Venom vs Nova

Venom thrash Nova, drop C-note

Two weeks after dropping a lower-end D1 squad with ease, the undefeated Venom found even less resistance as it dismantled winless Nova upon returning to D2 league play. Raleigh fly half Chelsea Garber led the scoring with four tries and 10 conversions to earn back of the match, but a number of players from prop to wing found a try …

Venom Thrash D1 James River in Friendly

The Raleigh Venom have outclassed Division 2 competition all year, but have felt they lack the numbers to jump to D1. Saturday against a struggling D1 team, at least, it didn’t seem to be a problem. Raleigh plastered D1 James River 69-0 in a friendly to remain unbeaten on the season. Wing Holley Zoeller scored four tries to earn back …

Venom Dominant Again

It was unlikely the Venom would top a 95-point effort from the week before. And they didn’t. But they tried. Raleigh stayed perfect by rolling to a 71-0 road victory over Maryland Stingers, again clearly outclassing a DII foe to run their record to 4-0. Wing Holly Zoeller (who later moved to outside center) kicked off the scoring in the …

No Mercy: Venom obliterate Frederick 95-0

After a solid win against a Norfolk team it hadn’t beaten in years, the Raleigh Venom decimated another league foe and appears to be the class of its league after a 95-0 win over Frederick (Md.). Frederick just moved up from DIII this season, and Raleigh welcomed their new guests rudely, although it took time to hit full steam. Coaches …

The XV plenty as Venom open with sound win in DC

The Raleigh Venom traveled to face DC Furies II with 15 players. It somehow turned out to be both barely sufficient and more than enough in their league opener. With no subs, the Venom built a quick lead and coasted to a 39-7 victory in a rainy game with plenty of hits to open with a road win. The Furies …

Women’s Eagles Camps

Congratulations to Ashleigh VanDriesen, Amanda Street & current Women’s Eagle Jamie Burke on having been invited to the Women’s Eagles Camp (June 30 – July 7 in Greeley CO). Amanda has also been invited to the Women’s Eagles 7’s camp.

2011 USA Rugby Women’s DII National Championships

UPDATE: The Venom beat Memphis (45-0), and will play Sacramento in the semi-final Saturday 11/12 at 3pm. The Venom beat Sacramento (27-26), and will play Pittsburgh in the final Sunday 11/13 at 11am. The Venom beat Pittsburgh (17-0), and are the USA Rugby Women’s DII National Champions. OUR RALEIGH VENOM are going to be playing their hearts out only 3.5 …

2011 MARFU Women’s DII Playoffs

UPDATE: Consolation Match Result: Chesapeake 0, Harrisburg 27. Championship Match Result: Severn River 5 , Raleigh Venom 10. Raleigh Venom move forward as one of the eight teams for the USA Senior Club Women’s Division II Championship, Nov 11-13 at Virginia Beach VA. UPDATE: Match 1 Result: Chesapeake 5, Severn River 27. Match 2 Result: Harrisburg 6, Raleigh Venom 50. …