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Rugby’s transition to sevens is first step toward progression

The Cougar club rugby team has officially begun their transition from 15-man rugby to sevens. The team will begin its sevens season on Saturday in a round-robin tournament with Sam Houston State University.

As they prepare to face the Bearkats, the rugby players cannot help but look back on a fifteens season of progress and some missed opportunities.

“In the fall, I would probably give [the season] a eight out of 10,” interim head coach Sam Enari said. “We lost some games that we should have won. But we made really good progress in terms of skill and game wise.