USA Rugby College Sevens Championship Details Announced & Qualification Process

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USA Rugby has released the College 7’s National Championship Qualification Process and some other details via the USAR College Resources page.

Women’s 7’s – Qualifying Process (PDF)

NOTE: Women’s college teams may contend for a berth in the 2012 7‘s National Championship via either Automatic Qualification or At-Large Qualification. Automatic Qualification is gained by winning a 7s Tournament designated as a “Qualifying Event” during Fall 2012. Once the Automatic Qualifier teams are determined, teams seeking At-Large Qualification must make application to USA Rugby for one of
the At-Large spots. Click on the link above for more details…

Women’s 7’s – Request for Qualifying Tournament Status (PDF)

Full Press Release from USA Rugby:

BOULDER, Colo. – The dates of the second USA Rugby Men’s and Women’s College Sevens National Championship have been changed to November 30 – December 1 as a result of the College Management Council’s review of the previously announced date in light of feedback from members of the collegiate rugby community.
The amended date, according to the committee, accommodates a nationally representative field of teams.
Details about the qualification process have also been confirmed and are as follows:
Men’s Qualification Process
  • Field of 24 Division I teams selected via either automatic qualification or At-Large qualification
  • Qualifying tournaments must be approved in advance by the USA Rugby Men’s Collegiate Competition Committee
  • Automatic qualifying tournaments must include a minimum of seven different member teams from a USAR sanctioned Division I conference
  • At-Large qualifying tournaments shall include at least eight Division I-A and/or DI-AA teams
Women’s Qualification Process
  • Field of 16 Women’s college teams selected via either automatic qualification or At-Large qualification
  • Qualifying tournaments must be approved in advance by the USA Rugby Women’s Collegiate Competition Committee
  • Automatic qualifying tournaments must include a minimum of four different member teams from a USAR sanctioned Division I conference
  • At-Large qualifying tournaments shall include at least four different eligible teams from any Division
For full details about the men’s and women’s college qualification processes, to find the forms required to request Qualifying Status of Sevens Tournaments, and to view up-to-date listings of the Qualifying Events approved by the Competition Committees, please refer to the College page on the USA Rugby website.

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1 thought on “USA Rugby College Sevens Championship Details Announced & Qualification Process”

  1. How is this possibly okay? Norwich and Life should be receiving automatic invitations by being the defending champs. As to qualifying – this is exceptionally punitive to smaller schools. Norwich plays 15s in the fall. The date of the championship alone is a challenge for any team with a fall 15s schedule, much less one without deep pockets. Who will fund the trips to find a “qualifying” tournament. To be perfectly honest, I think the top three teams for Men and top three for Women from the previous tournament earned the right to an invite for the following year.
    I am really struggling to see the logic from USA Rugby on this. It seems to benefit regions rather than what is best for the sport(s) to grow in ALL areas of the country.

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