BG Rugby

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From the Sentinel Tribune, BG 5th in rugby 7s. I didn't realize it but they made it to the finals in rugby 11s last fall. I'm not certain how the divisions are set up anymore but I know both Lindenwood and St Marys are excellent programs. Beating OSU is always good.

Posted: Wednesday, May 10, 2017 9:28 am BGSU rugby advances to sevens national tourney By Sentinel-Tribune, Sports Staff Sentinel-Tribune

Bowling Green State University's rugby team won the Mid-American Conference with a 26-14 win over Louisville in the championship game, giving the Falcons a berth in sevens national tournament for the third straight year.

Bowling Green lost in the fifteens national championship game in the fall. It is the third straight year that the Falcons have been to nationals in sevens and fifteens. In sevens, only seven players from each team are on the field at a time. They compete in two seven-minute halves.

In the MAC tournament, Bowling Green beat Central Michigan (29-5), Miami (34-0) and Dayton (14-0) to advance to the four-team playoff of the tournament.

In the playoff, the Falcons crushed Western Michigan 33-7 to set up the championship match with Louisville. Louisville led 7-0 before Bowling Green came back to go up 14-7, only to see the Cardinals tie the match at 14-14 just before the half. The Falcons, who improved to 23-3, scored the match's final 12 points, icing the match with a try with two minutes to play.

The national tournament will be played in Glendale, Colorado, starting May 19.





Posted: Friday, May 26, 2017 11:27 pm BGSU rugby takes fifth at nationals By Sentinel-Tribune Sports Staff Sentinel-Tribune

GLENDALE, Colo. — Bowling Green State University's rugby team finished fifth place in the National Collegiate 7s Championships in Glendale, Colorado, last weekend. The Falcons beat Grand Canyon College, a varsity program, in the Plate Championship of the 16-team tournament. Bowling Green edged Grand Canyon 21-19 to finish 4-2 in the three-day event.

Bowling Green's rugby team is a club program. The Falcons beat James Madison, 12-5, to open pool play and then pounded Fordham, 26-5, putting them in the championship round. St. Mary's, which finished as the runner-up in the tournament, beat Bowling Green 31-5. The Falcons were then trounced 42-0 by eventual champion Lindenwood.

On the third day of competition, Bowling Green rallied from a 5-0 deficit to beat Ohio State 27-17 in the Plate semifinal. The Falcons then knocked off Grand Canyon in thrilling fashion. Bowling Green led, scoring on a try with 30 seconds left before Grand Canyon scored to cut it to 21-19 as time expired. The conversion kick missed wide left to give the Falcons the win.

Bowling Green finished the spring 27-5, winning the Chesapeake and Mid-American Conference tournaments.