GRR: 7s
The Temple University rugby team might well be forgiven for having a chip on their shoulder.
After all, the Owls have endured several years of criticism for, of all things, showing up.
Bowling Green won this year’s Mid American Conference Sevens Championship with an offensive outburst in the final, 46-0 over fellow finalists Cincinnati.
Played at BG’s College Park rugby pitch on the first decent weather rugby day this entire spring, the Falcons were one of five teams to end pool play with 2-1 records.
The Citadel won the Southern Conference 7s Championship Sunday, wading through a tough knockout round to do so.
Early on in the season, the Southern Conference Commissioner's Cabinet had predicted an exciting 7s series as several teams had continued to get better. They were right.
Among the college 7s tournament winners this weekend:
Wisconsin defeated Michigan 38-17 to win the Big 10. South Carolina showed off some of their best 7s of the spring and beat Tennessee 21-7 in the final of the SCRC.
The USA finished runners-up in the Bowl at the Singapore 7s, losing 14-10 to Scotland in the final game.
The Eagles beat Russia fairly comfortably, and then shut out Portugal in the Bowl semis - that game was notable in part because Nate Ebner got his first try for the USA, staking the Eagles to a 7-0 halftime lead.
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