For Immediate Release
Collegiate Rugby
Friday January 7, 2022
Tri-State Conference Agrees 7s Schedule for Spring 2022 (Schedule shown below)
In an effort to rebuild team rosters by attracting new players to the sport the Tri-State Conference for the first time has placed a significant emphasis on the Seven-a-side game this Spring. On three consecutive weekends teams in the Conference will play 4 or 5 team round-robin tournaments.
Covid-19 led to a lost year an a half of rugby games and most team rosters were depleted. This led to some cancellations of games in the Fall and so in an effort to ensure players get playing experience it was thought that 7s events would be a good option. By scheduling 4 teams at a single venue there are a number of benefits: 1. If a team is not able to play because of Covid cases or restrictions on travel, then the other teams will still get to play; 2. A team only needs 7-12 players as opposed to 15-23; 3. The game itself has less components to coach than 15s so newcomers can quickly participate; 4. The games are short and with the emphasis on open field running and passing it’s a lot of fun; 5. Each event can start at 12:00 noon and be completed by 4:00 pm with each team having an A & B side entered and this means that it’s pretty much the same as a regular 15s game in the Fall when there is an A & B game. 6. The events will use Society Referees as well as trainee referees from each participating team and it is hoped that these trainees will get a taste of refereeing and eventually join the society.
The Covid-19 situation with the Omicron variant spreading may cause disruption but we have in place a schedule that we hope to implement. School administrators will make decisions re: hosting and participation and the Conference will obviously defer to their policies and judgement.
7s Schedule
WOMEN
| Saturday, March 26, 2022 | Fairfield 7s Columbia, RPI, Hofstra & Fairfield. |
| Sunday, March 27, 2022 | Fordham 7s Fordham, Molloy, Rutgers & UNH. Vassar 7s Marist, Vassar, New Paltz & Maritime. Drew 7s Drew, MSU, SBU & Albany. |
| Saturday, April 2, 2022 | Long Island 7s @ SBU Hofstra, Maritime, SBU & Molloy. |
| Sunday, April 3, 2022 | Hudson Valley South 7s Marist, Fairfield, UNH & New Paltz. NY/NJ 7s @ MSU Columbia, Rutgers, Fordham, Drew & MSU. Hudson Valley North 7s @ UAlbany RPI, Albany Siena & Vassar. |
| Saturday, April 9, 2022 | Tri-State Conference Women’s 7s Championship @ Fairfield 9:00 am |
| Sunday, April 10, 2022 | |
| Easter w/end 16-17 | |
| Saturday, April 16, 2022 | Easter Weekend |
| Sunday, April 17, 2022 | |
| Beast of the East 23-24 | |
| Saturday, April 23, 2022 | Beast of the East Tournament, Portsmouth, RI |
| Sunday, April 24, 2022 | |
| Saturday, April 30, 2022 | Open |
| Sunday, May 1, 2022 | |
| Saturday, May 7, 2022 | Open |
| Sunday, May 8, 2022 | |
| NCC 7s in Atlanta 14-15 | |
| Saturday, May 14, 2022 | National Collegiate Championship 7s in Atlanta, GA |
| Sunday, May 15, 2022 |
MEN
| Saturday, March 26, 2022 | New Jersey 7s @ Drew WPU, Seton Hall, Drew & MSU. Long Island 7s @ Maritime USMMA, Fairfield, Hofstra & Maritime. |
| Sunday, March 27, 2022 | Hudson Valley 7s @ Vassar Marist, RPI, New Paltz, Vassar & Oneonta. |
| Saturday, April 2, 2022 | DIII North 7s @ New Paltz Oneonta, New Paltz, Fairfield & Vassar. |
| Sunday, April 3, 2022 | DII 7s @ RPI WPU, Marist, RPI, Seton Hall, USMMA DIII South 7s @ Hofstra Maritime, Hofstra, Drew & MSU. |
| Saturday, April 9, 2022 | |
| Sunday, April 10, 2022 | Tri-State Conference 7s Championship @ Hofstra 9:00 am |
| Easter w/end 16-17 | |
| Saturday, April 16, 2022 | Open |
| Sunday, April 17, 2022 | Vassar Invitational 7s @ Vassar RPI, Hofstra, Drew & Vassar. |
| Beast of the East 23-24 | |
| Saturday, April 23, 2022 | Beast of the East Tournament, Portsmouth, RI |
| Sunday, April 24, 2022 |