Men's College 7s News
Notre Dame College hosted a four-team women’s 7s tournament last weekend, and the victor was guaranteed a berth to the national 7s championship on May 23-24 in Denver. DI Michigan and Ohio State got in some good warm-up games as they look toward this weekend’s Big Ten 7s championship, but the event was all about Notre Dame College vs. Davenport.
The Kutztown University 7s team won their fifth consecutive 7s tournament with a sweep of the 20-team field at the URugby 7s in Malvern, Pa.
Last Saturday, five DI varsity programs convened in Providence, R.I., for the inaugural Varsity 7s tournament. Norwich was forecasted to win, and it did, but the Cadets did not cruise to the title.
Stonehill College is heading to the ACRA 7s Championship, having won the Rugby Northeast 7s title last weekend. The tournament host went 6-0 on the day, outscoring opponents 149-47. Stonehill can now turn its attention to returning to the DII ACRA 7s final.
USA Rugby’s attempt to field a DII Men’s College 7s championships was been quite successful so far this year, with 11 tournaments providing teams and seven automatic qualifiers having won tournaments so far.