When & Where:
The 7's Tournament on Saturday, April 25, 2020 starting at 10 AM on Howard Field and Shapiro Practice Field on the campus of Norwich University, Northfield, VT.
Cost: $200 for one team, $100 for each additional team. Please complete form below to register your team.
To donate to the scholarship click here:
Last year we reached our goal of endowing a scholarship in honor of Chris Munn '81. We have raised over $100,000 in the first five years of this event, but we need your help to continue to expand the impact of the scholarship!
Background:
Chris played both rugby and lacrosse during his 4 years at Norwich (1977 – 1981) and served as captain of the Rugby Team his senior year. He led a team that excelled on the Dog River Pitch and won matches at the New York, Saranac Lake and Junior Weekend 7's Tournaments.
Chris continued to play rugby with the various Army teams and club sides in Washington State after he commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant. After his distinguished military career, Chris retired from the Army as a Colonel. He then served as the Chief of Staff for the Mission Support Element at Fort Drum, New York.
In 2013, Chris was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) – a progressive, neurodegenerative muscular disease that is incurable. Today, Chris continues his personal fight against ALS and is dedicated to raising awareness of the disease. Chris passed in January 2020 after a seven year fight with ALS. His family, friends, and classmates will forever remember is spirit and passion for life and Norwich Rugby.
All proceeds from the tournament, auction, and dinner will go to support the Chris Munn '81 Rugby Scholarship and Norwich Scrum Alums. The scholarship has been awarded to six Norwich rugby student-athletes from 2016 to today.