Apr. 5—Scrum, ruck, maul, try and tackle.
Fans curious about the sport of rugby can witness it in action at the Thunderdome 7's event at 1:20 p.m. today at the P1FCU Kibbie Dome in Moscow. Fans can enter the Kibbie Dome starting at 1 p.m. and admission and parking will be free.
The Thunderdome 7's will be a 12-team tournament running throughout the day. There will be seven tier one teams and five tier two teams. The seven tier one teams and the top tier two team will compete for the "Cup Final" and "Plate Final" championships set for 8:20 and 8:40 p.m., respectively.
The event will feature 10 schools and 12 total teams from across the Pacific Northwest. The list includes: Idaho A and B sides, Washington State A and B sides, Washington, Gonzaga, Montana, Montana State, Oregon, Oregon State, Western Oregon and Puget Sound.
Washington State versus the University of Washington will be the first showdown of the day.
Big event for rugby
Jack Kraft, Idaho's rugby team president, said this event will be one of the biggest in the program's 50-year history.
Nearly 200 players and coaches will be at the Thunderdome 7's and Kraft said that he wants to bring out the crowd to give them the love that they deserve.
"Coming from my perspective, I think that a lot of the guys on the team deserve to have a fanbase and have a crowd," Kraft said. "We're pretty engaged in the community, we do community service pretty often, we're engaged on campus. We try to help out when possible. The community helps us through funding and we help the community."
Team growth
