SPORTS UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Friday, September 16. 1994
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Kansas rugby team ready to get the G.O.A.T.S. of Omaha
By Kent Hohlfeld Kansan sportswriter
So far, the only team able to beat the Kansas rugby club has been a group of Kansas players.
It's a trend the team hopes to continue when it takes on the Greater Omaha Area Touring Squad (the G.O.A.T.S.) at 1 p.m. Saturday on the Shenk Complex at 23rd and Iowa streets.
The Kaw Valley Cup tournament in Topeka proved to be little competition for Kansas. The club entered two teams, a collegiate team and a club team. The collegiate team, made up of Kansas students, went 2-1 and finished third in the tournament. The team's only loss came against the club team.
The club team, made up of Lawrence area residents and recent Kansas graduates, went 4-0 and won the tournament championship. The club team defeated Kansas State 27-3 in the championship game.
"The level of competition wasn't really that great," said Dominic Barna, head coach for both teams. "I
was really glad to see that we went out and played our game and didn't deteriorate to their level."
Barnao said the early season games showed areas where improvement was needed. He said the club had a problem catching high-kicked balls.
"This week we want to continue to play our game," he said. "The level of competition will increase this weekend."
That competition will come in the form of the G.O.A.T.S. from Omaha, Neb. The team is made up of former college players that reside in the Omaha area.
The club team will play the Omaha team's first division squad. And the collegiate side takes on the B-team.
"There is not a large drop off in the talent level in either team," Barnao said. "They have guys that have a lot of experience."
Barnao said that he thought the experience the G.O.A.T.S. have would help them to play a strong defensive game.
"They're probably one of the top five teams in the Western territory." he said.
Collegiate team captain Matt Delargy said that last weekend's games gave both Kansas teams a chance to give younger players some experience.
"There was a lot of mixing of new faces out there last weekend," Delargy said.
Sophomore team member John Wiley said the collegiate team played well for its first game.
"We really came together as a team on the collegiate side," Wiley said.
Wiley credited much of last week's success to the strong performances from the team's back and forward positions who are responsible for advancing the ball.
Delray said the early season games were important in getting ready for the team's first merit table match Oct. 8 at Northeast Missouri State University. Kansas has two fall merit table matches, which are used in figuring rankings for the national tournament next spring.
"We have to get the new players ready to play so that they are comfortable with our style," Delargy said.
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