GRR: Awards
It’s always fun to give some notice to a player who isn’t the high-profile one on the team.
Kutztown University’s victory over Army was certainly an opportunity to notice the well-known players, such as Robert Stortz, Wes Hartmann, Jonathan Sage. But instead let’s look at Nick Hohlt.
Who were our gamebreakers this week? It's pretty front-row-heavy this week. Even one of our backs is actually a hooker.
Colin Thul
The Tennessee prop is the captain of the Volunteers and was the key to Tennessee controlling the scrums in an hugely important 32-10 victory over Georgia.
Asked to characterize Sean Hardiman’s game at scrumhalf for Iona in their victory over Army this past weekend, Iona Head Coach Bruce McLane was succinct - “he played the best game of his life.”
Good timing for Hardiman, as he did so against a formidable opponent. Hardiman himself said his day, and the team’s day, came down to a lot of self-belief.
Here's a look at some of the players in Men's DII college rugby who made an impact for their teams this past weekend.
Alex DiMauro
The Salve Regina captain scored three tries in a crucial clash with Endicott. Salve won 45-21 to move to 6-0 in their conference.
Spring Hill is at the top of the Deep South Men’s DII Conference with three dominant victories, and a big part of the small Catholic School’s success is No. 8 Jacob Campos.
The power-running forward scored three tries in this past weekend’s defeat of South Alabama, and, says Head Coach Justin Goonan, he is more than that.