The Stanford Rookies stepped out on the to field Wednesday night ready to play. For all but a few this was there first time playing a real rugby match. The game didn't start well Stanford with Santa Clara scoring a couple early tries. But Stanford did not get discouraged they kept making tackles and running hard. On offense, Jason Liljenquist managing the game excellently at 10 with great kicking and play calling. Matt Sach showed some great running ability from scrum half. Going into the second half down Stanford's rookies could have easily called it quits but in the second half of play it seemed as if a new team came out to play. Stanford came out the second half making hits left and right, running straight lines and moving the ball across the field. In the second half, Stanford scored three tries by Theo Roth, Vala Dormiani and Joey Jachowski. Although they were outscored by 6 tries to 3, Stanford showed a lot of heart and determination. These rookies look like a promising group of young ruggers and we look forward to watching them improve and contribute to Stanford Rugby.