GRR: Iowa Central CC
Lindenwood-Belleville avenged an earlier loss to Iowa Central Community College, beating the Tritons Wednesday 33-16 and making something of a statement, or two.
The teams changed ends almost tied, with the Lynx leading the Tritons 18-16. Then Belleville shut out Iowa CCC 15-0 in the second half to pull away.
Here's how this works: if you are playing for a national championship, and someone is better than you, then that other team will likely beat you.
That's the way of the sporting world. We have rules about eligibility and what type of competition you're in, sure, but this sport has far, far too many examples of "we lost but ..." excuse-mongering.
It's preseason rugby time and a few teams got some much-needed early action over Labor Day Weekend.
JONESBORO – Arkansas State University’s rugby team kept its win streak alive by defeating Iowa Central Community College, 45-11, Saturday afternoon at Curt Huckaby Field. The Red Wolves now stand 5-0 overall, while ICCC drops to 2-4.
Iowa Central Community College defeated Claremont Colleges 64-11 Sunday to win the Men's National Small College Rugby Organization (NSCRO) Champions Cup.
This completed a fairly dominant run by the varsity program.