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Women’s Rugby Captures NIRA 7s Championship

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WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point women's rugby team captured the 2016 National Intercollegiate Rugby Association 7s championship with a 15-12 victory over AIC on Saturday from Anderson Rugby Complex.

"Being on our home turf definitely helped, but I think it dawned upon the firsties that this was going to be their last match in an Army uniform," said head coach Bill LeClerc. "It meant a lot to them to finish on a strong note against an AIC side that has beaten us the last three weeks in a row. They're a very good, physical team.