Mount St. Mary’s Men’s Rugby Secures Victory over Mary Washington
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The Mountaineers improve to 2-0 on the season wiht a strong performance.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (September 20, 2025) – Mount St. mary’s men’s rugby secured a 33-20 victory over Mary washington on Saturday. With the win, the Mountaineers improve to a record of 2-0 on the young season.
Evan Corbett started the scoring for the Mountaineers, converting a penalty in the 7th minute for a 3-0 lead. Hayden McKay scored the Mount’s first try in the 11th minute with an ensuing conversion from Corbett to take a 10-0 lead over the eagles. A Mary Washington penalty conversion was cancelled out in the 23rd minute by Joe Sharrockscoring once more for the Mountaineers. McKay scored once again on the stroke of halftime to take a 22-3 lead into halftime.
In the 46th minute, Corbett converted another penalty for the score followed by a try from Kingston Canby in the 58th minute. Bastian Brunello converted a penalty in the 77th minute to round out the victory against Mary Washington in Fredericksburg.
McKay scored a pair of tries while Sharrock and Canby recorded single tries scored. Corbett went 2-2 on penalty conversions and 3-3 on conversions after the try. Brunello went 1-1 on the penalty conversion.
Key Moments from the Match
“McKay scored a pair of tries while Sharrock and Canby recorded single tries scored.”
the Mountaineers demonstrated a strong offensive performance, with multiple players contributing to the scoring.
Rugby Explained
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is a try in rugby?
- A try is scored when a player grounds the ball in the opposition’s in-goal area.
- What is a conversion?
- A conversion is a kick taken after a try, where the scoring team attempts to kick the ball through the uprights.
- How many players are on a rugby team?
- A standard rugby union team consists of 15 players.
