College Men
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.
Lindenwood-Belleville’s run to a national DII 7s title started ignominiously, as the Lunx tried virtually everything they could do to throw away the opener against UMass-Lowell.
In fact, they even tried throwing it away, opting to toss the ball into touch to end the game - you are not allowed to do that - leading to a penalty that led to Lowell’s game-tying try.
Knockout round scores and Sunday matchups for the Men's DII 7s College Championships.
Men DII Cup Quarterfinals
Wisconsin-Whitewater 27 - 17 Principia
Minnesota-Duluth 15 - 5 UT San Antonio
Lindenwood-Belleville 31 - 5 Salve Regina
Salisbury 12 - 19 St. Louis
Men DII Bowl Quarterfinals