Oregon rugby team pummels Corvallis, 56-0
By Steve Mims
Emerald Contributor
The Oregon Hugby team got
off to .1 quick start on Saturday,
and never looked back, defeat
ing the Corvallis Killer Bees
50-0
The opening game of the sea
son turned out to be the game
of ;i lifetime for ka/.uto
Nakakoslvi, who scored six
tries, including the first lour of
the game.
The game was scoreless for
the first ten minutes, then
Naktikoshi got hot He scored
four tries in the remainder of
the first half, most ol them on
assists from Mark Holland
Holland made it look easy as
he got the hall outside, then
Nakakoslli used his speed to gel
it in the goal. Nakakoslli scored
all of Oregon's first-half points,
giving them ti 1(10 lead at break
time.
Bob Bierce, a transfer from
England, got the Oregon team
going in the second hall with a
pair of three-yard scores,
stretching the lead to 240.
A couple of minutes later, the
Duck defense pushed Corvallis
past their own goal for another
try. After this conversion, Ore
gon led 30-0, and the rout was
on.
After assisting on almost ev
ery goal, Holland finally got
one past the goal himself
Nakakoshi finished up the m or
wg with two more.tries, giving
him six on the day and the
Dunks a 5tV-U victory
I’raises were flowing for. the
Du i k team hirst y ear h ad
Loach Huh Snyder said, 'it's
nine to see how good this team
really is We haye i Toto! de
sire, and talent.
"It's a team game, and today
we were passing to tin' open
player. When yeu have 15 guys
playing as a unit, vmi'renil
heatable."
Snyder is president of the Or
egon Rugby Union and an ex
Dunk player from 197H-.H2
The man everyone was talk
ing about on this day was
Nakakoshi This was his first
game for the Dm ks. and lie im
pressed everyone.
Nakakoshi, a transfer student
from Japun, has been playing
rugby for years Alter only one
game here. Nakakoshi has be
come u big crowd favorite for
his exciting play
Oregon has -J5 rugby players
this year, split into two teams
The Ducks are members ol the
Northwest League, which in
Oregon rugby players shut out the Corvallis Killer Hoes in a stunning first g.imc ot the season
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un seven of the Trojans' 10 to
nil plays during tlieir tirst
touchdown drive, including the
touchdown itself on .1 five-yard
run.
"They maybe could've run
with us,” Royster said, "but we
knew they couldn't play smash
mouth football with us
• Thn Dm ks really wanted to
forgot about the previous vvrek
rind's loss nt Utah, and guaran
teed, when Oregon was down
;)()-(> in the fourth period, it was
L'SC, not Utah, on the Ducks'
minds.
• t Jregon .; 1-half I
bull team ' Not Saturday
Injuries have taken perhaps a
larger toll on the l)ut ks now
than at first estimated
Oregon is now til! without
: olli.it k So.m il.ii vsi-11, who was
sidelined with an ankln injury,
anil Oregon Coat li Kit h Brooks
said Burwoll is alruaily "doubt
ful" lor next work's homo c on
test against New Mexico State
Center dreg Phillips is the
latest Dm k added to the ranks
ol the wounded I’hillips left
the game early alter injuring his
leg.
IaiHI O'Neil's condition Was
questlunubie until Saturday
Hie Ireshman quurtorbai k is
suffering from a staph infection
ill Ins elhciw !h.it limited ins
throwing abilities during the
game
With all the injuries ami ills
appointment stemming from
the Ducks' four September
a, imes. New Mexico State could
be how the Dmks spell rtiliel
helore traveling to California
.mil Washington tutor in Octo
ber.
Although New Mexico Stale
is I ir hum ,1 foothulI pmvrr. ()r
■ iion Imeli.ii km i unes Ifuutista
knows how importimt it is for
the Ducks to in,ike a good
showing this weekend
"There’s a sense of urgency
to tie.it New Mexico Stale," he
said
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