Milwaukee RFC, fresh off an emotional victory the week before against the Milwaukee Westside Harlequins, entered this exhibition match without most of its A-side players. Injuries, travel and work schedules left Milwaukee with only 9 players from the club, so they were forced to call upon reinforcements from Green Bay RFC and from University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee RFC. All Milwaukee RFC players started the match, with Green Bay and UWM filling out the starting side.
The presence of Milwaukee A-side prop Cole Coopman, playing 8-man in this match, was indispensable. Coopman put down two tries early for Milwaukee, before being pulled in order to provide opportunities for the others who traveled to the match on this very cold spring day.
Second-row Jesse Schenk, captaining the Milwaukee side, put down his first try for Milwaukee RFC in the first half. These efforts, along with some great runs and a try from the visiting Green Bay outside center, gave Milwaukee RFC a commanding lead in the first half of the game. As the second half began and progressed, however, and more substitutions were made, the Milwaukee side began to lose its composure. Some very cheeky play by Fond du Lac’s centers allowed them to score several tries in loose play. After some more commendable work by the Fond du Lac team, and a converted penalty kick in the final minute of the match, Fond du Lac RFC squeezed out a one-point victory at a final score of 32-33.