West Coast 7s Returns for Leg #1
The West Coast 7s is back for this fall again and this series is most definitely a major part of the collegiate 7s calendar after a slowdown in the early 2020s thanks to COVID.
Now in its third year after its comeback, the 1st leg of the 2026 West Coast 7s at Dignity Health Sports Park features eight programs.
With Heavy Hearts, Saint Mary's Takes the Field for One of Their Own
The thing everyone seems to miss is the smile.
No matter what was going on, Dominic Peterson was all smiles. Saint Mary's Men's Rugby Head Coach Tim O'Brien indulged in a bit of self-teasing, saying "I'll get annoyed with things and all I could say to Dom was, 'stop smiling so much!'"
Hard days, easy days ... always rugby days, Dom was smiling.
Prusmack Awards Handed Out Over US Rugby Foundation Weekend
This past weekend during the US Rugby Foundation Hall of Fame awards event, the Prusmack Award winners were recognized.
The Prusmack Award is given to the top collegiate 7s players in the nation—one for a men's player, and one for a women's player.
This year, and, actually, not for the first time, both winners come from Life University.
Trust and a Chip on Their Shoulders—Oregon Wins CRAA D1AA 7s
With all the D1AA teams coming out of the playoffs and into the CRAA 7s, it was easy to forget about the Oregon Ducks.
How Many Champions?
With Life University and the University of Oregon both winning over the weekend in the CRAA Men's 7s, we now have the final championships of the collegiate season.
All-in-all, there were 27 major national-level championships for the 2025-26 season, including CRAA, NCR, and NIRA. That's down from 31 a few years ago
