GRR: LVRI
Kutztown University dominated Air Force 43-0 to win the D1A Open 7s Qualifier in Las Vegas Saturday to book at spot in the D1A Collegiate 7s Championships to be held later this spring.
Kutztown University and the Air Force Academy will face off this evening in Las Vegas in the final of the D1A 7s open qualifier.
Both teams survived very close semifinals to get there.
In pool play, Kutztown shut out New Mexico and Colorado and were pushed by Utah 26-14. Overall, though, outscoring pool opponents 120-14 sent a message.
The teams for the D1A and NSCRO collegate 7s tournaments at the Las Vegas MLR Weekend are set.
The tournaments will be held at the Silver Bowl fields in Las Vegas February 13-16, with the finals in Sam Boyd Stadium.
The D1A tournament is an open qualifier for the D1A National 7s Championships later this spring.
Major League Rugby kicks off in a few weeks, and the league will make a big entrance into a new market with a series of games in Las Vegas.
D1A Rugby will be holding an open 7s qualifier in Las Vegas as part of the MLR Weekend in February.