GRR: College Men
Former USA 7s and 15s player Tui Osborne discuses culture, preparation, and leadership with Bruce McLane.
Osborne was a national champion in 7s and also an Eagle, before helping coach Life University to a national collegiate title. He is now Head Coach at St. Bonaventure.
Florida Atlantis finished the 2018-19 Florida DIAA season with a 4-6 record.
This year, before the college rugby season was halted, FAU was at 6-0.
The latest episode of This Week in College Rugby looks at how D1A has shut down the season.
Host Tom Eschen speaks with D1A Commissioner Kevin Battle about the decision to end the season because of the COVID-19 outbreak. Between last week's action and the shutdown, there was one game played, with Central Washington beating Army, and Eschen speaks with CWU Head Coach Todd Thornley.
The shuttering of the collegiate season offers an opportunity for USA Rugby to fix a broken sevens system.
For years now, we've been chasing the game when it comes to the collegiate sevens landscape. We're not talking entirely about how the CRC beat USA Rugby to the punch back in 2010 (although it did); what we are talking about it planning.
Should USA Rugby, D1A, and NSCRO award college rugby players an additional year of eligibility because o the season has been shut down due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak?
Coaches and observers have already put forth that idea, some within hours of hearing that USA Rugby has shut down the season. And there's no gray area here—the college rugby season is over.