re: LSU Rugby Thread: 13-1 Final Record. Eight Tigers Named 1st Team All-Conference.

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Louisiana State is still kind of an unknown for teams in this playoff, as they toil in relatively obscurity in the Red River. The Tigers, though, have some serious talent flanker Brennan Falcon, fullback Alec Miller, and flyhalf Cameron Troxler. And don’t forget the leadership of Christian Brower up front and the powerful running of Toddd Dupre at No. 8. They are an experienced group, a group that wants to finish the job. (Note-Falcon will be in Zimbabwe come game time, with the USA U20s.)

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Arizona isn’t a poor team by any stretch, despite having lost five games. Those five losses have been to St. Mary’s, Utah, Cal, Lindenwood, and UCLA, with the UCLA loss only 18-12. In addition, the Wildcats are extremely young. Certainly flyhalf Kyle Rogers and lock Cesar Davila are upperclassmen, but the majority of their players are freshmen and sophomores. Some of those youngsters are well-known - Steven Branham, Ian Crilly, Jeremy Fleet, Matt Rogers, and Tyler Sousley are all former HS All Americans - but they’re still young. They’ve been able to start working together a little bit, and this game will be between an older, more tested club team against a younger, learning elevated club team. Arizona might well lose this game in the bayou. But if they do, know that it will just be a stepping stone to learning and growing for next year.

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