Men’s Division 1AA (D1AA) represents a highly competitive tier of collegiate rugby in the United States, featuring programs governed by both National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) and the College Rugby Association of America (CRAA). It serves as a bridge between elite Division I play and developing Division II or Small College levels, offering strong regional competition and a pathway to national championships under each organization’s structure. While NCR and CRAA operate independently, both use the D1AA designation for schools with established programs that may not have the depth or resources of top-tier D1A teams.
Sam Houston State Wins Lonestar Championship
Sam Houston State held off Texas State in a very busy and challenging Lonestar Conference finals weekend to win the conference.
The tournament featured three games over two days, with shortened quarterfinals and semifinals on Saturday and the final on Sunday.
Something for Everyone This Week in College Rugby Games
Led by a 6-0 Sam Houston State the Lonestar Conference holds its playoffs this weekend.
All eight teams will play three shortened games over the weekend to decide 1 through 8. SHSU is the #1 seed with 5-1 Texas State #2.
We covered some of the conferences this week.
Sac State Builds Numbers, Finds Victories
At 2-0 and atop the California DIAA Conference, the Sacramento State Hornets know they haven’t really accomplished anything yet.
Sac State’s comfortable wins over Nevada and Stanford are just a precursor to dealing with Chico State and Fresno State in the future.
Wild Games Once Again in Florida Collegiate Conference
With Florida DIAA College Conference leaders South Florida getting a bye this weekend, USF could sit back and watch the rest of the league go at each other.
Which is exactly what they did.
Two of the games were one-pointers, with Florida edging past Florida Atlantic 18-17 and Florida International coming back to defeat Florida State 34-33.
Major Matchups in Men's College Action
So much is going on in this weekend in college rugby.
BYU is touring Arizona and plays Grand Canyon on Thursday night and the UA Wildcats on Saturday.
Both GCU and Arizona are coming off good wins. Arizona's over Utah in Las Vegas was quite comprehensive.
