STEUBENVILLE, OHIO - For the third time over the last four seasons, Franciscan Men's Rugby qualified for the Collegiate Rugby Championship (CRC) - National 7's. The previous two National Championships were played in New Orleans, but this year it will be played in Boyds, Md., just outside of Washington D.C.

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On Saturday evening, the official bracket was released via a selection show. The seventh-seeded Barons drew Endicott College, the #2 seed, in the first round. That matchup will be played at 10:03 a.m. on Friday April 26th. 

"We just need to focus on what's in front of us and take it one game at a time," said Head Coach Jason Adams  "We are a really good team that hasn't peaked yet and if we play like we know we can, we will surprise people. No one is expecting us to do anything, so let's go there and win!"

The Barons earned an at-large bid after a strong spring season. They just had a handful of losses, which all came to teams that will be joining them in this National Championship. Endicott had just one loss and a tie this spring in route to winning their conference championship to earn an automatic qualifier. 

Games are set to be streamed on the National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) YouTube channel which can be accessed here. Also you can follow along on the NCR Rugby app. 

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