The rain was hammering Sachem field Thursday afternoon as the Dartmouth B-side kicked off against the University of New Brunswick B-side.
This early game resulted in a disappointing 31-0 Dartmouth loss.
However as the clouds parted the sun and rugby gods seemed to smile upon the Men in Green.
In the A-side match the DRFC opened with a relentless, dynamic attack that gave them a quick 17-0 lead.
An early penalty kick by fullback Andrew Caspary '06 began the day for the Dartmouth offensive machine, which scored 39 points on the afternoon.
Following the New Brunswick kickoff, Jarred Hyatt '06 picked up a spectacular poach that was quickly spun out to fly half Jesse Blom '06 and fed to crashing center Scott Penner '06 for the try and conversion by Caspary.
The next Dartmouth score came as New Brunswick was pinned down on its own five-meter.
Prop Brad "Cheese" Fierstein '06 shot up from the Dartmouth defensive line like a portly lightning bolt picking off the pass from the UNB flyhalf to its center. Cheese sprightly waddled into the tryzone with a grin typical of a five-year-old fat kid in a candy store.
As the Dartmouth rugger's legs began to weigh heavily, the defense began to lag.
A quick ball taken by the UNB scrumhalf to a crashing UNB captain/flanker resulted in the first try by the strong Canadian side, making the score 17-7.
Dartmouth scrumhalf Tom Manzo '07 scored a quick try in the corner off of a powerful Dartmouth scrum on the UNB five-meter.
UNB scored a second try in the final minutes of the half off of a quick tap penalty making the halftime score 22-12.
After the half, the DRFC came out exhausted and not playing defense with the brutal tackles that have typified the team this season.
New Brunswick quickly scored two unconverted tries to tie the score at 22.
The Men in Green answered with a quick penalty tap as captain Blom cheekily snuck his way into the tryzone through a fractured UNB defense.
Shortly after the ensuing New Brunswick kickoff, fullback Caspary launched a spectacular kick towards the UNB defense.
He chased it down with support from Jesse Blom who made the tackle and Caspary poached the ball as wing Will T. Pierce '06 spun the ball to crashing center Penner for the try.
The DRFC exchanged tries with UNB, making the final 39-27.
It was a spectacular win for the team and a great indication of the level of rugby that this team is prepared to play in the fall.
According to DRFC icon Graham Rasmussen '05, "The DRFC looked like a well-oiled machine."
Indeed the team played spectacularly and it provides a great indication of things to come.
On Saturday, the DRFC faced division rival Amherst College, treating the Purple Jefferies to a 41-5 smackdown.
The match saw the return to the pitch of rugby dumas Paul "Recount" Heintz '06.
While Heintz has been busy losing the election and penning the Pulitzer Prize-worthy cartoon "Guy and Fellow," he still found time to be the impact player on the pitch this Saturday.
Heinz scored three tries on the day including one particularly spectacular score where he caught his own kick in the try zone.
He truly made a strong bid for Athlete of the Week, perhaps Athlete of the Century.
The game was the fourth this week for the team, ending a marathon of winning DRFC rugby.
The team faces UMASS-Dartmouth this Saturday at home to prove that it is the most Dartmouth.
Perhaps, the DRFC is even as Dartmouth as Stephanie Herbert.
