Notre Dame Wins ACRL Greenville Sevens
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The first installment of the 2015 ACRL Sevens series same to Greenville, SC on Feb. 28 as Clemson played host to Wake Forest, Louisville, Furman, South Carolina, Ohio State. Virginia Tech and Notre Dame.
Notre Dame won all three games in their tournament pool and advanced to the finals, where they took down Virginia Tech and claimed the program’s first major tournament win.
With game time temperatures in the low 20s, the Irish defeated Wake Forest Saturday morning in a shutout 26-0 win. In the second game, the Irish squared off against a tough Ohio State side, emerging with a 17-12 victory. Notre Dame prevailed against Furman 26-5 in the third game of the day.
Notre Dame faced Virginia Tech in an extended, 10-minutes-per-half final. Led by sophomore Pat McMahon, the Irish prevailed over their ARCL rival 24-21.
Cup Final: Notre Dame 24 - 21 Virginia Tech Rugby
Plate Final: Ohio State 10 - 0 Clemson University Rugby
Bowl Final: South Carolina 34 - 17 Wake Forest Men's Rugby
Shield final: Furman 45 - 12 Louisville
Pool Standings
Game 12: Notre Dame 26 - 5 Furman
Game 11: Ohio State 45 - 0 Wake Forest
Game 10: Clemson University 26 - South Carolina 17
Game 9: Virginia Tech 40 - 0 Louisville
Game 8: Notre Dame 17 - 12 Ohio State
Game 7: Wake Forest 22 - 7 Furman
Game 6: Virginia Tech 19 - South Carolina 24
Game 5: Clemson University 42 - 0 Louisville
Game 4: Ohio State 29 - 14 Furman
Game 3: Wake Forest 0 - 26 Notre Dame
Game 2: Louisville 5 - 31 South Carolina
Game 1: Clemson University 5 - 20 Virginia Tec