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Mar 30, 2015
8:59:11pm
Oklahoma's Varsity Cup participation still up in the air.
Rugby USA has ruled the University of Oklahoma inelible for post-season play. At first blush, that would appear to mean they can't take part with in the Varsity Cup, but there is a problem.

It seems that Rugby USA has refused to recognize the VC as a legitimate post-season tournament insisting that only their D1-A tournament counts as post-season. If that be the case, then Oklahoma participating in the Varsity Cup shouldn't be affected by their ruling.

Goff Rugby Reports:
The University of Utah is still waiting to find out if they have a game this Saturday. It is not clear, yet, whether the University of Oklahoma will play in the opening Round of the Varsity Cup.

Oklahoma received a ... post-season ban for this spring only.

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It's that ban that is under discussion. The Varsity Cup contends that the ban doesn't cover their competition, because USA Rugby has never considered the Varsity Cup a post-season, and as such OU's appearance in it would be as innocuous as the Sooners playing a friendly against the Tulsa men's club. However, USA Rugby representatives appear to be saying that their definition of postseason is any games after the league season.

USA Rugby's ruling specifically said that 7s play is allowed, and Oklahoma could play in 7s tournaments this spring. But said OU is "ineligible to advance to any/all Spring 2015 post-season."

While that is being sorted out, the University of Utah program is trying to figure out whether they should print and sell tickets, and how to promote a game that might or might not happen.

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Sounds like USA Rugby is trying to have their cake and eat it, too.
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