Men DII College News
Scores are coming in from around the Men's DII college landscape.
The first game of the Rugby Northeast was Fairfield (back in DII after a season in DI) and Providence. And it was Providence that emerged victorious, beating Fairfield 40-31 behind a player-of-the-game performance from senior Dan Tracy.
The Furman University Rugby Club has announced it has formed a rugby alumni foundation that will work to provide long-term financial stability for the program, mentor and provide career advice to players, and champion Furman’s rugby experience to the University and prospective students.
The Northern Lights Men’s DII season kicks off in about a month with a slight change in how the league is organized.
The defending national DII champs, Minnesota-Duluth, is of course back, with tough opposition Mankato, Bemidji State, and North Dakota State hoping to bring UMD back down to earth.
The Wisconsin Iowa Illinois rugby conference opens its doors once more in a month with September 10 seeing the first of the conference’s games.
As we prepare for another season in the Tri-State Men’s DII Conference, it’s worth noting something from last spring’s All-Conference team.