tyler Crookston - had 5 tries plus played
disrupting defense all game.
Big Stick of the Day - Craig Kerins -
While playing Inside Center, he made a devastating tackle on their outside
center, who was tough to bring down all afternoon.
Anthony Marinello lead Boat Race team moved to 3-0 this season
at the party.
September 2, 2009
Saturday the Chicago Riot faced off against NW Indiana
Exiles. During this season warmup match, the Riot was able to pull themselves together and overcame the Exiles with a 22-20
win.
The Exiles scored an early try resulting from a penalty. Then the Riot battled back and
received a penalty in their favor on the 22. Kevin "Kats" Collins
(Fullback) kicked in the first 3 points resulting from the penalty. Then the Riot backs with great ball
transition brought the ball back up the field with a great run by Josh
"Not in the Wolf Pack" Meyer (Winger) put a try into the
corner. This was Josh's first try
and had one taken back later in the game. The next score was scored short handed because of a sin bin of Bertrand
"Fries" Valero after repeated offsite offenses by our team. Another great display of the backline
play put up the second Riot try when Kevin "Kats" Collins inserted
from fullback and punched it in from 20 meters out. "Kats" converted the try
making the score 15-5. The Riot
than drew a few penalties which resulted in two quick unconverted tries by
Exiles, making the score 15-15 at half.
The second half the Riot mentally pulled themselves together and
played a solid second half. The
defense was much more solid than the first half. After 28 minutes of no scoring the Exiles
were able to capitalize after the Riot knocked on their own 22 meter line,
making the score 15-20 exiles. During the next position the Riot scored
because of the quick acting of Giovanni Rumbolo. Gio took the
22 quick to the weakside up sideline with a few
outstanding offloads . After the 78 meter march down the
field, Pedro "Spoons" Alonso (Flanker) made a break and scored his
first try. The try was
later converted by Kevin "Kats" Collins making the score
22-20. The Riot than stood their
ground and kept control of the ball the rest of the
contest not giving the Exiles a chance to make up the points. The final phase was ended with the
Riot kicking the ball to touch to take the Win.
Points:
12 Kevin
"Kats" Collins (1 try, 2 conversions and a penalty)
5 Josh "Not in
the Wolf Pack" Meyer
5 Pedro
"Spoons" Alonso
Post Game:
The Riot Drinking Team pulled off an easy victory and looked in
midseason form. Also the
Man of the Match (Alex Draper and Pedro Alonso) pulled off easy chugs against
the Exiles.
August 24, 2009
On Saturday we had our first match of the season vs. Lewis University, and with a strong turnout at the match and
practice during our first week and a half, we defeated Lewis University.
Final Score:
Chicago Riot - 45
Lewis U. - 0
The scoring in this match came mostly from players that joined
us just this Fall season, with Chris Johnson starting at Outside Center
scoring the first three tries of the match, Tyler Crookston starting at
Flanker adding two of his own, and Charles Baldwin playing Inside Center/Flyhalf scoring once. Andre Cross, who just joined us in the
Spring, added another try late playing Outside Center. Kevin Collins went 4/5 in conversions,
and Derek Bly went 1/2 to finish the scoring.
June 27, 2009
This weekend we took a team to Milwaukee, WI for the Lakefront
7s tournament. Overall we
finished with a record of 1-1-1, with the loss in our final match excluding
our team from the semifinals.
Here were the results:
Chicago Riot - 29 vs. All Star Rejects (Manhattan Shamrocks) - 0
Chicago Riot - 21 vs. Milwaukee RFC - 21
Chicago Riot - 14 vs. Oconomowoc RFC - 29
Man of the Tournament was Alex Draper, who scored in all three
matches, and played with a high level of intensity all day.
Thanks to Chris Johnson who played with U of I and our team
through the day, filing in several times for injuries, and Noah Brennecke who made the trip and played with UIC all day,
scoring several tries.
June 20, 2009
We had a great showing at the tournament today, finishing in 2nd
place of the 7 teams entered.
Thanks to the 12 guys that were on the roster, which included players
from ISU in Pat Torralba and Chris Karam from Lewis University, who have played with us in
past 7s tournaments, and Chris Oliver, who came out for the day and filled in
during the last match when we lost a couple players.
Match 1:
Chicago Riot - 31
NW Exiles - 0
Given this was the first match of the day for the team, and the
first 7s game for a couple players, we didn't play our best match, but the
side still took control of the game.
Pat Coonan scored twice in the game, one coming off a penalty awarded
5 meters out, and just deciding to run through three players for the score. In the 2nd half Anthony Marinello
scored a try, converted by Collins, Chris Karam
scored when he pressured the Exiles player out of the back of the try zone
and he threw the ball back in where Karam touched
it down for the try. Jorge added
a late try just freezing the Exile wing and centering for Collins third
conversion.
Match 2:
Chicago Riot - 31
Northwest Woodsmen - 0
Playing a tougher DII side and having the experience from the
first match, we played a much stronger game. Sebastian busted through the line of the
Woodsmen and ran 60 meters for the first Riot try, with a conversion by
Coonan. Collins then added
a try of his own, on an amazing play when he was playing wing and the pass
was out of his reach when we were threatening to score. Collins stretched and jump kicked the
ball toward the try zone, then chased it down and dove on it. This was a play that was reenacted by
several guys from the other teams through the sidelines. Victor Ramirez then scored his first
try of the day, with a conversion by Coonan. In the second half, Sebastian scored
his second try, and Bertrand Valero added a try to end the scoring.
With this win and a 2-0 record in pool play and 62 points scored
versus 0 against, we were the top seed in the semifinals.
Semifinals:
Chicago Riot - 15
Chicago Westside Condors - 10
This was another good DII side that jumped out to a 10-0 lead
through the first 6 minutes of the game.
We threatened late in the first half, and then in the closing seconds
of the first half, Bertrand Valero avoided several players and scored in the
corner with no time remaining. In
the second half, play continued to improve, and while positioning on offense,
Bertrand Valero took the ball from the left side of the field, and in a move
of pure finesse and sophistication, recognized the Condors bunched up on him,
and kicked from the 30 meter line out to the far right of the field in the
try zone where Coonan and Sebastian were uncovered and Coonan dove on the
ball to tie the game. Later in
the second half, after a tackle, Anthony Marinello picked up the ball and ran
weak side 40 meters, which put the Riot up 15-10 with about 1 minute
left. Tough play on defense ended
the game, and the Riot was in the finals.
Championship:
Chicago Riot - 0
Lincoln Park - 22
After losing Collins who had to leave for a wedding and Victor
Ramirez, we were playing with a shortened side in the finals and had a tough
Championship vs. a strong Lincoln Park side that featured JC Jordan, who has
played with us in our past couple matches. Our first several minutes were strong,
but Lincoln Park was able to find some gaps and took a 5-0 lead into
halftime. In the second half
Lincoln Park was able to put three more tries across, two of which came from
JC.
June 19, 2009
On Friday night, despite the inclement weather, we had around 25
guys come to the Highland Games for our match versus the Frogs. Unfortunately, we were only able to
play approximately 15 minutes of the match, where the Riot was playing
against the wind and rain in their face for the first half. Despite this, in the first 2 minutes
of the game, Chris Johnson, playing outside center, broke free and drew two
guys into a tackle with him, and dumped the ball off to Kevin Collins for his
first try in a Riot uniform. With
this the Riot lead 5-0, which was the final score of
the game.
Chicago Riot - 5
Chicago Frogs – 0
May 30, 2009
Despite the late start, the Riot still have 30 guys turn up for
our match yesterday, which included several players getting their first game
in with the team. With the help
of additional coaching by Ireland Johnny and Vin over the past two weeks with
the backline, our play continued to improve, as we won easily. Final Score:
Chicago Riot - 78
U of C - 0
We controlled the ball for nearly the entire game, coming from
tackling in numbers and poaching immediately, and a majority of scrums and
lineout stolen. From this U of C
was having trouble putting together more than a couple phases of play in a
row, and when we held position, we drove up the field with tough play by the
forwards and getting outside with the backs.
Man of the Match - Ireland Johnny - played fullback in the 2nd
half, then finished the game at flyhalf. With his coaching over the past two
weeks, our backline play continued to improve, and he solidified the backs in
the second half, along with giving up a couple tries to Riot players.
Tries:
Alex Draper - 1
Bertrand "Fries" Valero - 1
Patrick Coonan - 2
Neil Weijer - 1
Chris Ames - 1
Charlie Klehm - 1
Jorge Vasquez - 1
Chris Johnson - 1
Victor Ramirez - 1
Doug Anderson - 1
James Cook - 1
Conversions:
Kevin Collins - 7/8 - 87.5%
Chris Johnson - 1/1 - 100%
Patrick Coonan - 1/2 - 50%
Giovanni Rumbolo - 0/1 - 0%
May 9, 2009
For those of you that missed the tournament today, the Riot
picked up their first ever 1st place trophy today at the Benny Kenyon 15s
Tournament, exactly two years from our inception date. Strong day overall from the Riot, with
our team facing the North and South DIII winners from 2008 as our first two
matches, and a dominating performance in the Championship game.
Match 1:
Riot - 14
Fox Valley - 12
Tries were scored by Doug Anderson and Alex Draper. Having borrowed the kicking tee for
the week, Kevin "Kats" Collins made both conversions, which
essentially won the match. Having
won the first match, the Riot was in position to place in the tournament, but
was seeking the seating in the Championship bout. Since playing the first match of the
day, Peoria stopped Fond du Lac 5-0 and Fox Valley dropped their 2nd match of
the day to NW Exiles 17-12.
Match 2:
Riot - 7
Peoria - 7
In the second match, with both teams having 1st round wins, the
Riot played Peoria (DIII South Winner in 2008) to determine who goes to the
Championship round. The match was
tight, with Peoria gaining advantage through several penalties called against
the Riot. Peoria took a lead and
converted, which put the pressure on the team in the second half. After 16 minutes of back and forth
play, the Riot had a penalty on the 5 meter line, and after two phases, Doug
Anderson punched the try across for his second of the day. With the kick about 15 meters offset
from the post, and the pressure on Kats, he just squeezed the kick to the
inside of the left post to tie the game 7-7. The match ended shortly afterward,
scoring each team 2 points for the draw.
However, with the Riot scoring 2 tries in the first match, the team
automatically advanced to the championship. After NW Indiana finished off Fond du
Lac with 2 tries in the final 5 minutes to win 19-12, the final match-up was
set with the Riot.
In the Championship, it was the Riot that controlled the
intensity from the match from the start.
From watching the early NW Indiana matches, they had several skills
players in the backline that could control a game. Craig Kerins
was asked to set the tone of the match early with the first huge hit on him,
which he did the first time he touched the ball, and with that, earning the
Big Stick of the Tournament award.
Subsequently, Pat Coonan scored an early try with a conversion by
Kats, putting the team up 7-0. A
couple other opportunities passed with unlucky play, but the momentum was to
the Riot by halftime. In the
second half, after a kick-off deep by the Riot, the Exiles player was
tackled, and Coonan poached and ran the try past their backline for his
second try of the match. After
several other large hits by Victor Ramirez and Sebastian Sierotnik, we
continued to control the ball with minimal pressure against the team. Noah Brennecke
came in during the second half as a center reserve, and started immediately
breaking through their backline for a 60 meter run to the 5, where we lost
the ball going for the pass and the score. In the ensuing scrum, the Riot drove
over, and Gio took the pick to the 1 meter line,
dishing off to Alex Draper for his second try of the tournament, and putting
the Riot firmly ahead, and ending the scoring.
Championship:
Riot - 19
Exiles - 0
In the end, the Riot defeated the 2nd, 3rd and 4th place teams
in the tournament, and picked up the Maori head as tournament victors.
Man of the Tournament - Kevin "Kats" Collins - was 5/6
on try conversions for the day, and just missed a penalty kick in the
Championship. The kicks won the
match vs. FV, and tied the match vs. Peoria putting us in the
Championship. This along with
exceptional play at Fullback during the tournament, never letting a kick past
him, or any drops,
Big Stick of the Tournament - Craig Kerins
- Strong running and great tackling all tournament
let to the award.
Congratulations to Patrick Coonan who has now amassed over 100
points in his career with the Riot.
April 25, 2009
Thanks to the 30+ guys that came out again this weekend for our
match vs. Illiana and UIC.
Despite the poor and wet conditions, the games both went in
favor of the Riot. With plenty of
numbers for the matches, we stayed well conditioned, and were able to spin
the ball out vs. Illiana, who were only able to
travel with 15 players. Ball
possession was largely in our favor with solid crashes and rucking by the forwards, then the backs getting the ball
wide early and often for the majority of our scores. We have scores by the following:
Giovanni (2), Pat Coonan (2), Victor Ramirez (1), Fries (1), JC Jordan (1),
Derek Bly (1) and Sebastian Sierotnik (1) and conversions by Bly (1) and JC
Jordan (1).
Chicago Riot - 49
Illiana Misfits - 14
During the second game vs. UIC, the guys played another excellent
game, identifying the holes in their defense and attacking them. UIC was also suffering as they were
missing several key players due to finals approaching, but still put up a
strong side. Have to give them a
lot of credit for taking the match on short notice, and dealing with the
weather and late start. Our
offense took off with Nick "Ghost" Dicianni
coming out and playing flyhalf and we advanced the
ball well. We had Noah Brennecke and Craig Kerins
getting their first starts in a match at inside and outside center, and
crashed the ball well all match, breaking through several times. Our forwards took crashes strong and
put in 5 of the tries, including 2 by David “Saze”
Oyegun and Charlie Klehm, and a zulu try for
Kitt. Bly scored on a long run
putting an excellent move on their fullback in a one-on-one situation, and Gio scored on a penalty to end the game. Ghost added 3 conversions and Bly
converted 1.
Chicago Riot - 43
UIC - 0 Man of the Day - Victor Ramirez Big Stick of the Day - Craig Kerins Party was a good time at Tumans, where
the Anthony "Party Boy" Marinello lead boat race team scored win
over both UIC and Illiana. Boat team is now 4-1 on the year,
after suffering a disappointing loss vs. U of I last weekend as several regular
participants were missing. April 11, 2009 This weekend we suffered a tough loss to Kellogg GSB, with a
final score of 20-7. The match
was extremely physical with Kellogg taking a 10-0 lead at half with a try
with conversion and penalty kick, and scoring two more tries in the second
half. Bertrand Valero put in a
late try and conversion for the Riot.
The positive was we had approximately 35 guys at the match, so two
completely different sides played in each half, and gave several new players
some needed experience. Man of the Match:
Neil Weijer April 4, 2009 Thanks to everyone that came out yesterday despite the short
notice. We had over 30 guys at
the match, which included several players that were getting in their first
match experience and several that were playing their first match with the
Riot, so getting everyone together to start getting a feel for each other
before our match next weekend at Kellogg was a positive. Final Score: Riot 32 - Lewis 12 We started the match scoring three straight tries in the first
10 minutes, with Anthony Marinello taking an 8 man pick from about 30 meters
away, converted by Derek Bly, and then Derek Bly scoring back to back tries
inserting from the fullback position in the backline. The next try for the Riot came as
Lewis turned over the ball as time was expiring in the first half, and Dean
Franck, playing his first match with the Riot at wing, scored on a 60 meter
run. Lewis then threatened
several times, with the Riot backed on the goal line after a penalty and
Lewis only 5 meters out looking for their first try. After several phases with the
forwards, Lewis went to backline, and after a tipped pass, Mike Archbold, coming out of retirement to get in a match,
picked off the pass and ran 90 meters for the Riot try. Lewis then added a try on good phase
play down the field, but the Riot answered shortly after with a try by
Bertrand Valero off a scrumhalf pick.
Lewis played tough until the end and never were discouraged, and put
in a try with 30 seconds remaining, and converted, ending the game. Man of the Match: Anthony Marinello March 15, 2009 Thanks to the 25 guys that came out on Saturday to play and the
five or so that came to watch at the Whiskey 10s Tournament. Given so many players and many of
which that were new to the team, it was tough to establish any rhythm amongst
players, but we still had a good showing in a tough bracket. This year was not like last year, as
we were the only DIII team entered in the tournament, so competition was
strong. Overall, we only had two
practices to prepare for this tournament, and I thought our level of play
well exceeded those levels. Here
were the results: NW Woodsman 10 vs. Riot 7 SS Irish / Blaze 25 vs. Riot 0 SS Irish 21 vs. Riot 0 The lone try of the day was scored by Chris Ames, with a
conversion by Bogdan Niculescu. October 18, 2008 On Saturday, our season came to and end with a 20-12 loss to Fox Valley. Overall, we finished in 3rd place in
our division of 5 teams and just missed the playoffs, as the top 2 teams
advance. Thanks to everyone that
filled in positions and played tremendously well during the match, along with
I believe 13 guys playing the full 80 minutes. The star of the day goes to Mike Duczak who despite running the 10 mile Urbanathalon in the morning,
traveled and played the 2nd half of the match. Coonan scored the first match of the game, and converted a later
try by Pat Carey which ended our season with Pat Coonan leading the team in
points in our inaugural Fall season and also now taking over the lead as the
Riot all-time leading scorer. The Man of the Match was Mike "Hawk" Hawkins for his
hard work throughout the match playing in the front row. Special mention was Joe Van Oosbree who played really strong at wing, making four clutch 1 on 1 tackles in the open field. October
11, 2008 The Riot
improved their record to 2-1 in conference play today with a 92-10 win over
the Chicago Dragons. While the
Dragons played hard the entire match, with forwards consistently joining the
backline, we were able to overload their backline and produce numerous
scoring opportunities. Just as
important was the support from players down the field, and the passing out of
tackles that produced several tries.
Thanks to everyone that came out, as 11 different Riot players scored
a total of 14 tries, and we converted 11 of 14 kicks. Man of the
Match was Giovanni Rumbolo for his play at Flanker and then Inside Center
starting in the second half.
Playing with the forwards he was always in support and dished off
several tries and also played exceptionally well as a center in the second
half, scoring two tries. Special
mention goes to Sebastian Siertonik, who scored
once playing win, then made the move to Flyhalf for
the 2nd half. In his first time
in that position, he lead the offense to 42 points in the 2nd half, adding
two more tries himself. October
4, 2008 On Saturday the
Riot picked up their first ever conference win with a 29-7 win over the
Chicago Westside Condors (Blues).
Bertrand "Fries" Valero scored the first ever Riot CARFU try
with his 15 meter run in the first half of the match. The Riot played a very experienced
side against the Condors, and again played very tough defensively, only
allowing one try in the second half of the match. We finally pushed several tries across
this game, with the above mentioned try by Fries, Josh Erickson forcing a
loose ball near the try zone and scoring, Coonan intercepting a pass for a
score, Chris Ames stripping the ball from the Condor's fullback in the try
zone and scoring, and James Cook on a 70 meter run for his first ever
try. Alex Eves went 2-2,
converting the final two tries to finish the scoring. Overall, both the packs and backs
contributed to the final score with a well rounded team effort. Man of the
Match - Josh Erickson September
27, 2008 On Saturday we
lost to Rockford by a final score of 22-0. We played another great game
defensively, and had several opportunities offensively, but couldn't punch anything
across. Overall, the end result
does not demonstrate how the game was played, and the statement we made as it
was only 12-0 until the 70th minute when we held at the goal line for about 5
minutes. The Man of the Match was
Doug Anderson who won about 80% of all lineouts
(offensively and defensively), and started the team off with the first hit of
the match which caused Rockford to lose possession. September
13, 2008 Our first
scheduled conference match was cancelled due to excessive rain. The Riot will open their conference
schedule at Rockford on September 27th. September
6, 2008 Here are the
results from the tournament this weekend. Overall, the Riot played well,
especially given that everyone played during the matches, which often lead to
players getting introduced to a position for the first time. What the team lacked in cohesiveness
with playing out of position, certainly did not lack
in terms of tackling, which was probably the best games I have seen the team
play defensively. Riot 12 - UIC 5 Iowa 17 - Riot
5 Iowa 27 - UIC 0 Man of the
Tournament: Victor Ramirez. Victor played his first ever match
starting at Inside Center and while still learning the nuances of running the
offense, tackled everything in sight.
Tries (Fall
2009): C. Klehm (1) Giovanni
Rumbolo (1) Pat Carey (1) Conversion Derek Bly (1) Summer
2008 During the
Summer of 2008, the Chicago Riot had representatives from the following teams
playing Summer 7s: Glen Ellyn
Ducks Rugby Club University of Illinois
at Chicago Men’s Rugby Club Western
Illinois University Men’s Rugby Club Amherst College
in Massachusetts Men’s Rugby Club University of
Chicago Men’s Rugby Club Kansas
University Men’s Rugby Club University of
Illinois Men’s Rugby Club DePaul University
Men’s Rugby Club Marquette
University Men’s Rugby Club Illinois State
University Men’s Rugby Club As a reminder,
we encourage all collegiate or graduating high school players to join us
during the Summer for Practice or 7s Tournaments. If you are interested, please email us
at chicagoriotrugby@gmail.com. July
19, 2008 Thanks to
everyone that came out on Saturday for the Riot vs. Dragons 7s
Tournament. There were 21 Riot
players playing on our two teams, which provided for ample reserves and
resulted in solid play on Saturday.
The Riot teams went undefeated vs. the Dragons, who were rather
inexperienced given this was their first 7s Tournament, but still provided
for some competitive matches. In the
Championship match, Team USA defeated Team Super Jew. Men of the
Tournament: Team USA -
Giovanni Rumbolo and Alex Draper Team Super Jew
- Sebastian Sierotnik and Jon "Super Jew" Weintraub July
12, 2008 Here is a
rundown of the 1st Annual Riot Golf Classic. It was a great time, and hopefully
more will join us the 2nd Annual next year. Derek Bly published the pictures to
www.msnusers.com/riotrugbygolfouting.
The winning
group was Team Winner, which consisted of the following individuals: Shawn Bastic Patrick Carey Norb Rucinski Wren Rucinski Longest
Drive: Doug Anderson Closest to the
Pin: Wren Rucinski Best Putt:
Michael Duczak Best Golf
Outfit: Derek Bly June
28, 2008 Here are the
results from this weekend at the Lakefront 7s Tournament in Milwaukee,
WI. Overall, the Riot finished
2-1, which did not allow the team to qualify for the playoffs as only the top
team advances. Our only loss was
versus U of I, whom was the eventual Tournament Champions. Riot - 10 vs. U
of I - 24 Riot - 22 vs.
Harlequins 14 Riot - 15 vs. Hippie
Mafia - 5 Tries and
Conversions: Alex Draper: 4
Tries, 1 Conversion Micah Manore: 2 Tries Sebastian
Sierotnik: 1 Try Doug Anderson:
1 Try Pat
"Ninja" Torrabla: 1 Try Man of the
Tournament was Alex Draper. It should be
noted that Pat Coonan came, but played for U of I...well, for 2 minutes. Flavian
Prince is playing for the Lions this Summer for their bid for a National
Championship. June
14, 2008 Saturday the
Riot participated in the Firehouse 7's tournament. We went only 1-2 for the day, but
showed great progress from the first game to the last. Man of the
Tournament was Jon "Super Jew" Weintraub. He played scrumhalf all day and was
the Captain of the team. His play
and leadership won him this honor.
His dive at the ten meter line thinking he scored did not help win
this honor. May
31, 2008 The boys played
100 minutes of rugby in hot summer conditions vs. Lincoln Park RFC and the
Fox Valley Maoris. At the end of
the day the Riot placed took 3rd place in the Social Division. Man of the
Tournament was our 8-man, Charles Klehm.
He was all over the field defensively and added his first two tries to
the Riot scoreboard. May
24, 2008 Having the
privilege of playing on the U of C field-turf football field, we played a
full match, with an additional 20 minutes half afterwards. We had good numbers to the match and
as mentioned, after the solid week of practice, we played good rugby. Sebastian Sierotnik started the match
with his first ever try and Jorge Vasquez added one of his three tries on the
day all within the first 10 minutes.
Patrick Coonan insisted that I mention his two "John
Stockton" like assists before his day was ended 15 minutes into the
match with a hamstring injury.
Shawn Babiarz, Jonathan Weintraub, Brandon
Gardner. Kicks were converted by Chris Johnson and Bertrand Valero. Giovanni Rumbolo added a try and Flavian Prince scored three tries in the extra frame,
after which he is now tied with Michael Archbold
with the most points in Chicago Riot History. Man of the
Match - Jorge Vasquez. Final score: Chicago Riot -
59 U of C - 10 Thanks to Jacob
Willis who played his last match with the Riot and will be moving from
Chicago. Also thanks to
Michael "Hawk" Hawkins for wearing his Riot shorts despite playing
for U of C. May
10, 2008 The Chicago
Riot had two teams entered in the tournament, with the teams filled with
players from the Riot, UIC, Western Illinois University, and the Ducks.
Members from all four teams played with the "A" side during the
day. W - Riot
"Black" - 22 vs. Manhattan Shamrocks - 21 L - Peoria Pigs
- 12 vs. Riot "White" - 5 W - Riot
"Black" - 19 vs. Fond du Lac - 0 W - Riot
"White" - 26 vs. Illiana - 0 (10s Match) Due to their
2-0 record Riot "Black" advanced to the Semifinals in a single
elimination tournament with the Chicago Blaze, Peoria Pigs and Clinton Muddy
River. L - Chicago
Blaze - 28 vs. Chicago Riot - 0 Man of the Tournament
- Spencer
Graham (WIU) "Big Stick" of the
Tournament - Dan Herr (Ducks) May
3, 2008 Once again the
weather was not cooperative for Saturday and it was raining and very windy,
which resulted in a sloppy match. Riot - 7 Fox Valley - 18 Man of the
Match - Bertrand "Fries" Valero “Big
Stick” of the Match - Andrew "Auggie"
Brasile April
19, 2008 Here are the
tournament results from the NIU Tournament of Champions this weekend.
Overall, the Riot went 3-1, with our loss coming in the Quarterfinals of the
Single Elimination Tournament. Man of the
Tournament – Doug Anderson “Big
Stick” of the Tournament – Carl Newey
& Brendon Cooney Match results: W - Chicago
Riot - 12 vs. Augustana College - 0 W - Chicago
Riot - 10 vs. Wabash College - 3 The Riot
finished pool play 2-0 and was seeded 4th / 16 in the tournament 1st Round W - #4 Chicago
Riot - 19 vs. #12 UW-Whitewater - 7 Quarterfinals L - #5
Manhattan Shamrocks - 17 vs. #4 Chicago Riot - 12 April
12, 2008 Despite the
poor weather, we still had a great showing this weekend with good numbers and
excellent play on the field which resulted in a final score of 39-0 in favor
of the Riot. Man of the
Match – Patrick Coonan “Big
Stick” of the Match – Darryl Kahn March
10, 2008 The Riot won
our 1st match vs. Battle Creek, so we were in the winner's bracket of the tournament. Since the tournament was
single-elimination, our loss in the Quarterfinals vs. Palmer College Men's
put us in the consolation bracket.
Our loss to the Chicago Blaze finished the Riot 7th out of the 12
teams competing. W - Chicago
Riot vs. Battle Creek (DIII) L - Chicago
Riot vs. Palmer College Men's (DI) L - Chicago
Riot vs. Chicago Blaze (DII) February
8, 2008 Here were the
results from the Snowball Tournament in Kalamazoo, MI this weekend.
Overall, we placed 3rd out of 10 teams in the Men's Bracket, receiving our
2nd piece of hardware for the team. We lost in the Semi-Finals in
overtime vs. the Tournament champions, the host team Kalamazoo
3/2. Overall, the Chicago Riot played 3 teams that finished in the top
5 of the tournament, and finished with an overall record of 3-1. In the
end, it was a great showing for the Riot in our first ever 10s
Tournament. W - Chicago
Riot - 3 vs. Chicago Blaze - 2 W - Chicago
Riot - 3 vs. CMU Alumni - 1 Semi-Finals L - Chicago
Riot - 1 vs. Kalamazoo 3/2 - 2 (Overtime) Overall
Tournament Standings: 1.
Kalamazoo 3/2 2.
Buzzards 3.
Chicago Riot During the
Tournament, players from the University of Illinois at Chicago Men’s
Rugby Club and University of Chicago Men’s Rugby Club represented the
Chicago Riot. Spring 2008 Our Spring 2008 Season has been finalized. Please refer to the SCHEDULE
page. Fall 2007 The Chicago Riot completed its probationary season with an overall
record of 3-3-1. The Riot’s three losses were against opponents in
higher divisions, which included DII, DI, and a Super League B side. On a positive note, the Riot was 3-0
when playing future DIII league opponents. Given this success, expectations for
the first official season in DIII league are lofty. Spring/Summer 2007 The Chicago
Riot played their first official matches in the Fox Valley Benny Kenyon
XV’s Tournament on May 21, 2007.
The first ever try scored by a Chicago Riot player was by Western
Illinois University Rugby Club’s Spencer Graham, who scored versus the
Chicago Dragons. During the 10
team tournament, the Chicago Riot entered two teams, and finished 4th
and 5th. The following
weekend, the Chicago Riot played in the Chicago Ball Tournament in Lemont,
IL, and finished 3rd in the Silver Division. During the
Summer of 2007, our 7’s team included students from the following
Universities: UIC Men’s
Rugby Club DePaul Men’s
Rugby Club St.
Mary’s Men’s Rugby Club Arizona State
Men’s Rugby Club Western
Illinois University’s Men’s Rugby Club Illinois State
University’s Men’s Rugby Club Kansas
University’s Men’s Rugby Club University of
Illinois Men’s Rugby Club The Chicago
Riot entered teams into 4 tournaments during the Summer. In our first Spring tournament, the 1st
Annual Don Ho 7’s featuring the Chicago Riot vs. Manhattan Shamrocks,
with each team entering two teams, the Chicago Riot finished 1st
and 2nd, collecting our first piece of hardware for the team. During the
Illinois St. Andrews Society Highland Games & Scottish Festival, the
Chicago Riot was the featured club for an intrasquad
match on Friday night. The
following day, the Riot participated in the Highland Games 7’s
Tournament, and finished 2nd place in the Cup Division. To conclude the
7’s season, the Riot entered teams into the Firehouse 7’s and
Lakefront 7’s and finished 2-1 in both tournaments. |
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