Stanford 52, Dartmouth 5

Tuesday night marked Stanford Women's Rugby's first game under the lights as they hosted the green ruggers from Dartmouth. Tuesday also marked the first day of Stanford's much anticipated Russian River Spring Break Camp. However... as seems to be the theme in so many of these posts, while Stanford was able to clinch a win versus Dartmouth, they did not carry as much positive momentum throughout the game as they would have liked. It was the case that there was some really good stuff happening at times, but often enough, the ball was knocked on by wild throws, mostly from the backs. The forwards dominated the scrums in the first half but then had some trouble in the second half as Dartmouth stepped up their game. All in all, the game was still a good opportunity for Stanford to look to readjust their play in relation to having a different line-up, with younger players looking to step up their game. A shout out should also go to Miss Jessica Watkins, back for her first full Stanford game after competing with the US National 7's team at the World Cup. Kenya believe that!?!


Again, Stanford would like the thank Dartmouth for coming out to California! It's always a treat to play new teams.