DIA Rugby News
Navy defeated Notre Dame College 36-21 Saturday at NDC, moving to 5-0 in the Rugby East and putting the Midshipmen in position to win the conference.
“We came here a few yers ago and scraped by; It’s one of the hardest places to come and play,” said Navy Head Coach Gavin Hickie.
This is a very exciting weekend in men's D1A/D1/D1AA college rugby.
We already took a closer look at the fact that two games in the SCRC feature 2-0 teams.
Double Battle of 2-0 Teams in SCRC
A couple of more spring-centric D1A teams got in on the action this past weekend.
We caught up with them and other teams in our D1-level college rugby Gamebreakers.
Trevor Barrios, ColoradoThe Buffa loosehead prop was enormously influential in his side’s defeat of Grand Canyon, making some hard yards, playing tough defense, and leading from the front.
The University of Colorado defeated Grand Canyon in the opening game for GCU.
It's a bit of slow burn for the 'Lopes as they look at an independent D1A season this year, and getting 31 points on the board shows they have some attacking ability.
"Exciting game," said GCU Head Coach Sean O'Leary. "But too many mistakes from both sides. This is turning into a good rivalry."
Here's a rundown of some of the DIA and DIAA games around the nation.
Big 10Two of the top teams in the Big 10 faced off with Indiana vs Ohio State.
This was a rematch of last fall’s conference final, which was won in a tight game by Ohio State. This time around Indiana took the matchup 30-17.