Brown opened the scoring early, with Erik Estienne scoring the first and last tries in the first half. The last came in the 35th minute on an eye-popping run off a Syracuse restart kick. Additional tries were scored by Theo Romero, Charm Tuala, and Marco Lapierre, showcasing a well-rounded offensive effort from the team. The team was also awarded a penalty try late in the first half when Syracuse collapsed the Bears' rolling lineout maul just before the forwards could cross the goal line. The scoring for Brown slowed in the second, but Langford restarted the scoring with a try in the 45th minute, and Tripp King got another, finishing from a well-executed set piece, in the 60th. Langford, also handling conversions, successfully added extra points for six of the eight tries.

Head Coach David Laflamme expressed satisfaction with his team's performance,

"We needed to win this one to control our final standing atop the table in the Liberty Conference and set us up with a bye during the first round of the national playoffs. The players knew what was at stake, and it was great to see them execute early and establish a comfortable lead early on. That first half was some of the best rugby we've played all season. The second half demonstrated that we still have things to work on if we're going to be competing for a national title. Congratulations to the team and the staff on another undefeated regular season and our 4th Liberty Conference Championship in as many seasons. We'll take a couple of weekends off from matches now and do everything we can to be ready for whoever we play on Saturday, November 22nd."

Special recognition goes to all our graduating seniors and graduate students who have likely played their last match on Marvel Field. The class of 2026 has gone undefeated in the regular season all 4 years, won all of the Ivy League and Liberty Conference championships during those 4 years, finished in the top 3 of NCR's rankings each of the past 3 seasons, including National Championships in 2022 and 2024, and closed out the 2025 regular season ranked number 2 in the country in this title defence campaign.

The team now enters a brief hiatus from match play, using this time to fine-tune areas for improvement and reinforce strategies for the upcoming national playoffs. The next match is scheduled for November 22, 2025, against an opponent, and in a location, yet to be determined. This break provides a valuable opportunity for the team to regroup and rest for what will hopefully be another long postseason run for the NCR Division 1 defending National Champions.

MATCH ROSTER
1. Erik Estienne - substituted at 70:00
2. Garett Mann - substituted at 60:00
3. Asa Rosenmeier - substituted at 40:00
4. Rowe Stodolnic
5. Quinn Miller - substituted at 70:00
6. Bertie Deen
7. Kaspar Pitblado (c) - substituted at 60:00
8. Matt Schwab
9. Charm Tuala
10. Ben Shirley - substituted at 55:00
11. Tripp King
12. Theo Romero
13. Finley Brown
14. Marco Lapierre - substituted at 60:00
15. Inigo Langford - substituted at 60:00
16. Hoshi Ittetsu - on at hooker at 60:00
17. Ben Le Roux - on at tight head prop at 40:00
18. Bryan Onwuka - on at second row at 70:00
19. Ethan Liew - on at loose head prop at 70:00
20. St. John Smith - on at open side flanker at 60:00
21. Fred Hughes - on at flyhalf at 55:00
22. Toby Achleitner - on at wing at 60:00
23. Malcolm Grant - on at fullback at 60:00

SCORING SUMMARY
7:20 Brown Try, Erik Estienne, Brown 5 - 0 Syracuse
12:45 Brown Try, Theo Romero, conversion by Inigo Langford, Brown 12 - 0 Syracuse
18:45 Brown Try, Charm Tuala, conversion by Inigo Langford, Brown 19 - 0 Syracuse
22:30 Brown Try, Marco Lapierre, conversion by Inigo Langford, Brown 26 - 0 Syracuse
31:40 Brown Penalty Try, collapsing lineout maul, Brown 33 - 0 Syracuse
34:10 Brown Try, Inigo Langford, conversion by Inigo Langford, Brown 40 -0 Syracuse
35:50 Brown Try, Erik Estienne, conversion by Inigo Langford, Brown 47 - 0 Syracuse
HALF TIME Brown 47 - 0 Syracuse
45:20 Brown Try, Inigo Langford, conversion by Inigo Langford, Brown 54 - 0 Syracuse
56:00 Syracuse Try and conversion, Brown 54 - 7 Syracuse
60:30 Brown Try, Tripp King, Brown 59 - 7 Syracuse
78:00 Syracuse Try, Brown 59 - 12 Syracuse
FINAL SCORE Brown 59 - 12 Syracuse