DIA Rugby News
Twenty-five Lindenwood University rugby players are in California to get some tough competition before their conference season starts.
The Lions have been on the business end of a harsh lesson from St. Mary’s in previous years, so this time Head Coach JD Stephenson is looking to give the lesson at the beginning, rather than the end, of the season.
St. Mary's finished off their two-game trip to Arizona with a convincing 80-12 defeatx of Arizona State Sunday.
The Gaels were led by Arizona HS product Dylan Audsley, who scored 30 points on the day, but with nine players scoring 12 tries, they also spread the glorty a little.
St. Mary's opened up their two-date tour of Arizona with an impressive 73-7 defeat of the University of Arizona Wildcats Friday night in Tucson.
Arizona was missing four players who are at the USA U20 camp, however, this was still a solid Gaels outing. St. Mary's led 30-7 at halftime and exploded for 43 unanswered points in the second half.
Which team will be the best in the country once we're done with the 15s season in May?
The Dennis Storer Classic kicks off this weekend with five teams from the University of California system playing each other.
This tournament is now in its 11th year, having started as a tournament for teams from the Pac-12, and now is a competition for UC teams.
Cal has won every year, and is favored again this year, with UCLA the likely suspects to come second.