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Brown Men's Rugby Dominates at Friendly 7s Tournament
On a sunny day with temperatures lingering around 37 degrees, but feeling warmer on the turf at Berylson Family Fields, the Brown Men's Rugby Bears showcased their prowess hosting a friendly 7s tournament on Saturday, February 22nd. The teams participating included the Bears' Liberty Conference rival Saints of Siena College, the UMass Amhest Minutemen, and the Northeastern University Huskies. Siena and Brown each fielded a first and second team for the event.
Brown first side:
Erik Estienne, Henrique Gabriel, Jimmy Phelan, Kaspar Pitblado, David Scott, Tony Zhao, Isaac Frost, Thomas Bouchard, Leo Clayburgh, Kenyon Graham, Marco Lapierre, Theo Romeo and Charm Tuala
Brown second side:
Joe Al-Hasso, Brayden Wallace, Nathan Kwei, Ethan Liew, Carter Lee, Nico Eaton, Hugo Mullen, George Randell, Daijin Dorsey-Reys, James Horkan, Toby Achleitner, Joe Ashford, Ben Shirley, Matthew O'Connor, Vinh Legros, Weston Granholm and Miles Monroe
The Bears’ first-team performance was nothing short of spectacular as they scored a massive 130 points while conceding only 20 throughout the tournament, and finished the tournament 4-0. The second unit aggregated 30 points while allowing 80, going 1-3 on the day, including a 20-15 victory over the Siena second team in their final match of the day.
Marco Lapierre led the scoring charge with an impressive tally of 5 tries, closely followed by teammates Leo Clayburgh, Erik Estienne, and Kenyon Graham, who each added 3 tries. George Randell led the second side with 3 total tries scored.
The match-by-match results are listed here:
Game 1 - UMass vs Siena 2 - UMass won 25-7
Game 2 - Brown 2 vs Siena 1 - Siena 1 won 20-0
Game 3 - Brown 1 vs Northeastern - Brown 1 won 35-0
Game 4 - UMass vs Brown 1 - Brown 1 won 30-5
Game 5 - Brown 2 vs Northeastern - Northeastern won 20-10
Game 6 - Siena 2 vs Brown 1 - Brown 1 won 35-5
Game 7 - Northeastern vs Siena 1 - Siena won 25-20
Game 8 - UMass vs Brown 2 - UMass won 25-0
Game 9 - Siena 2 vs Northeastern - Northeastern won 35-25
Game 10 - Siena 1 vds UMass - Siena 1 won 15-5
Game 11 - Siena 2 vs Brown 2 - Brown 2 won 20-15
Game 12 - Northeastern vs UMass - UMass won 20-15
Game 13 - Brown 1 vs Siena 1 - Brown 1 won 30-10
Brown 1 - 4 wins
Siena 1 - 3 wins (beat UMass)
UMass - 3 wins
Northeastern - 2 wins
Brown 2 - 1 win
Siena 2 - no wins
The remarkable success at this tournament sets a high bar for the team as they look toward their next challenge. The Bears are on the road this coming weekend, traveling with two teams to compete in the Frostbite 7's tournament in Landisville, PA on March 1st and 2nd. The last time the Bears made an appearance in this event, in February 2023, they came away with the tournament title after a narrow victory over the defending CRC 7's National Champions, Kutztown University. The team will strive for a similar result as a top finish this weekend would qualify Brown for the Collegiate Rugby Championship 7's National Tournament being held April 25th-27th at the Maryland Soccerplex in Boyds, MD.
