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Brandywine Begins Bid for National Championship :
BOULDER, Colo. -- The full field of teams for the USA Rugby Division II Men’s Club Playoffs is set to take place today at the Zilker Metropolitan Park in Austin, Texas.
Following the last round of territorial qualifiers this last weekend, USA Rugby has finalized the match-ups for the highly anticipated Men’s Club Playoffs, hosted by the Austin Rugby Club, Austin Huns Rugby Club and the City of Austin.
The Division II competition will feature top-seeded Brandywine RFC in their first-ever trip to the DII playoffs.
Detroit will meet the South Shore, while New Orleans faces Tulsa at 9 a.m. At 10:45, Riverside takes on Hartford and Charleston matches up against Wisconsin. The 10th-seeded Albuquerque Aardvarks meet Jacksonville at midday, while Norfolk will play last year’s finalist, Red Mountain. The top-seeded DII Team, Brandywine, make their Division II playoff debut against the Clinton Muddy River Club in the afternoon match, as Sacramento face the North County Gurkahs to round out Saturday’s DII action.
After defeating Clinton Muddy River Club this afternoon, Brandywine will face the winner of the Sacramento v. North County Gurkahs match.
Saturday's Matchups
Detroit (5) v. South Shore (12) 9 am
New Orleans (13) v. Tulsa (4) 9 am
Riverside (3) v. Hartford (14) 10:45 am
Charleston (11) v. Wisconsin (6) 10:45 am
Albuquerque Aardvarks (10) v. Jacksonville (7) 12:30 pm
Norfolk (15) v. Red Mountain (2 - last year's finalist) 12:30 pm
Brandywine (1) v. Clinton Muddy River Club (16) 2:15 pm
Sacramento (9) v. North County Gurkahs (8) 2:15 pm
Men's Club Division II 2008 Seedings
1 Mid-Atlantic #1 - Brandywine
2 Pacific #1 - Red Mountain
3 Southern Cal #1 - Riverside
4 West #1 - Tulsa
5 Midwest #1 - Detroit Tradesmen
6 Midwest #2 - Wisconsin
7 South #1 - Jacksonville
8 Southern Cal #2 - North County Gurkhas
9 Pacific #2 - Sacramento
10 West #2 - Albuquerque Aardvarks
11 South #2 - Charleston
12 Northeast #1 - South Shore Anchors
13 South #3 - New Orleans
14 Northeast #2 - Hartford
15 Mid-Atlantic #2 - Norfolk Blues
16 Midwest #3 - Clinton Muddy River
On Sunday, the rugby action starts all over at 8:30 a.m. featuring Division II pool consolation and championship matches throughout the day as teams vie for the chance to travel to Glendale, Colo., for the USA Rugby Club Championships at Infinity Park, May 31-June 1.
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