DIAA College Rugby News
NCR's DIAA playoff roster is clearing up.
Here's who made what seed:
The Liberty Conference champion is Boston College, with UMass runner-up. Both will be in the quarterfinals November 18 with BC hosting and, likely, UMass on the road.
Virginia Tech secured the MARC title over West Chester.
This weekend we get to know who the Liberty Conference champion team is, who the MARC champion is, and the SCRC finalists.
This past week’s 29-26 victory for Rice over Sam Houston State is a big statement for an Owls team that has been a bit in the rugby wilderness for a few years.
UMass and Boston College will face off in the Liberty Conference DIAA final after both won semifinals over the weekend.
Once again UMass unleashed their stifling defense to get past Columbia.
"It was a grind," said UMass Head Coach Phil Ciccarelli. "But it was a great team effort."
The top two teams in the Southern Conference meet up this week.
The MAC has its #1 seed but #2 and #3 probably depend on the Louisville vs Western Michigan match. Still ... regardless of the outcome they probably play each other again in the semis.
Sam Houston State vs Rice is huge in the Lonestar.