SIRC 7s This Weekend
The South Independent Rugby Conference holds its 7s tournament this weekend, with the winner gaining automatic qualification to the USA Rugby 7s Championships to be held at the end of May.
Life Triumphs in 1st DI Matrix Match
Saturday was an important day for Life University, as the women’s team played its first matrix match in the DI Southeast Independent Rugby Conference. The Running Eagles celebrated in convincing fashion, running in 15 tries during the 90-0 victory over Florida State.
New-Look South, West Highlight DII College
This weekend, the Southern Independent Rugby Conference (SIRC) will join the West Coast and Southern California conferences in DII women’s college league play. In the past, the SIRC has suffered from forfeits and teams folding, but the conference has now doubled in size, and that should stabilize the schedule to an extent.
Winners of DI & Weekend Outlook
The season is still young for those spring-oriented conferences, but a few DI colleges showed their hand in last weekend's games. The entire Pacific Mountain Conference is contesting league games on Saturday, and the South is joining the fray as well.
MTSU Clear Atop SIRCMiddle Tennessee State took control of the South Independent Rugby Conference North with a 44-24 defeat of previously-unbeaten Georgia Southern. MTSU struck first with a try from Adam Fairchild with the conversion from Coty Baker.
