Following their qualification to the Collegiate Rugby Championship (CRC) tournament last spring, the University of Colorado men’s club rugby team is looking to prove themselves again this fall.
The club is fresh off a breakout performance last spring when they shocked everyone at the Las Vegas Invitational. They shut out all but one opponent in group play and upset the defending champion Kutztown Bears in the semifinal. CU fell to Dartmouth in the finals, but still qualified for the CRC tournament.
The team plays a physical, fast-paced sport of rugby that is similar to football. Two teams of either 15 players (in the fall semester) or seven players (in the spring semester) carry the ball downfield or kick it through a pair of uprights to score.