This weekend's league match between Wake Forest and league-leading Appalachian State has been moved to the Charlotte Rugby Club's Skilbeck Rugby Complex at 2pm on Saturday. Due to University policies regarding weather and field usage, Appalachian State did not have a rugby field available for this weekend and the match would have to have been played on a football field. Wake offered to reschedule the match for next weekend on the league's set-aside makeup date, but the Mountineers indicated that they did not foresee the University allowing them on their rugby field next weekend either. The teams thus agreed to move the match this weekend to a neutral location and the Charlotte Rugby Club graciously stepped up to host.
Appalachian State has been the talk of the South collegiate rugby community over the past week after their 19-10 defeat of then-#4 ranked East Carolina. The Mountaineers, led by flanker Matt Espy, flyhalf Ben Llewellyn and #8 Ryan Murphy, have run through all in their way this spring en route to amassing a perfect 7-0 record. They come into this match as the clear favorite, ranked #6 in the country by eRugbyNews.com and one of the new frontrunners to be in the South D2 Final Four at the end of March.
For its part, Wake will arrive in Charlotte shorthanded, as flanker Trenton Justice will be out another week after suffering a concussion against East Carolina and freshman wing Brandon Turner will likely miss the match with a quad injury.
The match is a must win for Wake Forest, who will be eliminated from the playoffs with a loss against ASU and a win by East Carolina over North Carolina State.
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