GRR: SIRC
As March is around the corner there’s the little matter of figuring out who will be in the Men’s DIAA playoffs.
The DIAA championship is starting to garner some interest around the nation, and programs realize this is a good post-season for smaller DI programs, clubs, and up-and-coming quasi-varsity teams.
The knockout rounds are set for Sunday’s play in the SIRC 7s in Tallahasee, Fla.
Favorites Florida International ended up being the only 4-0 team on the day, as FIU defeated Kennesaw State, MTSU, Lindenwood-Belleville, and Georgia Tech.
Florida State University hosts the first of two South Independent Rugby Conference 7s tournaments Saturday and Sunday.
Nine teams from the conference, plus one from outside, will compete in Tallahassee. The nine SIRC teams will compete for points in the SIRC Series, with the team that garners the most points in the two tournaments becoming conference champions.
Middle Tennessee State University hosts the Moosemen 7s this weekend as the winter/spring college 7s competitions warm up.
Florida International continued the team’s unbeaten run by sweeping Georgia Southern and Middle Tennessee State in the SIRC final four this past weekend, but it wasn’t easy.