Hey there, Rugger!
π Happy Friday.
Greetings from 35,000 feet in the air!
Iβm headed to San Diego for West Coast Sevensβ final stop.
If youβre there too β say hello, hand me sunscreen, tell me Iβm taller than you expectedβ¦
Packed with rugby. Letβs go π
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ποΈOctober 17-18
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Indiana
Mudsock are the Fall Champs.
Sporting a 13-0 season record, they left no doubt in Elkhart last weekend as they went unbeaten and took home the trophy.
Check this out: 448 points for, 142 against. Thatβs one hell of a season.
Shout out to championship MVP Sam Hawkins Jr. for notching a hat trick in the final and being a force all season.
Well done, Mudsock boys β and congrats!
Colorado
Monarch takes a bow.
Literally.

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Thatβs what you do when you go undefeated once again in week 4 of Colorado Sevens. Well done, lads.
Highlands Ranch hosts the next Colorado sevens weekend. Weβll see if anyone can slow these guys down.
Utah
Just as we were getting ready to crown a Utah sevens champ, Mother Nature said βnot so fastβ.
Championship delayed. Weather wins again.
This weekend will see the same crew of squads we mentioned last week face off for the championship. Keep an eye on the Northside Red Wolves and the Cavemen.
Ohio
St. Ignatius. Good grief, guys.
Theyβre 10-0 now, having defeated Benedictine and Shaker Heights last week.
Whatβs got our attention is this stat: 335 points for, 17 againstβ¦
Thatβs just ridiculous.
Ohio has some very good sevens squads, but Iggy just keeps raising the bar.
We canβt wait to see them face St. Edward again. Theyβve been the only side to push Ignatius to the limit this fall. Weβre here for a rematch.
Pennsylvania
Doylestown in the driverβs seat. La Salle and Elizabethtown close behind.
The Doylestown boys didnβt give up a single try last weekend while going 3-0. But itβs worth noting that they did not face any of the top teams. There are three teams holding an 8-0 record:
Doylestown
La Salle
Elizabethtown
And Berks County, sitting at 7-1, are right in the mix.
This weekend, some of these top teams will finally face each other β and weβll see who the contenders and pretenders really are.
West Coast Sevens round 3
SoCal. 85 degrees of pure sunshine. A full field of high school boys and college menβs teams.
And everybody is chasing the Carmichael Hawks (HS Division) and Cal Berkeley (College Division).
The Hawks are eyeing a perfect 3-0 sweep of the 2026 West Coast Sevens circuit. Last year, they captured the NorCal stop before falling short in Oceanside. This year theyβve already rolled through Los Angeles and Stanford, but a group of SoCal squads are gearing up to play spoiler.
OMBAC is back. Torrey Pines joins the fun. Cathedral Catholic gets a third shot. JSerra Catholic and Rancho Bernardo round out a strong SoCal contingent.
If Cash Lazard and Seti Perona get their way, Noah Gomez will be mic-dropping with one hand and holding a trophy in the other on Sunday afternoon.
But I wouldnβt bet against the hometown boys. OMBAC, Cathedral, and Torrey Pines could all be bringing their strongest rosters, since theyβre local. And while we havenβt seen JSerra or Rancho Bernardo on the circuit yet, I expect some familiar faces. Thatβs kinda the SoCal vibe.
In the college division, Cal are the undisputed favorites to sweep the series again. The Golden Bears have been borderline unstoppable. The University of San Diego has a shot at disrupting them, but itβs a tall task.
It all sets up for an electric finish to a terrific sevens series.
Canβt wait to see it unfold in person π
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π₯Dad Rock FTW
We were curious which artists players are picking for their hype songs.
Guess which three bands kept popping up?
Alice In Chains
AC/DC
Foo Fighters
Yeah, the top three bands featured on player profiles are also the top three bands on a pirated cassette tape in your dadβs attic somewhere.


Beastly tackle by a Cal player | West Coast Sevens LA
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βWrestling without rage is just cuddlingβ¦β
So, rugby without rage is just⦠soccer?
Just kidding, boys β keep a cool head out there.
Tidbits:
πͺ Spencer Huntley is thriving across the pond at Hartpury. It seems like half the highlights they post feature Spence making it happen.
βοΈ Franciscan vs Slippery Rock is the NCR game you actually donβt want to miss this weekend. Theyβve played 12 times β splitting it with 6 wins apiece over the years. Oh, and theyβre ranked #2 and #3 this week in the coaches poll.
Itβs gonna be a slobberknocker.
Full disclosure: Iβve got two little brothers playing for Franciscan and I hope they kick some ass. So yeah Iβm biased, sue me.
π€£ Goofball alert: Lindenwood dropped this gem of their squad attempting a lip-sync battle. The choreography was questionable, but unquestionably entertaining.
Was that a Shay Farkash sighting? And Sam Enochian?

Oddball musings, thanks to the cold tub.
π Apparently some dudes are paying money to make their ears look like they have cauliflower ear. They know you can get those for free, right? Also wtf
π Many colleges are doing a piss-poor job of celebrating their new recruits from high school. It might seem silly, but giving the new kids a shout out on social media wouldnβt kill ya.
Thatβs a wrap, gang!
Next week weβll have more dope rugby stuff to share with you; scores, highlights, storiesβ¦ all the goods.
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