CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The Crimson sevens rugby team will head to Houston, Texas this weekend to compete in the USA Rugby Sevens Collegiate Championship from Saturday, May 6 to Sunday, May 7. All games will be streamed on the Rugby Network.
Harvard will begin the championship tournament with pool play, where they will participate in Pool D along with University of New Haven (10:40 a.m. EST), Grand Canyon University (1:30 p.m. EST) and Penn State University (4:30 p.m. EST). If they finish as one of the top two teams in their pool, they will move on to the cup quarterfinals at either 6:20 or 6:40 p.m. EST. Pending the results from Saturday, the team's schedule may vary on Sunday. Check back on GoCrimson.com for schedule updates or keep up with the team on social media.
What to Know
• The Crimson last competed at the Ivy League Sevens Championships from April 22-23, where the Crimson A and B teams combined won six games and fell to the Big Green of Dartmouth in three others. The Harvard A team faced Dartmouth in the Ivy League Championship Final, falling to the Big Green by a score of 17-24.
• Harvard previously met multiple opponents that will appear in Houston at the Tropical Sevens Tournament and Crimson Sevens Tournaments earlier in April. The Crimson faced Sacred Heart (W, 34-0) and American International (W, 41-0 and L, 19-10) at home at Crimson Sevens and met Lindenwood (W, 36-7) and Life University (L, 21-17) at Tropical Sevens.
• Harvard is 1-1 against Dartmouth in sevens tournaments this year, as they defeated the Big Green at the Tropical Sevens Tournament with a score of 19-7.
• At the 2022 USAR Collegiate Championships, the Crimson beat Central Washington, Penn State and American International in pool play before advancing to the quarterfinals against Sacred Heart. After a quarterfinal 25-12 win, they advanced to the semifinal game where they fell to Dartmouth 17-12.
Pool Play Schedule
10:40 a.m. EST vs. University of New Haven - Field 2
1:30 p.m. EST vs. Grand Canyon University - Field 2
4:30 p.m. EST vs. Penn State University - Field 2
The Crimson will then compete in the Cup Quarterfinals on Saturday at 6:20 or 6:40 p.m. EST or the Shield Semifinals or Bowl Semifinals on Sunday at 10:00 a.m. or 11:50 a.m. EST depending on the results and seedings after the conclusion of pool play.
