DIA Rugby News
St. Mary's opened up their season this weekend with a convincing 50-7 victory over San Francisco State.
The Gaels also won the B-side game as the two-time defending DIA champions look ahead to a very challenging schedule that includes, of course, California Conference opponents San Diego State, UCSB, Santa Clara, and Cal Poly.
Indiana University defeated Ohio State 34-14 to win the Big Ten Universities Conference Saturday in Rockford, Ill.
The teams battled in a tight contest where Ohio State tried to assert their dominance in the forwards, and Indiana tried burn the Buckeyes on the outside. And this is how the two teams stayed deadlocked, 14-14 at halftime.
Here's what's going on in men's DI rugby this weekend:
The ACRL gets decided in Virginia Tech v Clemson. The same goes for the Ivy League with Dartmouth v Harvard.
Indiana takes on Ohio State in a championship weekend in the BTU Conference that includes final matches for everybody.
IU is undefeated, 6-0 with a points-against average of less than ten points a game. Their offense has been impressive, with try-scorers all over the field, and yet they struggled to score against Wisconsin in last week's semi. They won, sure, but only 20-13.
The ACRC Bowl Series looks set with a week to go.
Sixteen top DI men’s college teams face off in eight bowl games, seven of which will be held in the Rugby Athletic Center in Charlotte, NC. The eighth game will be the Ice Bucket Challenge Bowl between Iona and Delaware in New Rochelle, NY.