Normalcy seems to be returning to the pitch for the Gentlemen of Aspen Rugby Club, which this summer has put in place its most concrete schedule of matches since before the pandemic. The Gents, who have already started training at…
Playing at home for the first time in nearly two years, the Gentlemen of Aspen Rugby Club overcame an apparent lack of size compared to the Vail side en route to a 49-14 win on Saturday at Wagner Park in…
Two decades in and Simon Dogbe still enjoys getting in a run with the boys. He has noticed the younger Gents move a little quicker than he does these days, especially after the long COVID-19 induced layoff, but it’s all…
VAIL — It’s a patchy patch of grass, but it’s seen a bit of history. And the west end of the Vail Athletic Field is never better when the Vail Rugby Football Club is driving toward it during the second…
With a roster built on relative youth and inexperience, this could have been a difficult summer for the Gentlemen of Aspen Rugby Club under first-year coach Ben Mitchell. However, outside of one rough weekend up in Steamboat, it’s gone surprisingly well.…
ASPEN RUGBY GOES 1-2 The Gentlemen of Aspen Rugby Club went 1-2 at Steamboat’s Cowpie tournament. The Gents lost matches to Boulder, which lost to Steamboat in the championship, and the Highlanders. They did earn a win over Wyoming. “Handling…
Down early and down again late, the Gentlemen of Aspen Rugby Club’s perfect record looked in peril on Saturday against rival Vail. But a wild finish and a late penalty kick salvaged a dramatic 46-43 win for the Gents at…
Expectations were that the Gentlemen of Aspen Rugby Club would be able to make easy work of a short-handed Breckenridge side on Saturday. Reality played out exactly that way, with the Gents winning 73-14 at Rio Grande Park in the…
Without the Gentlemen of Aspen Rugby Club, Ben Mitchell might not be playing professional rugby. After all, it was at Ruggerfest a few years back that he was spotted by some recruiters and invited to take part in the newly…
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Summer has officially begun as it’s rugby season in the mountain towns. Steamboat fans packed bleachers and crowded under tarps on their lawn chairs, ready to drink cold beers and watch a storied rivalry game. While the…