GRR: Davenport University
The National Intercollegiate Rugby Association crowned their champions Saturday at Harvard's Mignone Field, with DI, DII, and DIII winners celebrated.
Three tries in the space of the final 12 minutes turned a close-run game into a comprehensive victory as Arkansas State ran away from Davenport 38-8 Saturday.
In a game shown on The Rugby Network as one of the Games of the Week>>
This coming Saturday's NIRA Finals Day matchups are now set after this weekend's semifinals.
Here's what happened:
Harvard and DartmouthHarvard defeated Sacred Heart in impressive fashion 60-5. Sophomore Lennox London scored three tries to lead the Crimson.
The first two rounds in the new Midwest D1A Conference didn’t yield much in the way of drama, but we got it this past weekend.
Lindenwood and Davenport came into the game having both beaten Adrian and McKendree (those two meet this coming weekend) and ready for what has become a nicely heated rivalry match.
Here's a look at D1A team results around the nation.
Davenport Handles HoosiersDavenport showed off a very impressive result over the weekend, beating Indiana 52-3.