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The USA Men’s 7s team finished 9th in Dubai and tied for 7th in Cape Town, winning six and losing five over the course of the two tournaments, but was that all they could do?
Instead of giving you a blow-by-blow account (it’s all on video anyway), I thought I’d give you some observations on where this team is after those first two tournaments, and what I saw.
The announcement that the Women's USA 7s tournament will be held at the same venue and same time as the Men's USA 7s, in Las Vegas, is the strongest indication of thawing feelings between USA Rugby and United World Sports.
Conference play is the goal of USA Rugby’s Collegiate Rugby division, and they are looking to get those that played independent schedules to find a conference for next season.
But at the same time, the world of college rugby conferences is fluid, and we’re unlikely to find that in 2017-18 everything will be settled.
The announcement of global rugby law trials is always an exciting time of the year, when we get to look at and discuss and tinker with how the game is played.
Here's a look at some of the Men's DI College players who stood out this past weekend ... this week's Gamebreakers:
Brandon Healey
The Binghamton University flyhalf had a brilliant day goalkicking in the Empire Conference final, pinning Syracuse deep in their end, and then ultimately kicking the game-winning penalty goal in a 21-20 nailbiter.
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