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Nightmare defeat DeSmet

4/15/2015

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The Nightmare played their first home match of the season against DeSmet Jesuit High School. Both teams were playing with limited numbers, but ultimately it was the Nightmare who prevailed. The match began fairly evenly, with both teams driving toward their respective try lines. The Nightmare backed DeSmet up into their own half fairly quickly, but a bobbled catch on a kick led to DeSmet driving back down the field. A strong tryline stance by the Nightmare led to a DeSmet penalty, and the Nightmare recovered to drive back down the field. A poorly placed kick by DeSmet from their own try zone led to the Nightmare wrestling the ball out of the air at the 5 meter mark and newcomer Victor Navarro diving in for the try in the 14th minute - giving the Nightmare a 5-0 lead.

The back and forth continued for the next 10 minutes until DeSmet knocked the ball on, giving the Nightmare a scrum just inside their own 40 meter line. Captain Joseph Bustamante performed an 8-man pick off the back of the scrum and made a great solo run down the side of the field, fending off several defenders along the way and putting the ball down in the try zone for the Nightmare's second try of the day in the 25th minute. Navarro converted the kick, making the score 12-0 in favor of the Nightmare.

The first half ended with neither team gaining a distinct advantage, and the second half started much the same way. The Nightmare made several costly errors at crucial times, failing to capitalize on several scoring opportunities. They did, however, play excellent defense and kept DeSmet out of the try zone for the majority of the second half. In the 50th minute, the Nightmare drove the ball down the pitch and secured a lineout 10 meters from the try line. A well-executed maul off the lineout drew in DeSmet's defenders and created a gap, which Joseph Bustamante capitalized on by taking the ball off the back of the maul and slipping in through DeSmet's defensive gap for the try. The conversion was unsuccessful, but the Nightmare widened their lead to 17-0.  

DeSmet charged back right after, and some costly penalties by the Nightmare allowed DeSmet to control the ball for the next 12 minutes while slowly driving down the field. On the 5 meter mark, DeSmet caught the Nightmare napping off a penalty and slipped in for a quick try in the 62nd minute. The failed conversion kick brought the score to 17-5. DeSmet continued to control the ball for the remainder of the game, but some well-timed defensive stands by the Nightmare kept DeSmet out of the try zone. Final score 17-5 in favor of the Nightmare.

Overall the team played well. They were aggressive on defense, made their tackles, countered in the ruck excellently, and kept playing hard. The larger issues were a hesitation to pass and costly penalties. They could have scored several more times in this match; but in the end, they held themselves back. We will continue to work on these things as we prepare for Eureka at home this coming Saturday, April 18. Kickoff is at 3:30pm. See you all there.
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Jefferson City defeats Park Hill South

3/23/2015

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On Saturday, March 21, the team traveled to Kansas City to play Park Hill South. Originally this match was scheduled to be a District match and would count towards Jefferson City qualifying for the state tournament. However, due to some scheduling conflicts and a large number of Park Hill South's players being on Spring Break, the coaches agreed to reschedule the District match and instead play a "friendly." PHS managed to put together 15 of their own players, and Jefferson City traveled light to the match with only 17 players due to the Missouri Military Academy's Spring Break. 

Jefferson City started out the match a little flat (probably due to the travel time before the game) and had a few defensive mistakes. A penalty near our own try zone resulted in PHS kicking in for 3 points in the 7th minute. Jefferson City fought back though, and after controlling the ball for a large period of time managed to punch in a try on a long run from captain Joseph Bustamante. Michael Townley, the honorary co-captain for the match, converted the try to put Jefferson City up 7-3. The match went back and forth for the remainder of the half, with Jefferson City failing to capitalize on several opportunities. PHS received a yellow card for dangerous play (high tackle) after several warnings from the ref, and in the final minute of the half Joseph Bustamante scored his second try of the day on another solo run - making the score 12-3 going into the second half. 

Jefferson City again started out slow to begin the second half; but a strong defensive stance in their own half brought them back on the attack rather quickly, resulting in another try for Bustamante in the 40th minute. PHS answered with a converted try in the 50th minute, bringing the score to 17-10 in favor of Jefferson City. Shortly thereafter, a Jefferson City player, despite receiving no warnings from the referee (a courtesy extended to PHS), was sent off for 10 minutes for dangerous play (high tackle). The teams went back and forth for some time after that, and an injury to a PHS player gave Jefferson City a numbers advantage. The forwards took the opportunity to run some bruising crashes and brought the team down into PHS' half. A bit of back and forth between several players resulted in a Jefferson City player being binned for 10 minutes while PHS' captain received a red card for punching that Jefferson City player and was forced to leave the match. A short time later, Andrew Bennett gave a great effort to score another try for Jefferson City in the 60th minute, driving through several PHS players on his way to the try zone. Joseph Bustamante followed that up in quick succession with his 4th try of the day in the 64th minute, bringing the score to 27-10. PHS finished the game strong with a try of their own in the 67th minute, making the final score 27-15 in favor of Jefferson City.

Overall, our boys played strong and controlled the majority of the play. They had some trouble getting moving at the beginning of the match and to start the second half, but they quickly picked up their play and were tenacious about getting after the ball. The defense for the most part was excellent, and several players had great individual runs. The biggest issues the team had were making simple mistakes when we were starting to put something together and individuals trying to do too much on their own instead of using their teammates and playing as a team. We will work on these things in the weeks to come and hopefully be even stronger heading into our home matches against DeSmet and Eureka in April. 

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Nightmare finish 2nd at Lindenwood Tournament

3/2/2015

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The Nightmare started the 2015 season strong with a 2nd Place finish in the Super 12 bracket of the inaugural Lindenwood University High School Tournament.

The first match of the weekend was against CBC in an ever-increasing snow storm. The weather made ball handling difficult but that could not stop the Nightmare. Jefferson City made many strong runs to jump out to halftime lead of 15-0. CBC is a big team and fought hard to get on the scoreboard. However, the Nightmare’s defense held firm with lots of tackles and counter-rucking. Jefferson City went on to score two more tries while pitching a shutout. Final Score Jefferson City 27 – CBC 0. 

The second match of the weekend was against Francis Howell. At kickoff there was 3 inches of snow on the ground and more falling. Lindenwood actually had to shovel the field lines during breaks in play. In addition to the terrible weather conditions Francis Howell is a brand new team which meant this match had very little flow. Jefferson City dug deep (pun intended) and scored 10 points while pitching another shutout. Final Score Jefferson City 10 – Francis Howell 0.

Read the Goff Rugby Report's Day 1 Recap. 

Due to the weather, Jefferson City’s semi-final opponent forfeited the match which put us straight into the Championship match against Penn HS JV. Both teams entered the match without conceding a single point so something had to give. In the match, Jefferson City consistently wasted possession with poor execution and silly penalties. The defense continued to be strong but was not able to hold Penn HS out of the try zone. They scored two unconverted tries. The Nightmare scored a try of their own but it wasn’t enough. Final Score Jefferson City 5 – Penn HS JV 10.

Read the Goff Rugby Report's Day 2 Recap. 

Next Match: March 7 vs. St. Louis Mustangs - 12:00PM @ Lindenwood University.

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Workout Regimen: Feb 2-6

1/29/2015

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Sunday
Fartlek Training (all as one continuous session)
  • Jog 5 minutes
  • Fast even paced run for 3 min
  • Jog for 3 min
  • Running even paced for 3 minutes with 4 or 5 fast bursts
  • Jog for 3 min
  • Hard runs for 1 minute interspaced with 1 min walks - 5 reps
  • Cool down jog of 5 minutes
  • 30 minutes of stretching

Monday
400m run (2x)
300m run (4x)
200m run (6x)
100m run (8x)

Tuesday
Practice

Wednesday
Conditioning/Agility Session with Coach Angela

Thursday
Practice

Friday
Rest

Saturday
3 mile jog
40 meter sprints (15x), walking back to starting point

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Week 2 & 3 of Practice

1/19/2015

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The Nightmare continued our pre-season practices the last two weeks. Thankfully the temperatures and weather have cooperated to make for much more pleasant practices. We have continued to cover the basics of passing, tackling and rucking. We have also continued to have new recruits coming out to practice. The more players the better.

This week we have started splitting players into forwards and backs. This is a big step in our pre-season progression. The next step will be to put players into specific positions and find the best combinations. This part of the season requires a lot of effort from both the coaches and players. In order to have a successful season you must do some of your best work during this period. I find this time exciting, like putting together an intricate puzzle.

Here's to finding all the pieces!

Coach Bell
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First Week of Practice

1/8/2015

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The first two practices of the season are in the books and, dang, they were cold. The temperatures didn't have a negative effect on player turnout or effort. The Nightmare have had 24 players come out so far, half of which are brand new to the team and we expect more new players next week.

In week one, most practice time was spent on ball handling and agility. Both are important fundamentals of rugby and the coaches took great effort to make the drills as fun as possible for the players. The coaches were so impressed with the numbers and effort that they allowed the boys to play touch at the end of both practices.

Next week we will be adding some contact to practices. Things definitely get more interesting when you add contact. Hopefully the weather is a little more cooperative.

See you on Tuesday!

Coach Bell
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2015 Season

1/3/2015

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We are looking forward to our ninth season in 2015.  We have a solid group of returning players and will be actively recruiting players from around Mid-Missouri to fill out the team.  

Practices begin on January 6 and will be every Tuesday and Thursday from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. starting at the 63 Sports Complex and moving to our pitch in North Jefferson City after Daylight Savings Time ends. 

We've qualified for the State tournament the last two seasons and are confident we will return this year. 

Go Nightmare!

Coach Chris Bell
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