Men DII College News
Marist College won the Tri-State Conference 7s this past weekend, garnering a spot - if they can make it - at the Men's DII College 7s Championships in Cary, NC, and perhaps surprising themselves a little bit.
Some interesting college 7s action this weekend.
Salve Regina went 6-0 to win the Colonial Coast Rugby Rugby Conference 7s Saturday, and garner a spot at USA Rugby's Men's DII College 7s Championships in Cary, NC in May.
Salve defeated Endicott in the final behind Connor Murphy's two tries. Murphy was named MVP of the final.
The University of Minnesota-Duluth won the Fool's Fest Men's DII college bracket at Winona State in Minnesota.
The win qualifies the Fighting Penguins for a spot in the USA Rugby's DII 7s championships. UW-Eau Claire finished 2nd, and Winona 3rd.
Full order of finish:
1. Duluth 2. Eau Claire 3. Winona 4. Platteville 5. Stout 6. St. Thomas 7. UNI 8. Mankato.
The Beat of the East, in its 33rd year, has three brackets of men’s college teams with DI, DII, and DIII teams totaling more than 40.
Division I
Heading up the DI bracket is Boston College, ranked #38 among all DI college teams by Goff Rugby Report. UConn, Albany, UMass, Rhode Island, and Kings Point rounds out a highly-competitive bracket.
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater got some measure of revenge Saturday, and in doing so secured a berth in USA Rugby’s Men’s DII College 7s Championships in Cary, NC in May.