BRANDYWINE RUGBY'S OUT OF THE PISS AGAIN Out on the piss again. Out on the piss again. Brandywine Rugby's out on the piss again. We're gonna we we now. It should be "wee wee" now, but I meant "we we." As in us. And there is a lot of us in Brandywine. A lot of Philadelphia. A lot of Whitemarsh. A lot of every club going back to First City Troop. Brandywine is the son of many uncles, and today the rugby uncles gather on the TV sideline at 4:30 p.m. to watch one of their nephews play for the national rugby club Division II championship. Brandywine,PA versus Red Mountain AZ. Check out : http://usarugby1.tampadigital.com/mediamanager/

Brandywine defeated Detroit 31-8 yesterday to advance into the final. The photo above was taken last month with Brandywine in red defeating Div. I Media RFC at Media's home pitch. There are at least two, and perhaps more Brandywine players who were members of the 1987 Philadelphia-Whitemarsh Final Four national championship team that advanced to the final by coming from behind to defeat the host Denver Barbarians before losing in the final to the defending national champions OMBAC (Old Mission Beach Athletic Club in San Diego).

Brandywine's shot at the national championship also takes place in Colorado, Glendale in greater Denver. Is it a coincidence that Dair and Cass are wearing the red and black? And aren't they old enough to be proud uncles themselves? If I didn't know better, I'd think Brandywine was another name for fountain of youth.

But believe me, I know that story.

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THIS JUST IN: Brandywine lost the national championship to Red Mountain today by a score of 41-18. After leading in the first half by 8-7 Brandywine gave up two length of the field tries and was never able to recover, nor did they give up. Brandywine's last try came in the 78th minute. The 2008 Division II Champions, Red Mountain, answered with a try in injury time (the 81st minute.)

Congratulations to two fine rugby clubs.