ESU Rugby Teams Celebrate 30th Anniversary, May 2

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania’s men’s and women’s Rugby teams are celebrating 30 years on campus on Saturday, May 2 at 11 a.m. on the Mary Street Field.

All rugby players watch out for one another— the team is a family that you can’t find outside the sport,” Michael Godfrey, a senior majoring in criminal justice from Hatboro, Pa., said. “You spend six days a week with these guys and you sacrifice a lot of individual time, but it is always worth it once you put that jersey on. Rugby gave me the opportunity to play a sport in college; it provided structure, and the flexible practice schedule taught me to balance work and school.”

The event will include the presentation of several awards including three scholarships that will be awarded by the rugby alumni association, the Rugby Alumni of the Decade Award, and the Rugby Alumni Person of the Year award. At 11 a.m. the current women’s rugby team will play a team of women’s rugby alumni, and at 1:30 p.m. there will be a men’s rugby match against men’s rugby alumni.

“I wish I started the sport earlier in life,” Godfrey said. “I am so grateful for the opportunities I’ve received because of ESU rugby.”

This event is free and open to the public. For more information contact Jillian Harper, director of the Matiolli Recreation Center, at 570-422-2977 or jharper@esu.edu.

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