DIAA College Rugby News
Saturday's DIAA Final is a clash of teams that are used to being underestimated.
We almost didn't run a new DI rankings this week, given that there were so few games and they ran according to plan.
MORAGA, Calif. - The 2016 USA Rugby College 15s National Championships, consisting of five championship matches at Saint Mary's College Saturday, May 7, will be broadcast live from 9am to 7pm PT on The Rugby Channel.
The broadcast will be free and can be found here: www.therugbychannel.tv
UC Davis is back in the national DIAA final after beating Arkansas 32-15 Sunday in the national semifinal.
This was a hugely intense game with both sides hitting hard and fighting tooth and nail.
“Last year we were too beat up by the time the playoffs came,” said Arkansas Coach Warren Fyfe. “But this year, they knew they were in a game, for sure.”
Notre Dame College defeated AIC 24-14 Sunday at Bowling Green University to take the Eastern DIAA semifinal and book a spot in the national final May 7 in Moraga, Calif.
The Falcons downed the Yellow Jackets by playing a physical, aggressive game both on offense and defense, and didn’t allow their dangerous backs to operate in space.