Douglas, a junior transfer from a small town in Scotland, has played rugby since he was 5. He suffered a broken nose in one of Penn State's first games this season, and admitted players here are bigger and stronger. Playing rugby for a university team is more of a social event, said Douglas. The team cares more about what is going to happen after the game than it does during it. You normally are playing for yourself than the team.
Practices are also a change to the trio.
They emphasize strict conditioning and work on forms and plays. One reason for this maybe that Australia's season is so long. In Australia, Wilson's club team plays 22 weeks of the year. At Penn State, the Ruggers play nine games in the fall before taking a semester break. The team then comes back fresh in the spring and gets ready to compete for nationals.