GRR: Grand Valley State
We are enjoying seeing a few upstart Men's D2 College teams this season which is gratifying to us at Goff Rugby Report World Headquarters because it gives us something to talk about on the daily 90-minute bullet train ride from home to HQ.
Shaking up expectations is good for the competition as a whole.
Sometimes the victory happens at kickoff.
After a series of forfeits Grand Valley State's young, inexperienced team finally got on the field and took on Calvin College.
The game was messy, imprecise, and just plain fun as Grand Valley State won 40-10. Head Coach John Mullett was just happy to play.
Grand Valley State men's team has informed USA Rugby that it cannot play in the USA Rugby Men's DII College playoffs this coming weekend.
Grand Valley State moved to 6-0 after beating Ferris State 46-3 as the top teams in the Great Lakes Conference all won fairly comfortably.
Bethel defeated Saginaw Valley State 68-5 to improve to 5-1, and Central Michigan defeated Calvin College 65-5.
Grand Valley State remains on top of the Great Lakes Conference after beating Saginaw Valley State 65-19 Saturday.
Grand Valley took a while to get going but after a few words from their captain and coach, the GVSU squad started to pick up the pace.