West Coast Sevens — Round 2
📍 Stanford, CA
📅 Saturday, October 11 (TOMORROW)
📺 Field 1 📺 Field 2

Friday Night Rugby — Texas Clash
📍 Texas State vs Sam Houston
📅 Friday, October 10, 7PM ET
📺 Watch it here

High School 15s countdown
SoCal — December
North Carolina — December

Bonnies drop. Brown ascends.

St. Bonaventure stays unbeaten—but barely. They escaped a scrappy Walsh side despite Walsh slotting six penalty kicks, several from 40+ meters out.
Brown, meanwhile, hit all the right notes in their electric win over Dartmouth last week. They were rewarded with the #1 spot in this week’s Coaches Poll.

Next up: St. Bonaventure has the weekend off. Brown gears up for a showdown with American International.

Fun Fact: We see you, Quinn Miller. The former South Meck and Charlotte Cardinals (NC) standout has been climbing the depth chart as a freshman at Brown—one of the first forwards off the bench already. Well done.

IUP holds firm at #1

IUP is steamrolling everyone in sight. Their most recent outing was a 66–7 blowout of John Carroll on September 27, with several young Hawks scoring their first collegiate tries.
Their only blemish this year came against a strong D1 Wheeling side back in August—but they bounced back immediately, crushing reigning D3 champs Slippery Rock 33–5. That result showed just how wide the gap is between divisions.

Next up: IUP vs Kent State.

Kentucky rocking

Kentucky leads the pack in this week’s Coaches Poll—and for good reason. Their only loss came in a gritty 24–20 battle with Indiana, where they clawed back from a 17–3 deficit before falling just short. The Wildcats rebounded the following week with a dominant 57–19 win over Cincinnati and now head to Alabama looking to lock in a top playoff seed. Alabama is fighting for its playoffs hopes, so expect a fire-in-the-belly effort from them.

Fun Fact: A quick glance at Kentucky’s roster reveals two St. Ignatius (OH) alums—Collin Spellacy (2025) and Charlie Sizemore (2024)—both earning varsity jerseys. Well done! 💪

Slippery Rock still the boss

Slippery Rock has sat atop the D3 Coaches Poll all fall—thanks to blowout wins, week after week. Their lone loss came against IUP, a D2 side.

Next up: Slippery Rock faces Franciscan University this weekend. The Barons have been hammering opponents lately and feature a sharp back line, so this should be a proper test. It’s usually a feisty matchup—and while Slippery Rock’s had Franciscan’s number in recent years, they’d be wise not to underestimate them. Otherwise, they might… slip …in the rankings. (Sorry, had to.)

We love that National Collegiate Rugby makes a big deal out of Friday Night Rugby. It’s fun, the video quality is typically great, and they’ve been consistent about it.

Last week was a nail-biting 36-36 draw between Queens and Wheeling.

This week the show heads to Texas for a battle between Texas State and Sam Houston.

Sam Houston might come in as the favorite, but the rivalry between these schools runs deep, and the Bobcats will have no shortage of motivation.

⌚️7pm ET kickoff
📺 Watch it here

⌚️: 9:00am PT
📍: Stanford University’s Steuber Rugby Stadium
📺: Field 1
📺: Field 2

Adios, Los Angeles. Hello, Stanford!
West Coast Sevens heads north this weekend for its NorCal leg. The LA stop was a banger, and we’re expecting more of the same up at Stanford. Several teams return from the first weekend, joined by a few fresh NorCal squads ready to mix it up.

The High School division looks completely different from LA, with only Cathedral Catholic returning to the bracket. They’ll be joined by the San Mateo Wolverines, Carmichael, St. Ignatius (CA), and Mother Lode.

👉 Game to watch:
Cathedral Catholic vs San Mateo Wolverines
We already know how dangerous Cathedral can be. The Wolverines bring a strong 15s pedigree and plenty of raw athleticism—this one should be a fun clash.

The Men’s College bracket features Cal, UCLA, and USD returning—joined this time by Grand Canyon U, Oregon, and of course Stanford.

👉 Game to watch:
UCLA vs Cal
Yeah, this pick’s a bit of a cheat—they’ll only square off if both reach the final. But after what we saw in LA, a rematch might just be in the cards.

These dudes stood out in LA. Assuming they’re all making the trip to Stanford, keep an eye on these talented fellas:

Taku Musingwini was lethal from the tee in Wheeling’s draw with Queens last week.
He split the posts from nearly every angle and distance. Anytime Queens gave up an infraction inside their own half, you could just about chalk up 3 points.

Taku’s got easy confidence and some of the cleanest kicking mechanics we’ve seen all year. Wheeling has an ace up their sleeve with this guy.

📺 See his 50+ meter kick here.

Oddball musings, induced by borderline hypothermia.

🏉 The Dartmouth forward pack is gigantic. That is all. Thanks for your attention to this matter.

🏉 There are plenty of international students earning starting spots across college rugby. Makes sense—who wouldn’t want a couple South African bruisers in the lineup? But it makes me wonder: could it be slowing the development of American players? Not saying it should change… just an observation.

🏉 Behind every rugby player are parents who decided to give this crazy game a chance and trusted their kid would come out better for it.
They deserve a shout out. Here’s to you, parents!🍻