GRR: Claremont Colleges
Claremont Colleges won the 2019 NSCRO PacWest Region Championship, beating Cal Maritime 61-19 in Sunday's final.
After day one of the 2019 NSCRO PacWest Region Championship, The Claremont Colleges defeated Regis University 50-33 in the first semifinal match while California State University Maritime Academy defeated New Mexico Highlands University 30-27 in the second semifinal match.
The Gold Coast Conference usually gets decided by the same top teams playing off, and this year is no different.
Claremont Colleges, which plays in the Gold Coast D1 and goes on to the National Small College Rugby Organization (NSCRO) playoffs, is one of those teams, as is Cal State Long Beach, and University of San Diego. Last week, Claremont and CSULB battled to a 26-26 tie.
The National Small College Rugby Organization (NSCRO) final four is this weekend in Glendale, Colo.
LSU-Alexandria will take on Tufts and Claremont Colleges will face Xavier University in the semis on Saturday.
Live stream for LSU-A v Tufts KO 2pm ET
The Claremont Colleges beat Long Beach State 22-19 to claim the team's second consecutive victory in the DIAA Gold Coast conference.
CSULB has won the Gold Coast the last four years, but is in a little bit of a rebuilding phase, while Claremont, back in DI rugby after playing in NSCRO last season, is looking strong. Flanker Brian Rauzi was named player of the game for Claremont.