Bluff City 7s Challenge 2026

NCR D2 Qualifier Tournament

We are inviting competitive NCR D2 teams to Memphis for the Bluff City 7s challenge. We will have 12 teams battling for the bling! Trophies for the first, second and third place teams.

This tournament is an NCR D2 Qualifier this year and only D2 teams are invited to participate.

  • Date: Saturday March 28, 2026
  • Venue: Magdovitz Rugby Complex. 5400 Cherokee Rose Lane. Memphis, TN
  • Player Registration: begins 8:00 (players must prove student status to play)
  • First Kickoff: 9:40 am with the finals at 5:30.
  • Lunch is provided onsite for teams (burgers, chips, dogs, water) no cost to players and coaching staff
  • Details: 12 teams, one day, guaranteed 4 games.

Participating teams to date are:

  • 1. Memphis
  • 2. Ole Miss
  • 3. DePaul
  • 4. TN Tech
  • 5. Marquette
  • 6. Mississippi State
  • 7. Missouri S&T
  • 8. Middle Tennessee
  • 9. St. Louis U.
  • 10. Washington U.
  • 11. Western Kentucky
  • 12. Benedictine

D2 NCR College teams who wish to participate should register their team and pay the registration fee. Cost to participate is $375 per team. We will max at 12 teams so contact us now. Registration and payment are required to secure your participation.

Information and Team Registration info: Bluff City 7s Challenge Registration

Contact: contact Rick Cole at Dr.cole@CPTG.net and 901-482-3721 for more information,.

Free admission. Fans and rugby friends are encouraged to attend. Bring a lawn chair and enjoy the day. Tournament T-shirts will be available on site @ $25.00.

Bluff City 7s Challenge 2026

Details, Rules and Guidelines. (under development)

  1. Bluff City Challenge is a NCR D2 Qualifying tournament.  15 players are allowed to register and only 12 can play in a match.
  2. Matches – 4 matches guaranteed and 5 to win. Pool play initially, re-rank and then the playoffs.
  3. Playing Surface – Magdovitz Rugby Complex
    – Players may setup camps – more on this later.
    -Technical Zone will be enforced – players shall remain between the 10 and the 22. Coaches will stay with their teams.  
  4. Scoring – There is no overtime except for the finals matches.  Tie breakers will be head-to-head, tries and then points differential.
  5. Coin Toss – Captains will report to the scorer’s tent at the halftime of the previous match for coin toss. Any captain not at the scorer’s tent will lose the toss. 
  6. Certified Trainers will be available for player safety and injury assessment.  They are not there for prevention taping
  7. Registration – 15 Players shall present at registration
    – Signed participation waiver Tiger Rugby Foundation.
    – School ID – All players must be registered as a student in school
    – Photo ID proving identity. (if school ID is a photo ID, only school ID is required.
  8. Awards
    – There will be trophies for the top three finishing teams.
    – Player medals will be awarded for the “All Tournament Team” (Top 12 players of the tournament selected by the coaches and players) – Captains will participate in gathering the required information for the all-tournament team for each match and selections of best opponents (forms will be provided)
  9. Discipline
    – Any player with a red card is out for the tournament.
    – Coaches and captains shall ensure that all player communications with referees remain respectful and in the true spirit of the game. 
    – Coaches and players not respectful to the referees will be invited to leave the playing area. 
  10. Lunch – Lunch will be provided for players and coaching staff (hotdogs, hamburgers, chips, cookies, fruit and a drink)