Wake Forest travels to Atlanta, GA this weekend to take on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Tech is fresh off winning the Georgia Rugby Union Collegiate Championship two weeks ago, defeating University of Georgia in the final. The Yellow Jackets should provide Wake with their toughest test to date in the 2009-2010 preseason.
Wake will be facing Georgia Tech without the services of senior inside center Mike Wills and freshman scrumhalf Drew Mehrmann, both of whom are set to undergo season-ending surgery. Wills became the third Demon Deacon to be felled by an ACL tear this season, while Mehrmann will go under the knife to repair a dislocated shoulder. Said Head Coach Patrick Kane of the injuries, "Obviously we are feeling a bit unlucky this year in the injury department, but in a sport like rugby injuries are to be expected. Losing four high caliber players for the season is clearly a blow, but this just opens the door for some of our younger players to step up and show what they can do. I'm confident that we will be in good shape as a team once conference play begins in January."
Kickoff for the game this Saturday is at 12pm at Walker Park located at 200 Memorial Terrace.
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