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A 'Beast' of a tournament in Portsmouth (photos)

Posted 4/26/23

PORTSMOUTH — Eighty collegiate rugby teams battled it out over the weekend at Glen Farm during the 37th annual Beast of the East.

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A 'Beast' of a tournament in Portsmouth (photos)

University of Massachusetts fly half Bella Pomeroy tosses the ball to a teammate during a game against the University of Vermont (UMV), which romped to a 66-0 victory on Saturday — the highest-scoring game in the bracket.

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Marist College rugby players Melina Serrao (left), Ryann Anderson and Amanda Paulus attempt to pull down University of Connecticut fullback Tempest Rosario.

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UVM’s Lucy “Vega” Beeton holds on tight to the ball as she runs upfield through a few obstacles.

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UMass fly half Micheala Pomroy gets tackled by UVM defenders.

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Charlie “Flynn” Gehan of UVM attempts to grab a throw-in during a lineout.

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Marist fly half Melina Serrao avoids defenders during her team’s match against UConn.

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UVM scrum half Emmye “Pyro” Harris screams out to her teammates as the ball falls through the scrum during their match on Saturday.

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UVM’s Amelia “Bask” Ahrens makes a tackle as teammate Megan “Hex” Burdick looks on.

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UVM fly half Emma Griffith dives for the goal line.

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UVM’s Mack “Myth” Gamache reaches in for a try.

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Marist fly half Julianna Russo runs with the ball.

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Madeleine Cavanagh of Marist (left) reaches for the ball as teammates Reese Merkel (middle) and Annabelle Kailan and Maura McGuire block Tempest Rosario.

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Marist College rugby players Melina Serrao (left), Ryann Anderson and Amanda Paulus attempt to pull down University of Connecticut fullback Tempest Rosario.

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Posted Wednesday, April 26, 2023 1:08 pm

PORTSMOUTH — Eighty collegiate rugby teams battled it out over the weekend at Glen Farm during the 37th annual Beast of the East.

As they do every year, the players/bruisers kept Portsmouth’s EMTs busy during the two-day tournament, during which bumps, contusions and more serious injuries are commonplace.

Rhode Island fielded teams of men and women from Roger Williams University, Salve Regina, Providence College, Johnson & Wales, and the University of Rhode Island.

Said to be the largest college rugby tournament in the world, The Beast is hosted by Providence Rugby Football Club with matches happening simultaneously on six different fields.

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