Michigan Wins Big at Dayton 7s Tournament

The team posing with the well deserved trophy!

The team posing with the well deserved trophy!

On Saturday, March 22 a team of 12 University of Michigan Ruggers took a road trip down to Dayton Ohio to compete in 7s tournament hosted by University of Dayton. There were 6 teams in total competing in the tournament including Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame College, Dayton, Kent State, and Purdue. All members of the Michigan squad put in some great effort and performance that reflected the hard work and commitment being put in at practice and showed that they are ready to be considered top contenders. Throughout the whole tournament Michigan never gave up more than 10 points in one game. It was a full day of 7s and at the end of it all, Michigan was able to come out on top and bring a trophy back home, defeating the Notre Dame College in the championship match.  Here’s the recap…

UMRFC Roster:
Zack Burns (C)
Cole Van Harn (A)
Joel Conzellman
Jared Bosma
John Palladino
Sequoyah Burke Combes
Cooper Smart
Jesse Fenno
Andre Cargill
Matt Kasten
Tohy Rakatovololona
Jeremy Reid

Game 1: Michigan State University

First Half:
Try: Tohy Rakatovololona.      Conv: Tohy
Try: Andre Cargill.      Conv: missed
Try: MSU.      Conv. missed

Score at Half – UMRFC: 12    MSU: 5

Try: Zack Burns    Conv: Joel Conzellman
Try: MSU    Conv: missed
Try: Tohy    Conv: missed

Final Score UMRFC: 24   MSU: 10

Game 2: Kent State University

Try: Andre Cargill   Conv: missed
Try: Cole Van Harn    Conv: Joel Conzellman
Try: Andre Cargill    Conv: Andre

Score at Half – UMRFC: 19   Kent State: 0

Try: Jeremy Reid   Conv: missed
Try: Joel Conzellman    Conv: missed
Try: Joel    Conv: Joel

Final Score: UMRFC 36    Kent State: 0

SEMI-FINAL: University of Dayton

Try: Joel Conzellman   Conv: missed
Try: Jesse Fenno    Conv: Joel Conzellman
Try: Sequoyah Burke Combes    Conv: Joel
Try: Jared Bosma   Conv: Joel

Score at Half – UMRFC: 26    Dayton: 0

Try: Dayton  Conv: Yes
Try: Zack Burns   Conv: missed

Final Score: UMRFC: 31   Dayton: 7

Championship Match: Notre Dame College

Try: Zack Burns   Conv: missed
Try: Cooper Smart    Conv: Joel Conzellman
Try: NDC   Conv: missed

Score at Half: UMRFC: 12    NDC: 5

Try: NDC    Conv: missed
Try: Tohy Rakatovololona   Conv: No
Try: Zack Burns    Conv: Joel

Final Score: UMRFC 26    NDC 10

The Wolverines will compete again in the sevens tournament next week at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana

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