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Some notes from the USA men’s 7s team trip to Hong Kong and Tokyo, in now particular order.
In Hong Kong the Eagles made the top eight for the fourth tournament in a row in Hong Kong, but then missed the top eight in Tokyo for the first time since Dubai.
This article includes some opinion commentary by Goff Rugby Report Editor Alex Goff. The Varsity Cup has announced that the University of Oklahoma will forfeit its opening-round game with Utah.
Utah now gets a bye to the quarterfinals, to be held April 11, where the Utes will meet the winner of Central Washington and Arizona State.
The USA Women’s 7s team takes the field at their home tournament Saturday in Atlanta with more than just the pressure of representing for the home crowd on their shoulders.
The Eagles have been in a slump, a slump that was only made more frustrating by the fact that on several occasions they’ve come very close to beating the top team on the world circuit, New Zealand.
USA Rugby has 24 slots to fill in their Men’s College 7s Championships, and deciding who gets to fill those slots will be a tough job.
It was a heartbreaking loss for St. Mary’s. After leading at halftime and battling their way back from a deficit, the Gaels didn’t quite have enough time to overhaul BYU Saturday.
The Cougars won 32-28, reversing the result between the two in Moraga a year ago. But St. Mary’s Head Coach Tim O’Brien had the game in perspective.