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USA Men's 7s Head Coach Mike Friday has named his USA Falcons team for the Las Vegas Invitational, and the selections carry with them some important stories.
The Falcons made the final of the Men's Elite 7s in 2014, losing in a close game to the Serevi Selects. The Serevi team looks to be one of the favorites again, and we've listed their roster below.
With their defeat of St. Thomas Aquinas, the Key Biscayne Rats, new to HS rugby in Florida, are now 3-0.
Maybe genes have something to do with it, but he’s got work to do, as well.
Malon Al-Jiboori may have a Collegiate All-American brother in Oklahoma University’s Michael Al-Jiboori, and with that comes a propensity toward speed, power, size, and some rugby acumen as well.
It was billed as the “game to watch,” and CSU Northridge and UC Riverside did not disappoint. With 10 minutes remaining in the game, Riverside trailed USA Rugby’s DII national runner-up by two points, but then a yellow card opened up the necessary space for CSU Northridge to run in three tries to finish the game 38-17.
While Santa Barbara City College and Long Beach State rolled with big victories this weekend, the most intriguing development in the Gold Coast Conference is the growth of Southern California.