Tennessee will kick off the 2022 schedule with its annual UT Old Boys weekend Saturday at Tennessee Rugby Park. Tennessee’s 2022 rugby team will compete against former UT players.
Recognition of the Vols’ 2021 Southeastern Collegiate Rugby Conference and national championship team will take place at 1 p.m. EDT. Kickoff will take place at 1:30 p.m. EDT.
Tennessee won the national championship in 2021, defeating Bowling Green, 36-31, in the 2021 Fall Division I Collegiate Club Rugby Championship.
The Vols (11-0) outscored its opponents, 373-127, and recorded three shutouts in 2021.
Tennessee’s last loss to a college team in 15s competition was against Western Michigan, 38-22, in the national tournament on Nov. 23, 2019.
Ahead of the 2022 season, National Collegiate Rugby released its Division 1-AA preseason power 10. National Collegiate Rugby’s rankings are listed below.