DIA Rugby News
MORAGA, Calif.(USA Rugby Release) –Saint Mary's College is set to host the 2016 USA Rugby College 15s National Championships Saturday, May 7, USA Rugby announced Wednesday.
The Men's Division 1A and Division 1AA Finals, as well as the Championship matches for Women's DI, DII, and the new D1 Elite competition, will be played on the picturesque campus in northern California.
LSU notched an impressive non-conference victory Saturday with a 55-12 defeat of Alabama.
St. Mary’s held off a determined Lindenwood University 24-13 on a wet Saturday in Moraga, Calif.
The touring Lindenwood team started well, kicking a penalty goal thanks to freshman flyhalf Tadhg Leader, and then seeing loose forward and captain Sebastian Kalm cut in nicely on a support line, take the offload, and power through several Gaels tackles for a try next to the posts.
The University of Utah came back with a torrid second half to beat Arizona 39-31 in the opening weekend of PAC Rugby Conference play.
Arizona, which welcomed back four players from the USA U20 camp, stormed to a first=half lead, exposing some weak tackling on the part of the Utes.
But Utah came back in the second half, getting back to their attacking pattern.
The City of Shreveport is making a renewed surge to be a rugby town with the debut of its new high school team, and a three-game afternoon of rugby.
The Shreveport Area Rugby Club HS-age team will open league proceedings with the hosting of the Houma Hurricanes.
Meanwhile, also on Saturday, Louisiana Tech will face an LSU 15, and Alabama will take on LSU.