After two days of steady rainfall in Winston-Salem, Wake Forest's scheduled Saturday matches with the University of North Carolina were cancelled. A waterlogged Poteat Field was not going to be able to withstand two full matches of rugby, so Wake informed Carolina that only one match would be able to be played on Saturday. Wake offered to play either a first side or second side match, but Carolina indicated strong preference to play two matches. Efforts were made to reschedule the match for Sunday, but Carolina had significant player availability issues that prevented that rescheduling. Wake and UNC will likely face off later this season in either the North Carolina Rugby Union Tournament on Oct. 25-26 or in the Atlantic Coast Invitational on January 17-18. Additionally, the Tar Heels have agreed to travel to Winston-Salem on January 31 for a preseason friendly prior to the start of league play for both teams.
Wake Forest will travel to Myrtle Beach, SC next weekend to play Coastal Carolina University. Kickoff for the first side match is scheduled for 12pm with a second side match to follow.
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