This past weekend in Waco was Homecoming for Baylor, the perfect setting for a BURFC home victory, and the boys came through, beating TCU 25-12 in the first cup match of the season, scoring 5 tries.

Next up is TCU in Lubbock this weekend. Kickoff is 12pm.

The old boys could not hang this year. For the first time in quite a while, the alumni were defeated by the current BURFC club at the annual Baylor Rugby Alumni Festival in Waco.

Current Members and Alumni After the Match

Men of the match were Gavin Goetchius for the alumni and Nate Sloan for BURFC. Fitness was – as usual – a major factor. Coach Nick Lane has the boys looking good this year. They are fit, they hit hard, and they play team rugby.

The event was a huge success, overall, generating over $3,600 for the Baylor Rugby Association. A special thanks to all who attended to support BURFC.

Mark those calendars now. This event takes place every Labor Day weekend in Waco. Next year’s dates are September 3rd-5th.

Congratulations to BURFC for winning the 2009 Cowtown Rugby Tournament in Fort Worth, TX last weekend. This is the 2nd time Baylor has taken home the trophy in the last three years.

Baylor Wins Cowtown Tourney

After starting off a little slow and sloppy and falling to TCU early Saturday morning, the Bears took care of business the rest of the day, beating Texas State, MSU and UNT to finish 3-1 and get into the championship game Sunday.

Right from the kickoff on Sunday, there was no question who’d be finishing on top this year. Baylor looked crisp and ran through the UNT defense.

Nick Lane has the boys looking very good this year.

Baylor will be playing in this weekend’s Cowtown Tournament in Fort Worth, TX. (Details and Directions)

If you’re in the area, come support the club. (Bring your kit, too, the boys have FOUR matches on Saturday, and might need some help.)

Match times are as follows:

• 11:00 vs. TCU
• 13:00 vs. Texas State
• 16:00 vs. MSU
• 18:00 vs. UNT

Where Baylor green or gold, or one of your old jerseys, if you’ve got one.