Stanford Men's Rugby at UC Santa Cruz 7s Invitational
 

April 27, 2024
Santa Cruz, CA

Stanford Men's Rugby headed to UC Santa Cruz for a Rugby 7s tournament hosted by the Banana Slugs. The tournament featured 4 pools of 3 teams. The Cardinal faced the host team as well as San Jose State in pool play. The first match against UCSC was a thriller tied with no time remaining. UCSC would score with no time remaining.  Match 2 featured a lineup with only two returning Stanford 7s players in Faris Bdair and Tom Adamo. San Jose's squad was rich in footwork and finishing speed. 

The Semi-Final match found the Cardinal up against CSU Monterey Bay. Patrick Kennedy and Thomas Adamo would score in the first half. The latter, following a tackle & poach from Bdair who then offloaded to Adamo  for his first of his hat trick. The score was tied 12-12 in a seemingly well-matched competition. The Cardinal dominated the 2nd half, putting up three more tries and two more conversions at the boot of Kennedy. The Cardinal would earn a spot in the Shield - Finals with the score of 31 - 17.

Despite a close match up in the Shield Final between conference rival Fresno State, a tied game 12-12 ended in favor of Fresno who scored in the last play of the game following sequential penalties on the Cardinal. 

Stanford Rugby has secured a bid to USA Rugby 7s Nationals in Bellingham, WA on May 18-19, 2024. A live stream will be available; more information to be posted on the schedule and on our Instagram: stanford_rugby  


Pool Match 1
Stanford 14 - UC Santa Cruz 21
Tries: Colin Grant, Jeff Edsall
Conversions: Riley Elliot (2)

Pool Match 2
Stanford 7 - San Jose State 27
Try: Thomas Adamo
Conversion: Patrick Kennedy 

Semi-final
Stanford 31 - USU Monterey Bay 17
Tries: Patrick Kennedy, Thomas Adamo (3), Charlie Abowd
Conversions: Patrick Kennedy (3)

Shield Final
Stanford 12 - Fresno State 17 
Tries: Patrick Kennedy, Thomas Adamo 
Conversion: Patrick Kennedy