Here Comes Mary Washington
Mary Washington took a huge step forward this week in the Rugby East with a 31-26 defeat of Mount St. Mary's.
In the past few years UMW has sort of been chasing the Mount. But the tables have turned someone.
Coming off a humbling loss to Navy, Mary Washington had perhaps seen where they need to be.
Navy Holds Off Tenacious Army
Navy had to work for it, but they came away with a crucial Rugby East win Saturday and also sealed the Commander-in-Chief Trophy with a 26-14 defeat of Army West Point in Annapolis.
Army actually opened the game pressuring Navy and pinning the hosts in their own 22.
With Heavy Hearts, Saint Mary's Takes the Field for One of Their Own
The thing everyone seems to miss is the smile.
No matter what was going on, Dominic Peterson was all smiles. Saint Mary's Men's Rugby Head Coach Tim O'Brien indulged in a bit of self-teasing, saying "I'll get annoyed with things and all I could say to Dom was, 'stop smiling so much!'"
Hard days, easy days ... always rugby days, Dom was smiling.
Army-Navy Rivalry Leads D1A Weekend
This weekend's slate of D1A games has a couple of key matchups, and one that is among the shining lights in rugby rivalries.
New D1AA program Loyola of New Orleans will take on a very difficult test against Arkansas State. The Red Wolves, for their part, are still rebounding from a coaching shift and relying heavily on veteran leadership to keep them on-task.
Around the D1A This Week
Colorado started well in Rocky Mountain Conference play with a 33-5 win over Wyoming.
