▁ ▁G olf ▁ ▁Lac ros se ▁ ▁So ft ball ▁ ▁Soccer ▁ ▁Sw imming ▁and ▁D iving ▁ ▁Track ▁and ▁field ▁ ▁Vol ley ball ▁ ▁Ind ividual ▁sports ▁ ▁Rugby ▁Rugby , ▁formerly ▁offered ▁as ▁a ▁club ▁sport ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁was ▁restart ed ▁after ▁an ▁ 1 8 - year ▁hi atus ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁The ▁university ▁restart ed ▁its ▁rugby ▁program ▁in ▁part ▁because ▁the ▁increasing ▁popular ity ▁of ▁rugby ▁in ▁Jes uit ▁high ▁schools ▁meant ▁that ▁offering ▁college ▁rugby ▁would ▁be ▁one ▁way ▁to ▁attract ▁more ▁students . ▁The ▁rugby ▁team ▁is ▁a ▁full ▁vars ity ▁men ' s ▁sport ▁and ▁provides ▁scholar ships ▁for ▁athlet es . ▁ ▁The ▁university ▁h ired ▁Eric ▁Jer pe ▁as ▁the ▁head ▁coach ▁of ▁the ▁program . ▁Jer pe ▁previously ▁held ▁various ▁leadership ▁positions , ▁including ▁with ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁Har le qu ins , ▁as ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁US ▁U - 1 7 ▁national ▁team , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁USA ▁Rugby ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors . ▁ ▁W heel ing ▁played ▁its ▁first ▁rugby ▁se vens ▁tournament ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁where ▁W heel ing ▁finished ▁fourth ▁in ▁the ▁MAC ▁Se vens ▁despite ▁field ing ▁a ▁team ▁composed ▁entirely ▁of ▁fresh men . ▁W heel ing ▁not ched ▁its ▁first ▁win ▁in ▁fif te ens ▁on ▁September ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁when