GRR: SIRC
Day One at the SIRC 7s is over and Central Florida is once again a power in the region.
UCF won all four of their pool games, giving up not more than a try in each and winning comfortably in every game.
The South Independent Rugby Conference holds its 7s tournament this weekend, with the winner gaining automatic qualification to the USA Rugby 7s Championships to be held at the end of May.
Saturday was an important day for Life University, as the women’s team played its first matrix match in the DI Southeast Independent Rugby Conference. The Running Eagles celebrated in convincing fashion, running in 15 tries during the 90-0 victory over Florida State.
This weekend, the Southern Independent Rugby Conference (SIRC) will join the West Coast and Southern California conferences in DII women’s college league play. In the past, the SIRC has suffered from forfeits and teams folding, but the conference has now doubled in size, and that should stabilize the schedule to an extent.
The season is still young for those spring-oriented conferences, but a few DI colleges showed their hand in last weekend's games. The entire Pacific Mountain Conference is contesting league games on Saturday, and the South is joining the fray as well.