Bermuda U23s VS Norwich University

BERMUDA - The Norwich University men's rugby team won the Ariel Re Bermuda 7s tournament title on Saturday, going a perfect 6-0 in its third trip to the tournament in the last four years.

Junior Nathan Rolling (Taylorsville, Utah) scored six tries to lead the Norwich offense and earned tournament MVP honors. Junior Connor Miller (Sydney, Australia) had an impressive 7s debut, scoring four tries on the weekend. 

Norwich went a perfect 3-0 on Friday in pool play, to earn the No. 3 seed for Saturday's single-elimination knockout bracket. The Cadets started Friday with a dominant 29-0 win over Colgate and then followed up with a dramatic, come-from-behind 19-14 victory over Rowan. NU closed the pool play round with a 15-10 victory over Chesapeake I. 

The Cadets continued their impressive run on Saturday, defeating Chesapeake I 24-14 in the quarterfinal round. NU then upset No. 2 seed Ohio State 26-15 before taking down the No. 1 seed Bermuda Men's All-Stars 10-5 in the championship match. 

Norwich (7-2-2) won the title in dramatic fashion after Bermuda was whistled for a penalty after a high tackle. The final horn signifying the last play of the game was sounded. Norwich decided to kick to touch for the lineout. The Cadets won the lineout and decided not to pass it out but to maul 15 meters as hooker Adam Schmitz (Chesterfield, Mo.) placed it down for the game-winning try to send the players and coaches pouring out onto the pitch. 

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