Apr 26, 2026
In its bid to capture a second national men’s rugby title in four months, º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ came up short. Twice.
Two yellow cards against the Bonnies allowed Dartmouth to score both its tries with the man advantage, leading to a 10-7 win over SBU in the Premier Cup division quarterfinals of the Collegiate Rugby Championship National 7s Friday afternoon at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds, Maryland.
º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½, which was one of the top four seeds in the 32-team bracket, finished seventh, losing to Walsh, 17-14, on the final play of the match and beating Indiana, 15-7, Saturday in a consolation bracket of the Cup Division. Wheeling edged Dartmouth, 14-12, for the national title.
To reach the quarterfinals, the Bonnies overwhelmed their first two opponents Friday, thumping Maryland, 47-7, and shutting out Clemson, 24-0.
Noah Edwards (6 tries, 4 conversions), Troy Heroldt (3 tries, 4 conversions) and Matthew Marten (3 tries) led the Bonnies in scoring for the weekend.
º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½, which thumped Queens, 55-19, in December to win its second national 15s title in the last five years, was hoping to avenge its title-game loss to Wheeling in last April’s CRC National 7s.
On Sunday, the º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ women won the consolation Shield Bracket of the Premier Cup, defeating UConn, 34-14, and Aquinas, 27-0.
The Bonnies lost both of their games Saturday in the main bracket of the Premier Cup — 45-7 to Navy and 17-5 to Northern Iowa.
Gia Ditto (5 tries), Alexandria Sutandar (2 tries) and Madison Moeller (2 tries) led the Bonnies in scoring over the four games.
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