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University Daily Kansan
Friday, Sept. 24, 1965
KU Rugby Enthusiasts Have Opportunity to Kick Off Steam
By Jerry Kern
The casual sound of football for fun and all of its fringe benefits lured 21 men to the first meeting of the KU Rugby Football Club held last Monday evening.
The KU Rugby Club is headed by George Bunting, who says he would rather consider the game of rugby as football for fun because of its easy-going attitude by the players and their usual post-game get-together with the other team.
It is a tradition in the game of rugby, that after kicking each other all over the playing field, teams acquaint themselves over a keg of beer.
BUNTING POINTED out, however, that although a lot of fun is involved, it is necessary to be in good physical condition.
This is necessary because rugby is a rough game. It involves 15 players who play in 40-minute halves, continuously, with no padding and lots of running, kicking, hitting and tackling.
The meeting Monday night was primarily a discussion of when and where to practice, and of the coming fall schedule which was highlighted by the mention of plans for a trip to Minneapolis, Minn. Oct. 16-17, to play the Minnesota University rugby team.
THE CLUB DOES CHARGE $4.00 per person per year which is used for the aftergame refreshments and rugby jerseys. The shoes and shorts, which are the only other part of the uniform, are furnished by the players themselves.
Bunting said that the rugby clubs also furnish their own officials. Foreign students who have played on organized rugby teams
overseas often do the officiating.
The KU Rugby Club has had 44 men sign up for the club. Bunting hopes that 30 will be able to play.
A policy of separation from University control permits the club to train as it wishes and conduct its own social activities. It also means that there are no eligibility requirements for participation in the sport.
COMPETITION is provided by the schools and clubs contacted by the club. Eventually the club will attempt to send a team on a spring trip every year.
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