The No. 24 Oregon women's rugby team opens its regular season this Friday in Eugene against the lone NCAA Division I women's rugby team in the nation, Eastern Illinois State.
Oregon, nicknamed the "Dirty Ducks," has won the Pacific Northwest championship six of the past seven seasons, and returns 20 players from last year. Kickoff is 2:30 p.m. at Riverfront Field, located on the south bank of the Willamette River, next to the Autzen Stadium footbridge. Oregon hasn't lost a match at home in six years.
Eastern Illinois, meanwhile, is not only historic, but good.
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'Dirty Ducks' open rugby season at home Friday
'Dirty Ducks' open rugby season at home Friday
