Rugby team has high hopes for its weekend
■The rugby team seeks
vengeance on Sacramento
State; the Aikido Club holds its
Winter Gassuku 2001
By Jesse Thomas and Inge Scheve
For the Emerald
The Oregon Club Sports men’s
rugby team travels to the Bay Area
this weekend to
seek revenge.
Last October,
Sacramento State
defeated the
Ducks, 34-20,
which left the team with unfinished
business.
“We are in a position to give these
guys some payback,” head coach
Bob Snyder said.
When the Ducks were defeated
during the fall, they lost some key
players to injuries. Now, they’ve
gained good experience from
younger players who have stepped
up.
Heading into the fall, Sacramento
State was ranked 16th, while Ore
gon was right behind at 18th. The
Ducks have a record of 3-4 in the
winter season, and have something
to prove in this weekend’s game.
When Oregon lost to Sacramento
State, which was the 1999-2000
Second Division National Champi
on, it came down to the final min
utes. According to club coordinator
Will Middleton, the team couldn’t
keep ball possession and couldn’t
get its offensive arsenal to execute.
“This will be a close game, but we
will pull it out,” Snyder said.
Aikido Club holds seminar
The annual Oregon Aikido Club
Winter Gassuku is happening this
weekend at the Student Recreation
Center.
The guest instructor this year is
Tom Read Sensei from Northcoast
Aikido in Areata, Calif. One of his
specialties is Aikibojitsu and he
will be giving thorough demonstra
tions on all aspects of the sport of
aikido. Everyone is invited to watch
and participate.
“Students will learn about the ba
sis and philosophy of Aikido and
see some free-flow and energetic
techniques,” said Sasha Tavenner,
Aikido Club coordinator.
Aikido is one of the only clubs that
doesn’t participate in competitions,
but rather holds seminars. At such
events, students are supervised on
tests of their ability levels, from be
ginner to most advanced.
“The tests involve a lot of attacking
with give and take and is pretty inter
esting to watch,” Tavenner said.
Hockey returns home
The Oregon Club Sports hockey
team faces off against Southern Cali
fornia this weekend on its home ice.
After the letdown in Los Angeles
earlier this season, the Ducks are
ready to get their revenge.
“There is not one team out there I
want to beat more badly than USC,”
Oregon team captain Tyler Shaffar
said.
While the Trojans have more
depth than Oregon, the Ducks will
play up their strengths of speed and
intensity.
"They have players who can
score any time," Shaffar said. "But
what we lack in talent, we can make
up in speed and intensity. Hockey
is one sport that lets you do that."
A team meeting Tuesday evening
refocused and regrouped the Ducks,
goalie Josh Hardin said.
"We're trying a different formula,"
Hardin said. "[Last] Friday's game
[against Weber State] showed us we
can play with the No. 1 team. We
know we can play with the best in
the league. We have to beat USC."
With a fierce will to beat the Tro
jans in front of a home crowd, the
Ducks are hoping for a large turnout
to cheer them on.
Both Friday and Saturday’s
games will be played at the Lane
County Ice Arena at 7:30 p.m.
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