Michigan returns to the Collegiate Rugby Championship for the first time since 2016, and hopes to reach the quarterfinals for the first time since 2015.
Michigan’s 11-player Collegiate Rugby Championship (CRC) team trained in Ann Arbor for five weeks after the end of the semester. With a roster that only has one senior and two juniors, Michigan has one of the youngest teams in this year’s CRC.
Keith Hudson is a senior that started playing rugby in Fall 2021. He worked hard to improve all school year, and played his way onto the 7s second side in the spring.
On March 30, the Collegiate Rugby Championship (CRC) bracket was revealed. Michigan grabbed the West Region’s 5th seed and will face American International College (AIC) in the First Round.
Simon Tessier is a French exchange student playing with the team this semester. He split time between the first and second sides this spring and scored two tries.
On Saturday, the Big Ten 7s series wrapped up in Ann Arbor. In a season where Michigan seemed to improve in every tournament, the result clinched a fourth place finish.