Â鶹ÊÓƵ hosted the Southern Rugby Conference championship tournament this past weekend.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ entered at the 6th seed. President Lambert came out to support the team as they showed why they were one of the best in the Southern Rugby Conference. Â鶹ÊÓƵ started the day playing the #1 seed Wilmington. Two late tried by Senior Nicolai Dibagio led Â鶹ÊÓƵ to a tie with UNCW. Next Â鶹ÊÓƵ would play #2 seed Furman University. Â鶹ÊÓƵ showed they were ready to play with the best and handed Furman a rare loss with a great effort from everyone on the field. To finish pool play Â鶹ÊÓƵ beat a conference b-team (to replace Lander who dropped out). Â鶹ÊÓƵ entered the semi-finals and lost a tough game to ECU 10-5. Â鶹ÊÓƵ beat Wilmington in the 3rd place consolation game. ECU went on to win the tournament, beating Coastal Carolina 35-7. ECU will represent the Southern Conference at USA Rugby nationals in Denver, CO Memorial Day weekend.