GRR: Iona
Iona College put Michael Marro on the wing last weekend and gave him one job - shadow St. Bonaventure’s towering Greg Johnson.
Now, that’s a big job for a freshman in any situation - worry about one of the other team’s weapons and make sure he doesn’t hurt you - but consider also that Johnson is 6-5 and 210 pounds, while Marro is 5-10 (most of that hair) and 165 pounds.
In November of 2013, St. Bonaventure defeated Iona 90-5 in an Empire Conference league game.
The Iona College men’s rugby team got a surprise Wednesday at training when USA Men’s National Head Coach Mike Tolkin dropped in to run a session.
Two teams that started their non-conference ACRC season with convincing wins have more convincing to do as they clash this weekend in the Southern Tier of New York State.
Iona College were impressive in Saturday’s clash with Fordham, beating their rivals 53-3 in a non-conference ACRC matchup.
Iona held sway in the lineouts and scrums, played good defense, and were just a little faster to the ball and with the ball than a hard-nosed Fordham team.