After winning its first game against Georgia (52-10) on Feb. 1, the LSU Club Rugby team beat Mississippi State 75-5 on
Saturday.
“This semester, we have our one allotted time at the UREC, and it has been iced over and rained out,” said captain Alex Creede. “We have been successful thus far dealing with it, but it is definitely a problem when you don’t have a field that you can always
count on.”  
LSU was supposed to play Florida State on the week of Jan. 27, but due to Winter Storm Leon the game was canceled.
During the following weeks, the team’s only field practice during the week was rained out or canceled by the UREC due to electrical issues with the field lights that could not be fixed in time for practice. 
The Tigers were led in scoring by ‘No. 8’ Will Middleton with four tries and Iain Mackenzie, John Michael Domingo and Jonathan Poole each contributed with two tries in route to the Tigers’ victory.
The No. 8 position in rugby typically is the most creative player on the field, creating opportunities for other players on the field, allowing them to exploit weaknesses in the opponent’s defense and requiring them to be solid defenders. 
LSU used discipline and superior tactical knowledge to overcome a physical Mississippi State team, according to its club vice president Daniel Dowd.  
“[The Bulldogs] have some athletes,” Dowd said. “We might not be as big as them, but we know how to play rugby a lot better than them. That’s why we run circles around them.”
Mississippi State’s coach Renaldo Arroyo said the attitude of LSU’s players makes playing in Baton Rouge a miserable experience. 
Although the Bulldogs had an obviously taller team, LSU took advantage of its own speed to score easy tries through open holes in Mississippi State’s defense.
Working together, the Tigers’ wing backs used their speed to find holes in Mississippi State’s defense to score tries easily.
Wing backs are key speed guys on the team. Their job is to find holes on the outside and exploit them with their speed. 
Although wingers score a lot of tries, it is important to have solid tacklers on the outside. These players can be on islands out wide, and it is their responsibility to defend in one-on-one situations. 
LSU will look to continue its unbeaten season on March 8, when it plays the
defending Southeastern Conference Rugby Champions Tennessee
in Knoxville.