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The Mid-American Conference in DIAA, after some debate and intense discussion, has finalized its all-conference team.
Western Michigan, which made it to the national fall final, boasts six players in the 1st 15. Bowling Green has five.
There are two polls for voting for the 2019-2020 Rudy Scholz Award—one is for team coaches and leaders, with one vote per college team, and the other is for anyone who is a fan of rugby in the USA to vote for a candidate.
Florida Atlantis finished the 2018-19 Florida DIAA season with a 4-6 record.
This year, before the college rugby season was halted, FAU was at 6-0.
Should USA Rugby, D1A, and NSCRO award college rugby players an additional year of eligibility because o the season has been shut down due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak?
Coaches and observers have already put forth that idea, some within hours of hearing that USA Rugby has shut down the season. And there's no gray area here—the college rugby season is over.
We've shuffled around the rankings a bit, as we're seeing a more consistent series of solid results in Florida and in the Heart of America.
Very soon we'll see at least one team make a case for being in the top ten. Oregon is on a roll, but so is South Florida, and Kansas.
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