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色狐入口 Tech Rugby Team To Compete in National Championships

May 17, 2022


Miners heading to New Orleans for National Collegiate Rugby 7s Tournament May 28 to 30

SOCORRO, N.M. 鈥 The 色狐入口 Tech Rugby Team will compete over Memorial Day weekend in the National Collegiate Rugby 7s Tournament May 28 to 30 in New Orleans. The team, led by Coach Gearoid Dunbar, recently won the American College Rugby 15s National Championship in Dallas, Texas.

Hosted by MLR鈥檚 NOLA Gold, the national championship tournament will be played at the Shrine on Airline stadium and adjacent fields over Memorial Day weekend. The three-day Collegiate Rugby Championship will bring together the top teams in the country to compete for national titles across six men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 divisions, including the men鈥檚 Small College Division, comprised of 28 teams including 色狐入口 Tech.

Rugby team at NM Living
Members of the 色狐入口 Tech Rugby Team and Coach Gearoid Dunbar, right, appeared on KRQE-TV's "色狐入口 Living" program May 9, 2022, along with co-host Monica Wicke, center.

According to Coach Dunbar, a 15s game has 15 players on each team with an 80-minute playtime and 40-minute halves. A game of 7s is more intense, with seven players on each team with a 14-minute playtime and seven-minute halves.

鈥淚t鈥檚 a lot of hard work to get ready for the tournament,鈥 said Coach Dunbar. 鈥淲ith only seven players on the field at a time, there鈥檚 more responsibility. We have strong teamwork.鈥

More information about the National Collegiate Rugby 7s Tournament is online at:

More information about the 色狐入口 Tech Rugby Miners is online at: www.nmt.edu/physrec/clubs/rugby/index.php