BOYDS, Md.- Looking to follow up their performance on the national stage last season, the Norwich Men's Rugby team returned to the National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) National 7s Tournament.

The Cadets opened the tournament with a thrilling back and forth 25-21 victory over Northwestern, advancing the Cadets to the Championship Quarterfinals for the fifth consecutive time under head coach Robert Weggler. Down two points with time expiring, Norwich received the kickoff and spun the ball out wide to captain Marius Edwards where he used his speed to get the edge and continue the quarter finals appearance streak. Edwards, along with Logan Perry and Jacob Sherman accounted for the scoring.  

Up next was the 2024 7s Division II runner ups from Georgetown. Norwich fell to the Hoyas 26-7, with Jeff Pappalardo scoring the lone try of the match. The final match on Friday afternoon was against Montana State. Ultimately, Norwich lost 35-5 to the Bobcats, but were resilient as they were able to put points up on the board in the final minutes playing a man down.

On Saturday Norwich collaborated with UNC Wilmington to roster a squad with seven players so that they could compete in their 7-8^th place match against the University of Miami (Ohio). Norwich ended up losing 26-7, ending the weekend with an eighth-place finish.