DIAA College Rugby News
Players all over the nation in various D1 levels produced exceptional performances this week; here are our gamebreakers.
Chase Pierce, Notre DameThe Fighting Irish tighthead prop put in a ton of work and was key at the set piece in UND's win over Michigan.
Jacob Kinsey, LouisvilleThe Cardinals center scored two tries and was dangerous in attack all day.
Louisville has started very strong with victories over Dayton, Cincinnati, and Pitt.
Now, faced with a bye before a bit of a buzz-saw as Western Michigan, IUPUI, and Bowling Green face them in quick succession.
The Cardinals will be leaning on the talent of AJ Ayres, who is our D1AA Player of the Week.
Here's a look at rugby around the nation in Men's D1 levels.
D1AWe check in on the Rugby East in detail here, where Army is still on top.
The Southern Conference's new D1AA league is now four games in and Belmont Abbey is looking strong.
The Crusaders backed up last week's 48-17 defeat of The Citadel with an impressive 34-0 shutout of UNC Chapel Hill. This league, which is designed for school-supported teams or big schools with a D1-level talent pool, looks to be leaning toward this small school with school backing.
Of our D1 top 50, 41 teams are in action this weekend, plus a decent list of teams knocking on that door.
Several of these games have a big influence on conferences and rankings.
Wheeling at Thomas More is another step forward for the Big Rivers.