ISU Rugby is back at it again: AGAIN. Sevens Team now playing in Nat'l Tourney in Iowa City

Iowa State Rugby team is in the national semi-final, Friday at 11:00am. If they win, championship is Sunday, at 12:30. Games are in Indianapolis. Iowa State finished 2nd in 2023 and 2024 and 3rd in 2025. Hopefully, they break through this year.

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Best of luck to them.

Wish they'd get rid of that awful bugle logo in their crest, though. I cringe everytime I see that abomination of a logo. (And wasn't it a Campbell thing?) I think ISU should officially retire it forever!
 
Ummm..... depending on how you pronounce that stadium name, it could be quite unfortunate.
 
At first, I was thinking this thread was about the club getting suspended again.

But then realized it was the ISU Lacrosse Club that had its travel privileges suspended for parking a university vehicle outside a dispensary in Colorado a few years back.
 
So does anyone know how we became a Rugby School? Is it the coach? Is Rugby that popular in the state? I know FD has a rugby team.
 
Ummm..... depending on how you pronounce that stadium name, it could be quite unfortunate.
There was a girl a year behind me in high school with that last name. The new teacher hesitation when trying to pronounce it for the first time was always fun.
 
So does anyone know how we became a Rugby School? Is it the coach? Is Rugby that popular in the state? I know FD has a rugby team.
Many years ago I played on a club team out of Iowa Falls. Really fun game. Football skills apply but you have to shake some football instincts.
 
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So does anyone know how we became a Rugby School? Is it the coach? Is Rugby that popular in the state? I know FD has a rugby team.
The coach is really good. He keeps it fun, but is very driven. The B team beat Kansas’s A team last week. They run plays like a professional team, and several alumni are current or former professional pro rugby players. They actively recruit the state for new talent and it is done all on donations or club budget, just like baseball.
 
Ummm..... depending on how you pronounce that stadium name, it could be quite unfortunate.

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