Clarion Tafurs Men's Rugby Football Club

A great showing for the Tafurs as they paired with Grove City to tie for 3rd place in the Battle of the Burgh at Founder's Field https://www.instagram.com/p/BhoxHo6F52t/

Come celebrate Autumn Leaf Festival with the Clarion Tafurs! We kickoff against W&J at 7PM at Memorial Stadium. Join us after the game for a meet and greet with the players, and join us at the parade on Saturday, where we will be carrying the American Flag in Honor of the Clarion VFW.

9-9-2017, The Clarion Tafurs beat the Thiel Huskies 57-21 at Memorial Stadium. Left to right: Top Row: Garrett Anderson , Mason Mcelhaney, Tyler Miller, Tyler "Chico" Ament, Hunter Johnson, Zach Shoup, Justin Prokop.... Second Row: Tom Evans, Steve Kurtz, Daniel Cupps, Joe Jackson, Jibreel Hughes, Dalton Meals. Front Row: Ian Miller, Jamison Staszewski, Mikey Schmelzer, Mason Dean, Alec Pataski Not Shown: Ralph Johnson Mascots: Riley Winston and Earl Jackson

The fellas at Clarion Rugby want to wish you a great labor day!

Player Profile: Ralph "The Black Mamba" Johnson Senior/Wing Favorite Food: Double Cheese Burger (Eagle Commons)... Likes: Brownies, puppies, naps, and visiting Clarion's local establishments. Dislikes: Lizards, stepping on legos, Chinese food. Hobbies: Flying Kites Summer Plans: Ralph is living in Philadelphia, working as an intern with the Philadelphia project. His goal is to help open up opportunities for education and success among underprivileged children.

Tafurs Captain Ty Miller (Blue shorts) teaching his younger brothers the finer points of passing. Ian (Red shorts) plays alongside his older brother for the Pittsburgh Pandas 7s squad and is a Tafurs prospect for the Fall.

Your Fall semester of 2017 Clarion Tafur's schedule!

New officers for Fall 2017 Men's rugby President- Thomas Evans Vice President- Dalton Meals Treasure and match secretary- Mikey Schelzmer Media chair- Alec Pataski... Social chair- Daniel Cupps and Garrett Anderson Captain- Ty Miller See more

Alumni 7s tournament kicks off at 11 AM, Saturday morning at Memorial Stadium. See you there!

Clarion vs. the Pitt Highlanders today. Kickoff is at 2:30 PM

Tom Evans and Zach Shoup working with Lisa from Be The Match to add new members to the National Bone Marrow Registry. Be The Match works to match blood cancer patients with donors from across the country. (A very difficult task) We will be raffling a Google Home among all who register. Thank you to Pepsi and for the generous donation! Location is Eagle Commons!

Happy Valentine's Day from Clarion Rugby! We collaborated with the Advisory Board for Leadership and Engagement to throw a Valentine's Day Party on Saturday. Our craft table allowed local children and students to write letters to troops stationed overseas.

Zach Shoup and Daniel Cupps recruiting for the Rugby team's March for Our Troops Athletic Combine Fundraiser for Operation: Troop Appreciation. Come visit us in the Eagle Commons Lobby for more info about the competition and our awesome prizes!

We apologize for the lack of posts lately! We would like to recognize several players for their outstanding contributions this season. Our Rookie of the year is Jibreel Hughes Jr.... Jibreel is a Freshman Business Major from the Philadelphia. He quickly showed his explosiveness at the fullback position, jumping into the backline to score his first try against PSU Altoona. He then transitioned into the Outside Center position, crossing the try-line 3 more times that season. Our Crusader for the Fall Season is Justin Prokop For the second time, Captain Prokop is receiving this award for the second time in his career. He is Junior Accounting Major from Altoona, PA. and Justin is known for his outstanding toughness, and his tenacity as a defender and a ball-carrier. Justin is willing to risk life-and-limb to get the win - worrying many coaches and mothers along the way. Justin scored 2 tries and 3 assists from the Hooker position in the fall of 2016. He is also being named to the Tafurs' select side for his performance. Our Support Player of this season is Stephen Urtz Stephen has proven himself as a consistent and reliable player, tackling, rucking, and supporting his teammates in every match. Steve is a Junior economics major from Philadelphia. Playing in the open-side flanker position, he has proven that he is a sure tackler and an excellent supporter he has been selected as a member of the Tafurs select side. Our Heem Stick has been awarded to Ralph Johnson III Ralph has the most heem, and has showed it, both on and off the field. Our MVP for this season is Jamison Staszewski Jamison is being awarded the MVP for the second time. Jamison is a Senior from Erie, Pennsylvania. In addition to his role as team treasurer, he, along with Daniel Cupps were named assistant captains this season in. He is a play-maker that improves the play of all of those around him, from the fly-half and center position, he brought the back-line together into a cohesive and effective unit, scoring 2 tries and 4 assists along the way. He is also being named to the Tafurs' select side for his performance. Our King Tafur for this season is Ty Miller Tyler is receiving this award for the second time. Off of the field, He has served as team president since the end of 2014, and has served as the team's coach in the absence of its normal coaching staff. On the field, Tyler is known as an explosive runner and a accurate passer, notching 6 tries and 4 assists along the way. He is also being named to the Tafurs' select side for his third consecutive year.