Busy Weekend in Men's DII College Rugby
Busy Weekend in Men's DII College Rugby
About 40 games are slated for this week in Men's DII college rugby, and while we expect some to be postponed or canceled because teams are struggling to bounce back from COVID shutdowns, we expect to see some good games, too.
As many as one-third of the games from last week didn't get played, but here's hoping it's better for this week.
Some games to keep an eye on:
All of New England-Wide College Rugby Conference. There are many very solid teams within this conference, and we expect there to be spirited competition. Can Sacred Heart regain their form of 2015-2019? If so, they can show it against Norwich. UMass-Lowell vs Bentley is also a good one to watch.
The Gateway teams (some of them) are struggling, so we'll see how they hang on this weekend.
Certainly in the Great Lakes, Central Michigan (who we just profiled) against Adrian (who we saw last week) is a top-of-the-rankings clash.
Same goes for the Great Midwest, which kicks off with Whitewater at Marquette and Northern Iowa at Illinois State.
Notable—word is that Loyola of Chicago's administration is requiring masks for all players during games, which is advice that flies in the face of the evidence of how COVID spreads ... but that's Chicago for you. UPDATE: no masks for players but pretty much everyone else needs to be masked.
In Tri-State, we're interested in how the Merchant Marina Academy and RPI match up. These are two teams we think can still contend for the conference title.
(You might remember we reported that the teams in Minnesota are going through a sort of testing process to see if they can handle a 15s season. That's ongoing and the schedule will be set soon, likely after this weekend.)
Check back for score.
(NOTE: We finally pieced together the MARC schedule Hopefully accurately.)
9/25 | Sacred Heart | 0-69 | Norwich | NEWCRC |
9/25 | Coast Guard | 15-11 | Boston University | NEWCRC |
9/25 | Providence | 55-10 | Quinnipiac | NEWCRC |
9/25 | UMass Lowell | 25-0 | Bentley | NEWCRC |
9/25 | UNH | 3-25 | UVM | NEWCRC |
9/25 | Auburn | at | Georgia Tech | SCRC |
9/25 | MTSU | 27-17 | Ole Miss | SCRC |
9/25 | Wake Forest | 55-5 | Campbell | Southern Challenge |
9/25 | UNC Greensboro | 0-28 | Western Carolina | Southern Challenge |
9/25 | College of Charleston | 28-0 | Wingate | Southern Challenge |
9/25 | Appalachian State | 10-48 | Furman | Southern Prem. |
9/25 | Lander | 5-32 | UNC Charlotte | Southern Prem. |
9/25 | Coastal Carolina | 5-60 | UNC Chapel Hill | Southern Prem. |
9/25 | John Brown | 19-62 | Central Missouri | Gateway |
9/25 | Maryville | 0-28 | SLU | Gateway |
9/25 | Washington University | 45-0 | SIU | Gateway |
9/25 | East Stroudsburg | 7-35 | Villanova | MARC |
9/25 | Lehigh | at | Drexel | MARC |
9/25 | Moravian | at | TCNJ | MARC |
9/25 | York | 14-28 | Bloomsburg | MARC |
9/25 | Susquehanna | 15-47 | Bucknell | MARC |
9/25 | Scranton | 44-10 | Shippensburg | MARC |
9/25 | Pitt State | W-L | UMKC | Gateway |
9/25 | UMS&T | 28-0 | Washburn University | Gateway |
9/25 | Ferris State | 27-10 | Oakland | Great Lakes |
9/25 | Saginaw Valley State | 42-14 | Calvin College | Great Lakes |
9/25 | Central Michigan | 19-59 | Adrian College | Great Lakes |
9/25 | Eastern Michigan | Fft L-W | Grand Valley State | Great Lakes |
9/25 | West Virginia | 0-48 | IUP | Allegheny |
9/25 | George Mason | at | Old Dominion | Cardinals |
9/25 | Washington & Lee | 0-88 | Virginia | Crossover |
9/25 | VCU | 14-49 | Emory & Henry | Crossover |
9/24 | Thomas More | 56-0 | Eastern Kentucky | MCRC |
9/25 | Xavier | 38-0 | Marshall | MCRC |
9/25 | Western Kentucky | 12-89 | Southern Indiana | MCRC |
9/25 | Marian | Ccld | Ball State | MCRC |
9/25 | Northern Iowa | 34-17 | Illinois State | GMW |
9/25 | UIC | 5-65 | Loyola | GMW |
9/25 | UW-Whitewater | 31-36 | Marquette | GMW |
9/25 | Northern Michigan | 7-24 | UW-Platteville | GMW |
9/25 | UW-Eau Claire | 0-5 | Michigan Tech | GMW Small |
9/25 | MSOE | 0-17 | UW-Stevens Point | GMW Small |
9/26 | UNC Wilmington | 15-17 | East Carolina | Southern Prem. |
9/26 | Marist | Fft W-L | Seton Hall | Tri-State |
9/26 | RPI | 8-19 | USMMA | Tri-State |
9/26 | Monroe | at | William Paterson | Tri-State |