Here’s a roundup of the latest in Men’s DI College Rugby from this weekend:

 

Army handed Cornell a convincing 49-0 defeat in a non-conference clash in Ithaca, NY. David Huff scored three tries in quick succession in the second half, while Thomas Del Pino scored two in the first period. Logan Pearace, Collum Magee, and Benjamin Foley all scored a try, while Pearce added three conversions and a penalty.

 

Army looks ahead to Penn State next week at West Point.

 

For their part, Penn State were impressive in a 30-6 defeat of Davenport in Michigan in a non-conference game. Also in non-conference, Wheeling Jesuit beat West Virginia 24-5, while Indiana handled Kentucky 33-7. The most exciting game was Bowling Green v Ohio State, which BGSU won in the final moments 31-29.

 

Also in a non-conference clash, Iona defeated St. Bonaventure 36-24 in a meeting of two NY teams that had started strong. Wing Steve Lennon, center Michael Scarcella, lock Agron Balai, No. 8 Evan Saikos, and fullbacks Brian Moyo and Michael Marino all scored tries, with Moyo adding three conversions in a result that puts Iona firmly among the teams to beat in Rugby East.

 

Another team to be is Kutztown, which opened its league season with a 62-0 shutout of Buffalo. On a rainy day in Pennnsvylania, KU showcased some nifty ball movement and got an early try from flanker Jordan Ghyzel, who was in support. KU ultimately scored 12 tries, getting the back line, including new recruit Nu’u Aiava and longtime speedster Robert Stortz over three grimes apiece. Fullback Trent Hensley dotted down along with wing Vetekina Malafu. The Golden Bear forwards dominated the tight play but Buffalo never backed down. No. 8 Wes Hartmann, flanker Jordan Ghyzel and lock Adam Greider also scored for Kutztown, which struggled to kick conversions due to the wet ground and most of the tries being in the corner.

In the SCRC, LSU and Florida won easily.

 

The ECRC got their season started. See the report here.

 

The ACRL got league play started, with Clemson shutting out Virginia 28-0, and NC State defeating Wake Forest 31-15. Both winners are now 1-0.

 

The Ivy League opened its season. See the report here.

 

The Empire Conference opened its league season. See the report here.

University at Buffalo	0-62	Kutztown	Rugby East
Brown	12-18	Columbia	Ivy
Yale	12-5	Penn	Ivy
Binghamton	25-5	Fordham	Empire
Iona	36-24	St. Bonaventure	Non-Conference
Kings Point	31-15	Brockport	Empire
Stony Brook	24-16	Colgate	Empire
Northeastern U	5-46	AIC	ECRC
UAlbany	14-25	Middlebury College	ECRC
UMass	3-31	BC	ECRC
Virginia	0-28	Clemson	ACRL
Wake Forest	15-31	NC State	ACRL
Army	49-0	Cornell	Non-Conference
West Virginia	5-24	Wheeling Jesuit	Non-Conference
Penn State	30-6	Davenport	Non-Conference
Bowling Green	31-29	Ohio State	Non-Conference
Kentucky	7-33	Indiana	Non-Conference
LSU	79-15	Georgia	SCRC
Florida	53-19	Auburn	SCRC
Mississippi State	33-12	Ole Miss	SCRC