GRR: Columns
This year’s HS All American camp is an interesting one in that some slots have opened up.
HSAA Campers Named
With a large chunk of the HSAA returners tagged for the U19 team to play Canada’s U19s at the end of the month.
Having written a column on the Men’s USA 7s team that is mostly optimistic, it’s time to switch teams, and switch tone.
The USA Men’s 7s team finished 9th in Dubai and tied for 7th in Cape Town, winning six and losing five over the course of the two tournaments, but was that all they could do?
Instead of giving you a blow-by-blow account (it’s all on video anyway), I thought I’d give you some observations on where this team is after those first two tournaments, and what I saw.
The announcement that the Women's USA 7s tournament will be held at the same venue and same time as the Men's USA 7s, in Las Vegas, is the strongest indication of thawing feelings between USA Rugby and United World Sports.
Conference play is the goal of USA Rugby’s Collegiate Rugby division, and they are looking to get those that played independent schedules to find a conference for next season.
But at the same time, the world of college rugby conferences is fluid, and we’re unlikely to find that in 2017-18 everything will be settled.