4 Page 10- The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, October 4, 1983 Ruggers bask in variety, wins By ADAM MARTIN While most Michigan varsity sports are limited to an elite, talented few, the men's and women's rugby clubs are succeeding through open participation. After 24 years, the men have put together a team that is perhaps one of the best in the nation, and cer- tainly the premier club of the midwest. BUT THE club's success is not a product of intense recruitment. Said Dave Weber, the club's captain on and off the field, "we win because we have a learning system, the older people help the younger ones and eventually the inexperienced guys learn the game. "Anybody that comes out and wants to play will chance to play, but more importantly, they teach the game to the young guys, so we are building experien- ce," he said. A similar learning situation occurs on the women's club. Junior Carol Healey, club captain, feels the women are improving greatly because of the mutual support of team members. "The minute somebody wants to play, she is welcomed. And our team is one- half experienced players and one-half inexperienced, so the new people learn from the experienced ones," she said. THE QUESTION often arises, however, whether rugby should be a varsity sport considering the overall success Michigan's rugby clubs have had. The answer is short and sweet. No. "We don't want (rugby) to become a varsity sport," Chapman said. "It would ruin the spirit and camaraderie of the game." A VARSITY level qualification would also put several restrictions on team members. In fact, if a varsity rubgy team existed, the wide variety of players now on the club would endoubtedly be eliminated, since many are not students. Weber emphasized the importance of club status. "The people on the team want to win, but are in- terested in having fun." Yet, although many feel status implies a lack of competition, Weber sees this as a fallacy. "IN RUGBY, everyone plays against guys of their own caliber, he said. "And there are tough games every week." Dale Tuttle, another club member, enthusiastically agreed with Weber. "On the field, our desire to win is our number one priority." So while going unnoticed by much of the University community, the men's and women's clubs are flourishing in their own system of support, instruc- tion, and competition. Said Tuttle, "The club is very team oriented and very serious, but we are also trying to have fun. "You can have fun and be very effective. We are a winning machine." Sailing team falters Calm waters and dead air spelled doom for the Michigan sailing team as it placed eighth this past weekend at the 13-team Cary Price Regatta at Baseline Lake. Navy took the team title. The distant finish ended Michigan's four year reign of the Regatta. "THE CONDITIONS were light and fluky," said Scott Ferguson, the team's captain. "That put the race more up to chance. We should have won the Regatta." The two day event featured the teams racing their 15-foot boats in two separate divisions. Each division sailed in round robin competition and at the com- pletion, the results were totaled and the team with the lowest score won. Doby Byers skippered Michigan's division A boat and was assisted by Ellen Wefer. Greg Danilek skip- pered the division B boat and was assisted by Beth Borden. - Ted Lerner 4 4 play, every weekend," Weber noted. That includes students, faculty, and alumni. Currently, the men are fielding four sides with a total of about 80 people. The majority of the club members are students. SENIOR HOWARD Natinsky decided this year that he wanted to get involved in rugby. He came out to play and now really enjoys the game. "There is always an opportunity for people to play," said Natinsky, "even if you're inexperienced." Assistant captain Ian Chapman, one of four All- Americans on the team, sees a continuous process at work that ensures the club's success. "The club's staff members stay with the team thereby getting a 4 GRIDDE PICKS Lewis H. Girty got down and got dirty by picking 16 winners in last week's Gridde picks This entitles him to a small, one-item pizza from Pizza Bob's. What were your reasons for not turning your Gridde picks last week? Your cat got the flu? You swallowed a chair? You forgot? Just think, you could be preparing to munch on that pizza right now. So don't let your cat out of the house this week and bolt your furniture to the floor so that you can get your picks in. You can turn in your picks at Pizza Bob's on State St. or the store on Church St. or at the Daily offices at 420 Maynard. Deadline for all picks is mid- night Friday. Who knows, you just might win. 1. MICHIGAN at Michigan State (pick score) 2. Purdue at Ohio State 3. Minnesota at Indiana 4. Illinois at Wisconsin 5. Northwestern at Iowa 6. Nebraska at Oklahoma St. 7. Alabama at Penn St. 8. Florida State at Pittsburgh 9. Oklahoma at Texas 10. Auburn at Kentucky 11. UCLA at Stanford 12. LSU at Tennessee 13. Notre Dame at South Carolina 14. Washington State at USC 15. Virginia at Clemson 16. Baylor at SMU 17. Missouri at Colorado 18. Boston College at Yale 19. Prairie View at Bishop 20. DAILY LIBELS at MSU Spatoons Daily Photo by DAN HABIB This Michigan rugby player laterals the ball to an approaching teammate. Golfers finish ninth at Lady Northern By JEFF HARRISON A score of 947, its best ever, helped the Michigan women's golf team to a ninth place finish in the 19-team field at the Lady Northern Intercollegiate Golf tournament in Iowa City last weekend. Ohio State finished first with an 894 total, while Michigan State's 904 was good enough for second. Cheryl Stacey of Ohio State was the tournament's medalist, firing outstanding rounds at 70-72-70 on the par 72 Finkbine Golf Course for a four under par 212. Michigan's Missy Bauer led the Wolverine starting five, which was made up entirely of freshwomen, with a 54-hole total of 231, good for 17th place over all. Val Madill was three shots back at 234, including a 74 for the second round. Other Michigan scores included Bridget Syron at 240, Lisa DiMatteo at 244, and Jan Idomir with a 249. Michigan's next tournament is at Ferris State this weekend. 4 Sports on Tap FOOTBALL at Michigan State, October 8, 1:00 p.m. HOCKEY UM-DEARBORN, October 8, 7:30 p.m. MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY Lehigh Invitational, October 8 WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY Western Michigan Invitational, October 8 WOMEN'S FIELD HOCKEY MICHIGAN STATE, October 7, 1:00 p.m. MIAMI (Ohio), October 7, 4:00 p.m. WOMEN'S GOLF at Ferris State, October 8-9 VOLLEYBALL at Central Michigan, October 4, 7:15 p.m. at Wisconsin, October 7 at Minnesota, October 8 AP Top Twenty 1. Nebraska (60) ...... 5-0-0 1 2. Texas ............... .. 3-0-0 1 3. Alabama .............. 4-0-0 1 4. North Carolina......... 5-0-0 5. West Virginia ...........5-0-01 6. Ohio State ............. 3-1-0 7. Auburn ................ 3-1-07 8. Oklahoma ............. 3-1-0 9. Florida ............... 4-0-1 f 10. Arizona..............4-0-1 f 11. Georgia ............... 3-0-1 f 12. Miami (Fla.)...........4-1-0 13. So. Methodist.........4-0-04 14. 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