Army West Point Athletics
Army West Point
Queens University of Charlotte
Men's Rugby Opens Spring Season Victorious
April 03, 2021 | Men's Rugby
RICHMOND, VA. - The Army West Point men's rugby team made its long anticipated spring debut Saturday, as they defeated Queen's University of Charlotte, 34-7 in 15s action.
The Black Knights got right to work in the second minute, as Robert Barrett crossed the try line for the first points of the season. Sean McNulty followed with the first of his two conversions to put Army up 7-0 early.
McNulty would then make it 10-0 after converting a penalty kick in the 27th minute.
Ben Kelly and Nolan Green each scored in the 37th and 46th minutes to extend the Black Knights lead to 20-0.
Senior captain Parker Ross would keep the momentum going, scoring a try in the 48th minute. McNulty followed with a conversion to make it 27-0 early in the second half.
After their lone try in the 68th minute by the Royals, Army would add one more score late in the game — a Steven Rohde try, followed by a Green conversion.
SCORING TIMELINE VS. QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY OF CHARLOTTE
- 2nd minute: TRY — Robert Barrett (Conversion, McNulty) — Army (Dartmouth leads, 7-0)
- 27th minute: PK — Sean McNulty — Army (Army leads, 10-0)
- 37th minute: TRY — Ben Kelly — Army (Army leads, 15-0)
- 46th minute: TRY — Nolan Green — Army (Army leads, 20-0)
- 48th minute: TRY — Parker Ross (Conversion, McNulty) — Army (Army leads, 27-0)
- 68th minute: TRY — Queens College (Conversion) — Queens (Army leads, 27-7
- 81st minute: TRY — Steven Rohde (Conversion, Green) — Army (Army leads, 34-7)
UP NEXT
Army travels to Northfield, Vt. On Saturday, April 10 to take on Norwich University at 1 p.m.
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