Army West Point Athletics
Men's Rugby Wins Instant Classic to Advance to Quarterfinals
April 08, 2023 | Men's Rugby
WEST POINT, NY – Army West Point men's rugby won a thriller over Davenport in the first round of the USA Rugby D1A Playoffs on Saturday afternoon by a score of 36-34.
Army used a walk off kick at the final whistle to advance to the quarterfinal to take on Navy.
Army used a big first half that saw them score 26 points and take a six-point lead into the break.
The second half got hectic as Davenport go on to score the first 11 points of the half to take a 31-26 lead.
With only five minutes left, Army scored a huge try to take a 33-31 lead. With almost no time remaining in the 80 minutes, Davenport was awarded a penalty. They converted it to take a 34-31 lead.
When all hope seemed lost and it looked like the Black Knights season was coming to a close they were awarded a penalty and nailed the kick at the final whistle to win the match 36-34 in an instant classic.
Army now heads to Navy to face the Midshipmen on Saturday, April 15. Kick time is still TBD.
Scoring summary:
4' Army Try (Delai) + Conversion (Haley) 7-0
11' Davenport Try 7-5
16' Army Try (Bardak) 12-5
23' Army Try (Oglesbee) + Conversion (Haley) 19-10
28' Davenport Try 19-15
33' Army Try (Pattinson) + Conversion (Haley) 26-15
40' Davenport Try 26-20
44' Davenport Try 26-25
55' Davenport Penalty Kick 26-28
65' Davenport Penalty Kick 26-31
77' Army Try (Liskey) + Conversion (Haley) 33-31
81' Davenport Penalty Kick 33-34
83' Army Penalty (Haley) 36-34
Army used a walk off kick at the final whistle to advance to the quarterfinal to take on Navy.
Army used a big first half that saw them score 26 points and take a six-point lead into the break.
The second half got hectic as Davenport go on to score the first 11 points of the half to take a 31-26 lead.
With only five minutes left, Army scored a huge try to take a 33-31 lead. With almost no time remaining in the 80 minutes, Davenport was awarded a penalty. They converted it to take a 34-31 lead.
When all hope seemed lost and it looked like the Black Knights season was coming to a close they were awarded a penalty and nailed the kick at the final whistle to win the match 36-34 in an instant classic.
Army now heads to Navy to face the Midshipmen on Saturday, April 15. Kick time is still TBD.
Scoring summary:
4' Army Try (Delai) + Conversion (Haley) 7-0
11' Davenport Try 7-5
16' Army Try (Bardak) 12-5
23' Army Try (Oglesbee) + Conversion (Haley) 19-10
28' Davenport Try 19-15
33' Army Try (Pattinson) + Conversion (Haley) 26-15
40' Davenport Try 26-20
44' Davenport Try 26-25
55' Davenport Penalty Kick 26-28
65' Davenport Penalty Kick 26-31
77' Army Try (Liskey) + Conversion (Haley) 33-31
81' Davenport Penalty Kick 33-34
83' Army Penalty (Haley) 36-34
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