DIA Rugby News
Saint Mary’s rode the rollercoaster once more Saturday, before surviving an enormously talented Central Washington team 53-48.
This game was non-stop.
Lindenwood beat Navy 10-3.
Scholz Award Nominee Duncan Krige blocked a kick and chased it down to score the only try of the game. Both teams had other chances but Lindenwood’s ability to stop Navy’s maul was the difference.
Suddenly we’re down to four games.
After about 216 D1A games, we’re at the national quarterfinals. Including the Challenger Cup, D1A teams have 10 more games left.
Arizona at CalIt seems like half the tries Cal scores are breaks up the right side of the field that end up with the ball being passed back inside to finish it off.
Higher seeded teams won through in the Western Bracket of the D1A playoffs, with one exception.
Cal vs Colorado StateA heavy underdog, CSU traveled to Berkeley and the Rams were "buzzing" to play, said Head Coach Joe Rusert-Cuddy before the game. "We had a really good lead-up and I know they are going to give Cal their all."
The home teams held on to advance in the Eastern Bracket of the D1A playoffs and defense was part of the story.
Winning teams held their opponents to a total of five tries. That doesn't mean the games weren't competitive. One was a major runaway, but for the most part the lower seeds provided a tough challenge.
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