GRR: NSCRO
USA Rugby's Men's Collegiate All American Head Coach Gavin Hickie has named his list of players to attend the identification camp January 14-16 at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif.
This is the earliest any All American assembly has been held. Historically, the All Americans have assembled in the summer or late spring. But this is a new approach.
College 7s took the attention of many during May, with the continued shifts and changes in schedules meaning that while a group of college teams were in the last throes of the 15s playoffs, most were thinking about 7s glory.
The National Small College Rugby Organization (NSCRO) has just released the NSCRO Women's Top 20 Fall Rankings.
Leading the rankings is Wayne State College, the 2016 Women's National Champion. They are followed by Colgate University, Lee University, Minnesota State University Moorhead, and rounding out the top five is SUNY Cortland.
The National Small College Rugby Organization (NSCRO) has released its Top 50 Men's College teams for fall.
Leading these rankings is Xavier University followed by Tufts University, Wisconsin - Stevens Point, Southern Indiana, and Maine - Orono.
Regis University looks to be one of the top small college teams in the West as they have capped off a 7-0 fall.
Playing in a hugely difficult league that included Denver, New Mexico Highlands, and Northern Colorado, Regis started the season ranked last among those teams.