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Venom 2016-17 Season Outlook

August is upon us, which means it is time to gear up for another rugby season! This is a particularly exciting month for the rugby community, as rugby sevens will be featured in the Olympics for the first time since 1924. Many of us are eagerly anticipating the Rio coverage and are exceptionally thrilled to see women’s rugby make its …

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 …