For its two alumni coaches, the men’s rugby team’s championship season was just the finishing touch on a long road to restoration. By Adrian Lee and Evan McIntyre
LEFT: The King’s men’s squad in a tough scrum against the UNB team. (Photo: Evan McIntyre) right: The King’s team exults in its Maritime
championship.
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Tidings | winter 2013
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othing comes easy for the King’s men’s rugby team. It never does in this gritty sport, where players gnash and strain and lift, working to dash into the end zone for a scoring try and fighting for each inch of cleattousled muddy turf. But it’s likewise never been easy for a team that has seen myriad ups and downs over its existence. In the last few years, the team has suffered heartbreak after heartbreak, triumphing in the regularseason but falling just short in the championship games. This year, they faced the graduation of a large group of vital veteran players and lost their first game, too—before going undefeated the rest of the way. They then had to claw back from a 12-3 halftime