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Gold Cup shifts to Minneapolis where best from Midwest, Red River will collide

3/31/2017

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Article by Alex Solomon | Originally published at usarugby.org
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The two top dogs of the Red River Conference, Austin Blacks and Dallas Reds, leave the Lone Star State for the Midwest where they will match up with the Midwest Premiership’s Chicago Griffins and Metropolis, respectively.
LAFAYETTE, Colo. - The second and final weekend of cross-conference competition in the 2016-17 Rugby Gold Cup comes to a head this weekend in Minneapolis, Minn. The two top dogs of the Red River Conference, Austin Blacks and Dallas Reds, leave the Lone Star State for the Midwest where they will match up with the Midwest Premiership's Chicago Griffins and Metropolis, respectively.

The two Texas teams proved their superiority during the 2015-16 Gold Cup, as Austin took first place ahead of Dallas on its way to a second consecutive appearance in the USA Rugby Division I National Championship. This year's competition between two of club rugby's most competitive conferences has taken a slightly different shape, however. The Chicago Griffins replaced the Kansas City Blues after a second-place finish in the 2016 Midwest Playoffs. Meanwhile, a Red River representative still sits atop the Gold Cup standings, but Metropolis is holding strong in second and hopes a successful weekend in Minneapolis - along with some help from the Blacks - can launch the club to first place ahead of the Reds.

The first set of cross-conference fixtures took place the first weekend of March in Austin, Texas. The Midwest sides not only had to overcome the travel to Texas but also their limited opportunities to train outdoors prior to heading south. As a result, the Blacks and Reds combined for a 3-1 record over the weekend, but Metropolis more than held its own. A late try by Dallas ruined Metropolis' chance of a March 3 draw to open the weekend, but the men of Minneapolis did not let that dampen their spirits ahead of the March 5 match against Austin. Wing Melvin Desouza dotted down twice and Metropolis earned a 32-12 road win over the Blacks to earn a weekend split against Red River's best.

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SECOND ANNUAL RUGBY GOLD CUP RETURNS THIS WEEKEND

3/1/2017

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Austin, Chicago, Dallas, and Metropolis face-off in Premiership Competition

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​LAFAYETTE, COLORADO – USA Rugby announced today that four teams will compete in the second annual Men’s Rugby Gold Cup competition, a USA Rugby sanctioned, premiership-level tournament featuring the top men’s clubs from the Midwest and Red River Competitive Regions (CRs) starting this weekend in Austin, Texas.
 
“Last year’s inaugural Gold Cup provided high performance opportunities for elite level clubs in the Midwest and Red River CRs,” said USA Rugby Club Department Manager Erik Geib. “We’re excited to build upon last year’s premiership-level competition with some of the country’s best Division I clubs.”    
 
The 2016 Gold Champion, and USA Rugby Division 1 National Championship Runner-up, Austin Blacks Rugby will be joined by:
  • 2016 Red River CR Champion: Dallas Rugby Football Club (the Reds)
  • 2016 Midwest CR Champion: Metropolis Rugby Football Club
  • 2016 Midwest CR Runner-Up: Chicago Griffins
 
The inter-CR rounds for the Midwest were completed this past fall with Chicago and Metropolis splitting their two meetings. Meanwhile in Red River this past weekend, the Dallas Reds defeated the Austin Blacks, 63-35, in Dallas. The clubs will meet again on April 29, 2017, in Austin. 

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