The field for the 2009 Atlantic Coast Invitational has been finalized, with eight of the twelve invited teams committing to the tournament in Tallahassee, FL the weekend of January 17-18, 2009. The teams attending are Boston College, Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, North Carolina State, University of North Carolina, University of Virginia, and Wake Forest.
In addition, WorldRugbyShop.com has again signed on as a tournament sponsor and will be supplying equipment as well as sponsoring the WorldRugbyShop.com All-Tournament Team.
The 2008 tournament, won by University of Virginia, saw nine teams travel to Raleigh, NC to participate in the inaugural event and tournament organizers had hoped for an equal or greater number at the 2009 tournament. However, Maryland, Virginia Tech, Duke and Miami are unable to attend this year's tournament due to scheduling conflicts.
Despite the missing teams, the tournament organizers are still very excited about the 2009 ACI and expect it to be a great success.
Tournament co-Director Andy Richards said, “Ideally we would love to have gotten all twelve ACC schools represented, but with eight high quality rugby programs in attendance it is still going to be a great collegiate rugby event. The fact that Boston College is flying down for the tournament is a huge step forward. But we’ll go back to the drawing board again for the 2010 event and see if we can come up with a solution that works for everyone.”
Additionally, the tournament has recently launched a new blog feature on its website, http://www.acirugby.com/, where coaches, players, and other high-profile individuals from the collegiate rugby community will be posting articles leading up to the 2009 event.
The Atlantic Coast Invitational is a rugby tournament of the men’s rugby teams from the schools that make up the Atlantic Coast Conference. The tournament is not sponsored by, endorsed by, or affiliated in any way with the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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