GRR: College Men
Well, now, there’s this interesting matter of the CRC Men’s 7s invitational.
This year, the tournament, which will run all day Saturday and Sunday, is about as competitive as it has ever been, with even the so-called also-rans having shown themselves to be able to play.
Here’s how we see the pools shaping up:
The University of Notre Dame has announced officially that Justin Hickey has been named the school's Program Director of the Men’s and Women’s Rugby programs, and also the Head Coach of the Men's Rugby team.
Hickey departs his current position as Director of Athletics for Moon Area School District in the Pittsburgh area.
When colleges started playing serious 7s rugby, everyone assumed Saint Mary’s would be good at it; and so the Gaels were, but at the same time, they never won a national title.
They came close - finishing second in 2011 and usually pushing for a spot in the semis or winning the Plate. But Sunday, Saint Mary’s won it all.
The University of Minnesota-Duluth Fighting Penguins are now double champions, as they took the national DII 7s championships on Sunday.
With rain and storms threatening Sunday, the USA Rugby College 7s Championships knockout games were moved up to early in the morning, and so we have already crowned national champions in both Men's DI and Men's DII.