GRR: College Men
Some surprises and some expected outcomes in the first day of competition at the USA Sevens CRC in Chester, Pa.
The tournament itself is thankfully back to two days thanks to some fields being built just outside of PPL Park, allowing more games to be played in the morning on Day One, and thus eliminating the need for the much-maligned Friday night games.
The National Small College Organization finishes up its men's season with the 7s in Chester, Pa., and New England College hopes to mark its move to DI for 2015-16 with a 15s and 7s double.
NEC finally overcame St. John's to win the 15s championships earlier this month. Now they look to repeat in the 7s championship they won last year.
OK, so, big breath, time to handicap the CRC.
This year’s competition is the best yet. With the local teams in their own competition in the City 4, organizers have been able to replace Drexel, Penn, Villanova, and LaSalle with the likes of Arkansas State, Air Force, and Clemson. That makes for more code games in pool play, and more potential for surprises.
The LSU Men's Rugby Team is moving to DIA and will compete in the Red River Conference in 2015-16.
Assistant Coach Scott McLean confirmed the switch with Goff Rugby Report, saying there were several factors involved in the decision.
A couple of weeks ago Goff Rugby Report named our College Player of the Year.
That was Kyle Sumsion, the captain and flanker for BYU. It meant we needed to name a Back of the Year, and this week that player gets his due.