DIAA College Rugby News
In an early clash between well-regarded teams in the Midwest, Notre Dame College put Wheeling Jesuit to the sword 59-5 Saturday in South Euclid, Ohio.
The East Coast Rugby Conference, the ECRC, gets ready for another season, with everyone chasing top dogs AIC.
Contributing writer Michael Griffin has produced team previews for Goff Rugby Report. You can link to each preview below. Also below is the conference schedule:
AIC
USA Rugby has released its college rugby playoff dates for the 2016-17 season.
Playoff locations have not been confirmed, but last fall the Men's DII final and Women's DI and DII fall finals were held at Furman University, and indications are that the Greenville, SC college would be a good place to hold it again.
Questions remain about the Red River DIA Conference and the Southwestern Conference in DIA, as teams are moving back and forth and we've seen no final confirmation of a schedule, or even what teams are where.
What does seem to be evident right now is that some team shifting means that two programs - North Texas and Texas State - are essentially teams without a conference.
The South Independent Rugby Conference will kick off in October with a new schedule plan.