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Thursdav. October 28.1976
University Daily Kansan
Ruggers to bloody ol' England
By JOERADCLIFFE
Lawrence ruggers practice for upcoming competition against Englanders
Staff photo by DAVE REGIER
Rugby came to the United States by way of England and when Englander Allen Chapman came to the University of Kansas, he brought some big ideas to the Lawrence
The players listed to Chapman's ideas, and now they plan to be one of the few remaining players in this league.
Chapman, who is here on a two-year grant to teach architecture, is a lifelong rugby enthusiast and he had some inspiring ideas for the Lawrence team.
GOING ON the trip will be about 30 minutes to a couple of equipment painters and a couple of equipment cleaners.
Calling themselves the Kansas Jayhawks, the team will leave on January 2 for a 16-day trip, and will be back in time for spring semester enrollment.
"A lot of the clubs have songs," Chapman said, "so we're going to play our songs over the public address system while we warm up, so we feel at home."
The team plans to play about nine games during its tour in a country where rugby is a major sport. Chapman said that the tough competition they would face from the English teams had forced them to take part in strong alumni from other clubs in the area.
"As a club on campus, we're not strong enough," but the alumni will strengthen the side.
CHAPMAN SAID that 25 starters would go on the trip and that about half of them were KU students. The tour will cost $20,000, and all of the money will come out of the pockets of the players. Chapman said that any of the club's members could go on the trip, even if they weren't one of the 25 starters.
Chapman said that part of the reason the club was touring was to gain experience.
"We've been thinking about doing it for a long time," he said. "It will do the players an enormous amount of good to play with more experienced teams."
Another reason for the tour stems from the players' long-range goals for the club. This year, the club is trying to raise $100,000 for charity and to those that English rugby clubs have.
CHAPMAN SAID that the typical club in England had a clubhouse next to their field,
in which there were locker rooms and a bar. Players and spectators frequent the bar, which help support the club financially.
"In England, a club will give the other team a very good meal after the game," Chapman said. "The players here have been doing so for many years like that. That is what we want for ourselves."
The team plans to buy enough land for two rugby fields, a clubhouse and grandstands. Varsity coach Doug Gunn said that they wanted a clubhouse because camaraderie
between teams was an important part of the game.
"FOR 80 minutes you knock the hell out of each other and cuss each other out and when it's all over you all go out and party at a bar. That's almost as important as the game itself."
Gunn said that owning their own fields and clubhouse would help the club grow.
"We're trying to build a strong city team and a strong University team," he said. "We have to take a big step. We don't want to take a lot of little ones and be in the same
position 10 years from now. If it doesn't work out, then we'll just try something
GUNN SAID that going on the tour and seeing the English clubs would help the team in building their own club. He also said that in England would generate a lot of interest.
Chapman agreed, saying, "In England, a touring American side is quite a novelty."
Women's tennis team successful
When the women's tennis season started earlier this month, coach Kirkus knew she had to give it her best.
Sports Writer
And why not? He had four girls returning from the team who won the Mountain Valley and Regional Six tournaments last spring. He also had a new No. 1 player to replace Cecilia Lopez, who had played out her eligibility last semester.
KU opened its season by shutting out Wichita State. 9-0.
By ERIC MARTINCICH
Carrie Fotofolos, who transferred from Southern Methodist University, played in the NCAA Division I basketball tournament.
THE TEAM, as a whole, lost four matches in singles and one in doubles comebacks during the 2016 season, while being the third.
Chapman said that rugby games in England usually drew several thousand spectators and that it would be the first time that the defence team had played before a goal.
The Jayhawks shut out four opponents (WSU twice) on their way to a 7-4 regular-season final. The Eagles State Championship last weekend in Emporia, enabling them to represent the state in a regional tournament.
Potopoulos bettir Astdir Kadra for the No. 1 position. Dukas also finished the year in first place.
playing intermittently in the third and fourth spots, Mary Stauffer, topeka freshman.
MARLANE COOK, who started the season in the No. 6 position, ended the year with a triple.
Ly^4th Hill, who played at Nass. 5,
o. and 1 omitted at 82 while Tracel Speman
Kivisto worked throughout the season to develop the effectiveness of the doubles
Fotopoulos and Dakas, The 1.0 doubles team this fall, finished undefeated at 7-0.
The No. 2 team of Spellman and Cook also
has a player, 5, Staferu and Hill,
at the No. 4 position.
**NOW THAT the fall season has concluded,**
Kivito's thoughts have turned to the spring so-
mber.
"I'm looking forward especially to the Austin Invitational where we'll play the top-tranked teams in the country," Kivisto said. "We're confident we good we are compared with the best."
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Gunn explained why they changed their name from the Lawrence Rugby Club to the Kansas Jayhawks for the tour: "In England, nobody will know where Lawrence is," he said. "For that matter, I told Allen that they won't even know Kansas is and he said, 'the hell they won't t.'"
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