Men's College 7s News
CARY, N.C. – WakeMed Soccer Park, in conjunction with Town of Cary and the Triangle Sports Commission, will host the fifth edition of the USA Rugby College 7s National Championships in Men's Division I, Men's Division II, and the Women's Division next Memorial Day weekend, May 28-29, 2016, USA Rugby announced Friday.
As reported by Rugby Today, the CRC 7s has released its list of teams at the main tournament in 2016:
The teams already invited are: Arizona, Arkansas State, Army, Boston College, Cal*, Clemson, Dartmouth^, Drexel, Indiana, Kutztown#, Life, Michigan, Navy, University of Notre Dame, Penn State, South Carolina, St. Joe’s, Temple, UCLA, and Virginia Tech.
Cal defeated UCLA 17-5 to win the PAC Conference 7s Sunday in a tournament shown live on the Pac-12 Networks.
Cal defeated Arizona State in the semis while UCLA got by Utah to make the championship game.
BERKELEY – With 32 tries scored and only one try surrendered during a 4-0 Saturday on Witter Rugby Field, Cal won their pool in impressive fashion in the PAC Rugby 7s Championship; meanwhile UCLA edged Arizona State to take Pool B.
Cal will take on Arizona State at 1:05pm Sunday, while UCLA will face Utah, the only team to score against Cal, in the other Cup Semifinal at 1:25pm.
Perhaps the most compelling college 7s tournament of the fall is happening this coming weekend at Cal’s Witter Rugby Field.
While Cal will be favored once again, the Bears will face stiff competition from a skilled and determined Arizona State team, a UCLA squad that has the ability to shake things up, and a Utah squad with a strong tradition in 7s.