Memorials, Sports - University of Tennessee men's rugby team, national champions -

SJR 697 is a symbolic resolution passed by the Tennessee legislature to honor the University of Tennessee men's rugby team for winning the 2025 National Collegiate Rugby Division 1-AA National Championship - their second national title. The resolution recognizes the team's athletic achievement (including a 21-15 victory over Bowling Green in the championship game), community service work with the Friends of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and their character as student-athletes. As a commemorative resolution, it has no legal effect and serves solely to express legislative admiration.