DIAA College Rugby News
Cal State Long Beach came into the 2016 Gold Coast Conference season as defending champions, and with an eye, yet again, on a national title.
But the 49ers got a bit of a shock from lightly-regarded Southern California - Long Beach went on to win 24-17, but it wasn’t easy.
The Western Washington Vikings opened up their Northwest Collegiate Rugby Conference with a 49-7 defeat of Oregon Saturday.
Played at WWU’s Harrington Field, the game dropped Oregon to 0-2 and raised WWU to 1-0. Western played well despite the heartbreaking loss of Louie Henson, the team’s captain and powerful try-scoring prop. He is out for his senior season with a knee injury.
Western Washington begins its Northwest Collegiate Rugby Conference by hosting Oregon this weekend in Bellingham, Wash.
Grand Canyon University notched two accomplishments Saturday.
First off, GCU recorded the team's first conference win in the Gold Coast Conference, after having joined the league this past offseason.
MORAGA, Calif.(USA Rugby Release) –Saint Mary's College is set to host the 2016 USA Rugby College 15s National Championships Saturday, May 7, USA Rugby announced Wednesday.
The Men's Division 1A and Division 1AA Finals, as well as the Championship matches for Women's DI, DII, and the new D1 Elite competition, will be played on the picturesque campus in northern California.