GRR: 7s
Winona State in Minnesota is hosting the Fool's Fest tournament, a four-bracket college 7s tournament, this weekend, with two being national qualifiers.
The tournament will be held in Rochester, Minn.
It's hard to decide what USA 7s team to evaluate after Hong Kong; was it the team that went 3-0 in pool play, and the team that dominated Wales in the Plate Semis? Or was it the team that just gifted South Africa 28 points in the quarterfinals, and was shut out by England in the Plate Final?
USA Coach Mike Friday said he and his team had mixed emotions about the tournament.
USA Men's 7s Coach Mike Friday confirmed with Goff Rugby Report that Carlin Isles remains injured and in fact the speedy USA winger has returned back to the USA for treatment.
Nate Ebner remains with the Eagles squad, and it's likely we will see him on the field for the first time when the USA plays in the Singapore 7s this weekend.
The SCRC Conference 7s final tournament lineup has been set.
Despite winning the 2nd of the two buildup tournaments, Kentucky won't be there, because the Wildcats missed the first tournament, and 15 points for winning one wasn't enough to get to the top eight.
Here are the teams, with their combined points earned in parentheses and their seed:
The University of Houston goes into the Southwest Rugby Conference 7s championships as the #1 seed after going 10-1 in the previous two tournaments.
In the opening tournament April 2, Houston defeated Texas State 38-0, Texas Tech 12-7, North Texas 31-7, North Texas Bs 31-12, and Sam Houston 24-12 in going 5-0.
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