Army West Point Athletics
Men’s Ruby Releases Fall 2024 Schedule
July 22, 2024 | Men's Rugby
WEST POINT, N.Y. - Head Men's Rugby Coach Matt Sherman announced the 2024 schedule this morning.
Sherman and the Black Knights are coming off a 5-6-1 season, securing a spot in the D1A Rugby National Championship bracket. The team also achieved numerous conference victories over Penn State, Queens, and Mary Washington.
Army returns two Black Knights who earned CRAA All-American honors last season. Rising junior Andrew Bardak received second-team honors for his prowess as a hooker, and rising senior Nate Gould was named to the third team for his skills at center.
The Black Knights will kick off their season on Saturday, September 7, when they host the Hoosiers of Indiana University.
One week later, on September 14, Army will open conference play against Mary Washington at home.
On September 20, the Black Knights will hit the road for the first time, traveling to Virginia to face Rugby East rival Southern Virginia.
On September 28, Army will head to Annapolis to take on rival Navy in another Rugby East matchup.
After a bye week, the Black Knights will travel to State College to take on another Rugby East rival, Penn State, on October 12.
Army will return home on October 18 to host St. Bonaventure in another conference match.
The Black Knights will wrap up their road competition at Walsh University on October 26.
On November 1, the Air Force Academy will travel to West Point to face the Black Knights in another service academy rivalry match.
A week later, on November 9, the Black Knights will conclude their 2024 season by hosting Rugby East's Kutztown University.
Regarding the schedule, Coach Sherman said, "We're thrilled to look forward to another robust and challenging fall schedule, with both Rugby East conference and non-conference opponents. We are tremendously proud of the Army rugby class of 2024 for their significant on-field achievements during their time in the jersey, and even more so for the tremendous leaders and men they've grown into, and the impact they will have in their next chapters as officers in the United States Army. We have many big shoes to fill, but we are very excited about the deep, young, and talented team we return. They are a hungry bunch, determined to climb back to the top heights of the collegiate rugby landscape, but hyper-focused on the process of insatiable improvement to do so."
