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2010 Ohio State Rugby

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Bleed S & G;1709032; said:
Taking my little brother to introduce him to the game, is there a schedule of the matches somewhere?
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USA Sevens Collegiate Championship Invitational

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Also, here is the new billboard that is going up in Columbus...

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Indiana vs. Tennessee?

My friends on the IU team said when they played this past season it was a bloodbath. Broken necks, concussions, missing teeth. Lots of bad blood developed, apparently. Should be fun to here how it goes in the 7s. :biggrin:

Good luck to OSU! This is a huge event for Rugby in the US and it's cool to see Ohio State/Columbus in the center of it.
 
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Players Thrilled for College 7s Chance

By Alex Goff

While some college rugby teams have been licking their wounds, or looking ahead to next season, 16 groups of players have been gearing up for the USA 7s College Championship Invitational at Crew Stadium June 4-6.

The event will feature 16 college teams and will be broadcast live on NBC Universal and NBC on Saturday and Sunday.

The prestige of the event ? NBC has brought in an impressive number of sponsors to support the broadcast, including Subway, Geico, Toyota and Anheuser Busch ? certainly isn't lost on the players.

"It's going to be a phenomenal event and we're talking about it a lot," said Bowling Green's Rocco Mauer. "It will be on TV, at a great stadium. We're starting something new. It's good for us to be out there on that field in that kind of event, and it's that and the caliber of teams we're playing is what's motivating us."

But of course that's not all. Many of the players are learning a new approach to the game. XVs is about welcoming contact. Sevens is usually about avoiding it. In XVs playing hot potato with the ball will give your poor coach an aneurism. Doing so in 7s isn't always desirable, but can lead to a lot of good things, too. A XVs game is 80 minutes, a 7s game is 14 ? a marathon versus a sprint. Both are good, and compelling, but different. Very different.

"It's been a different mind-set for the players," said San Diego State's Duncan Kelm. "But the key is to work at it and get it down. The players really want to learn and are doing a good job."

"Yeah XVs is more of a power game and 7s more of a speed game so we're adjusting to that," said Mauer. "So for us the biggest thing is we're working on is our fitness. We need to keep our feet under us to help us."

"It?s been a challenge switching from XVs," added Utah's Danny James. "We have a lot of good players used to playing 7s - obviously Thretton [Palamo]. We have really good coaches, so we're surrounded by a lot of good 7s minds."

While some teams are trying to adjust their way of playing to fit 7s, James said Utah is making big changes.

"We're trying to avoid contact and control the game our way," he said. "For us when we go into contact it's the last resort."

Several teams - Harvard, Dartmouth, Ohio State - have been able to bring in crossover athletes. Others have simply opened the team up to their rugby players and waited to see what cream rises to the top.

Kelm said wings Chris Bredesen and Michael Hicks have surprised some with how well they have embraced the sport of 7s. That helps the Aztecs, who will welcome USA 7s player Alex Ross back into the fold this week (Ross and Kelm are roommates, and have been in constant contact discussing the progress of the team).

"Alex will have no problem getting up to speed," said Kelm.

James, too, said his team has unearthed some gems.

"We have so much speed and talent on our team ? Naki [Angilau], Thretton, Don [Pati] - but a bunch of other guys will surprise you. We have a lot of physicality too, and it was a big surprise to me to see which guys came out and which guys did well."

It's a bit of a crap shoot for some of the teams involved ? can they bring the athletes, the 7s understanding, and the team play to the CCI? But it does seem like the teams that perhaps had the most work to become competitive, have done that work. They've brought in specialist coaches; they've recruited athletes; they've played warmup matches.

Everyone, it seems, will be ready to compete.

"This is a really exciting time for college rugby and for 7s," said James. "It's great what they're doing with this event. It brings the game to a national level and will expose 7s to more young athletes. I think we?re going to see a lot more kids turn out to play."
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Collegiate 7s - Who Do You Like?

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This pool could see three teams go 2-1. The question is, which three? The athleticism of the Pacific Coast RFU teams will out here, we think. Led by Thretton Palamo, Don Pati, Danny James and Naki Angilau, Utah has a ton of talent, and some smart 7s people behind them. We have to have them favored, but they could be upset. Ohio State is bringing a very impressive squad to the event, and Penn State and Bowling Green can run, too.

It's a toss-up for this pool in many ways, but a toss-up that will likely have the Utes on top.

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Rugby finally gets some air time, live on NBC, and the weather is the story. Play suspended, technical difficulties.
 
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Ebner just went about 80 yards on a great run at the start of the second half to break a 7-7 tie.

14-7 Bucks. Playing two 7-minute halves.
 
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