The Iowa Falls Rugby Club opened its Autumn rugby campaign on September 10th in Cedar Rapids. The local ruggers were short several club members because of previous commitments and injuries. The match opened with excellent ball control and repeated offensive attacks by the Iowa Falls ruggers. After 15 minutes an errant turnover allowed Cedar Rapids to score to lead. Iowa Falls resumed their ball control and offensive probes with Chris Pruismann scoring at 30 minutes. Cedar Rapids was able to score a try and convert shortly before half time but Craig Pruismann quickly responded with a try, converted by Todd Dillon to knot the score 12-12 at the half. The second half opened with the IFRFC losing ball control multiple times allowing Cedar Rapids to surge to a 12-24 lead. The Iowa Falls team resumed the attack with Cesar Guevara scoring midpoint of the second half narrowing the Cedar Rapids lead to 17-24. The Iowa Falls ruggers were not able to respond to the many fresh opponents but did trade tries in the late second half. Cedar Rapids was able to maintain their lead for a 22-31 victory. The next IFRFC match is September 17th at 1:30 PM at the Georgetown Road pitch, the Club hosting the Northeast Iowa Rugby Club. The public is welcome. Admittance is free.

Our first match is April 9th vs St. Cloud in St . Cloud. Regional Midwest Tourney April 30th site to be announced.

Midwest Championship May 7 and 8.

All IOWA May 7 and 8.
Match secretary working on tune-up matches in between those dates.

Practice 3 PM Sunday March 13.; Tuesday and Thursday thereafter.

The Midwest Division 4 regional rugby playoff match between the Eastside Banshees (Minneapolis,MN) and the Iowa Falls Rugby Club started quickly with tries by both teams. However the Iowa Falls Rugby Club continued their strong running attack to lead 22 to 7 at the half. The IFRFC added 17 points in the second half while the Banshees mounted a spirited second half attack tallying 24 points for the final Iowa Falls victory 39 to 31. Cesar Guevera again led scoring with 3 tries, Marcus Smith 2 tries, and Randy Burgin and Jordan Picht 1 try each.Justin Liekweg had 2 conversions. The IFRFC next plays the St. Cloud, MN rugby club in Midwest competition in April 2016.

The Iowa Falls Rugby Club opened their Autumn rugby league competition Saturday, September 12th defeating the Faribault, MN Boksprings 63 to 10. Rookie Cesar Geuvera scored 3 tries with veteran Craig Pruismann adding 3 tries. Chris Pruismann had 2 tries with rookie Marcus Smith, Matt Schutt, and Justin Liekweg scoring one try each. Justin Liekweg converted 4 times after tries. The IFRFC next hosts the River City of Mason City on September 26th at 1:30 PM at the local rugby pitch on Georgetown Road. The public is welcome. Admission is free.

Iowa Falls RFC 65 v Grinnell Griffens 5.

Justin Liekweg 2 tries 4 conversions
EJ 2 tries
Matt Schutt 1 try
Troy Martin 1 try
East Side 2 tries
Craig Pruismann 1 try
Todd Dillon 1 try 1 conversion
Chris Pruismann 1 try
Todd Dillon missed 3 conversions

Congratulations IFRFC on run and gun rugby!

Todd Dillon 3 tries
Justin Liekweg 2 tries and 13 conversions
Jordan Picht 2 tries
Seth Scooter Thompson 2 tries
Chris Pruismann 2 tries
Dane Nolte 1 try
Craig Pruismann 1 try
Jon Buchfinck 1 try

Congratulations to IFRFC on an impressive win today against River City 71 to 7. Kudos to Coach Rod Rotgers on his team preparation this year.

Looking forward to continued exciting rugby.

IFRFC scoring for today’s match:

Chris Pruismann 3 tries
Dane Nolte 3 tries
Matt Schutt 2 tries
Todd Dillon 2 tries
Justin Liekweg 2 tries
Jordan Picht 2 tries
Craig Pruismann 2 tries
Jon Buchfinck 1 try
Tim Willet 1 try (Zulu).

FINAL SCORE: Iowa Falls Rugby 58. Dubuque 38.

Justin Liekweg one Try and 2 conversion.
Craig Pruismann 3 Tries and one conversion.
Chris Pruismann 2 Tries.
Dane Nolte one Try.
Matt Schutt one Try.
Seth Thompson 2 Tries.
Todd Dillon 2 conversions.