GRR: Mount St. Mary's
While we know that 7s and 15s are not the same and success in 7s does not necessarily translate to similar success in 15s ... but rugby is rugby and, as Mount St. Mary's is showing, confidence is confidence.
Did Mount St. Mary's finally put to bed the idea that you have to play 7s for months to be successful?
Mount St. Mary's is seeking a new Head Coach for its women's NCAA Varsity rugby program.
With Farrah Douglas moving on, MSM is seeking a replacement for this full-time position.
The successful candidate will need to be knowledgeable of NCAA, MAAC, NIRA, USARugby, and University rules and regulations, including recruiting compliance.
Mount St. Mary's defeated Mary Washington in a non--league spring game that is part of a small trend toward playing more 15s after the New Year for fall-centric programs.
Both college teams have voiced a desire to keep 15s front and center event after the fall, citing the desire to keep more players involved, and also to help more of the players develop their 15s skills.
Dartmouth wo big over Mount St. Mary's to join Harvard at 4-0 in the NIRA D1 league.
The Big Green women have changed up their approach a little bit, focusing on more of a kicking game and having the talent to execute it, and they followed on from a very good performance over Army a week ago to race past Mount 79-0.