HOUSTON, Texas - The Central Washington University men's rugby team is headed south to compete in the Collegiate Rugby Association of America's (CRAA) College Men's Premier 7s National Championship this weekend.
 
The tournament will be held at the SaberCats Stadium in Houston, Texas, home of Major League Rugby's Houston SaberCats.
 
FIXTURE INFORMATION:
Date: Saturday, May 6
Kickoff: 9:10 a.m.
Opponent: Air Force Academy
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Date: Saturday, May 6
Kickoff: 12:00 p.m.
Opponent: Texas A&M
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Date: Saturday, May 6
Kickoff: 2:50 p.m.
Opponent: Army
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QUOTING HEAD COACH TODD THORNLEY:
"We are excited to end our season on a positive note and compete for a 7s National Championship. The Olympic version of the sport is unforgiving so we have to be extremely accurate on both sides of the ball for us to have any sort of chance to get out of our pool against three quality sides who have a lot more experience than we do. We have prepared well and look forward to playing together as a unit in search of some favorable outcomes in what will be a great experience for our young group".
 
ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT:
The Wildcats got placed in Group D with Air Force Academy, Texas A&M, and Army. Matches will be streams on The Rugby Network with the link above.
 
After round-robin play, the top two teams from each group will advance to the quarterfinals to wrap up the first day of competition. The bottom two teams in each group will fall into additional round-robin play to determine 13th, 14th, and 15th place.
 
The winners of each quarterfinal will move onto the semifinals. The semifinals and final will take place on Sunday, May 7, with kickoff times TBD.