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The Vipers needed an assured performance, and that’s what they delivered. After an early hiccup, conceding the first try to Pittsburgh, we got into our stride. While the first half score didn’t reflect it, the performance was controlled and you felt Raleigh were building to something. The second half delivered, Raleigh controlled the game in both possession and territory. We …
For the second game in a row, the Raleigh Vipers fought back after falling behind on of the league’s top teams. And for the second straight game, a bonus point for a loss provided the barest of consolation after a 24-19 loss to Baltimore-Chesapeake. Outside center Michael Melendez-Rivera scored two tries for Raleigh (3-5) in a second half won by …
After a sluggish first half the Raleigh Vipers controlled the second half and managed to secure two points in the standings. But the furious comeback came up just short as the still-undefeated Potomac Exiles survived a thriller in its trip to the South, 27-26. After a couple of breaks Raleigh knocked on the door late, threatening to erase a three-point …
Vipers beat MAC whipping boys, emerge in playoff position After a brutal schedule out of the gates, consecutive wins against the Mid-Atlantic Conference’s two heavily-struggling clubs have the Raleigh Vipers sitting in playoff position halfway through the conference slate. Not that the two efforts mirrored each other: The team followed up a 27-19 home win over Nova that was among …
Since the start of last fall, the Raleigh Vipers have suffered four crushing home defeats in the final minutes. The team did not let Saturday become a fifth. Vipers winger Steve Johnson capped a multi-phase team effort on the winning try in the 77th minute and the Vipers held on for a 17-15 win over Schuylkill River, but only after …
In recent years the matchup with Norfolk has become somewhat of a house of horrors for Raleigh. The Vipers didn’t wake up from the nightmare Saturday in Norfolk, dropping a 50-30 decision made as close only by two late tries by Stephen Johnson and Gareth Jones that netted the Vipers a bonus point. The Vipers have beaten or at least …
After two disappointing tight home losses, the Raleigh Vipers ventured north to Washington, DC, where results did not improve even if the effort did. Injuries from the prior game and work conflicts limited the traveling squad to 18 players, a shorthanded team sent to battle one merged from two clubs including a perennial playoff team. The Vipers lost 17-0 to …
The Vipers will begin training sessions for the spring season on Monday 1/27/14 at 7pm at the Poole Rd Rugby Facility. The Vipers will have training sessions on Monday and Wednesday evenings, with an optional one hour fitness session on Thursday. This allow more players the flexibility to train with the Vipers and help with the youth teams as well. …