GRR: College Men
The first two rounds of Men’s DII games are done in the USA Rugby College 7s Championships, with high-profile teams showing why they are high-profile.
Priincipia were burned by Providence early but their ball movement and pace were too much in the end as the defending champion Thunder Chickens won going away 35-12. Jordan Anderson scored two tries for Principia.
The USA Rugby Collegiate 7s Championships will be webstreamed live at http://usarugbytv.com/ - Goff Rugby Report Editor Alex Goff will be one of the play-by-play announcers for the games.
It may seem like a million years ago that Principia won the 2013-14 USA Rugby Men’s DII College 7s Championships, but it’s really just last season.
And while the Thunder Chickens have had a little bit of turnover in their squad, namely Naveed Hosseinmardi graduating, they return the lion’s share of a championship team that was deceptively strong in the breakdown and very quick.
The difficulty about USA Rugby’s men’s college 7s championships is its size.
With 24 teams, and six pools of four, you basically have to win your pool to get into the Cup Quarterfinals.
Pool D at the Men’s DI College 7s Championships may well be the most competitive at the tournament.