Men DII College News
Wisconsin-Whitewater continues to roll in the WIIL with an impressive 85-0 shutout of UW-Stout.
It’s been a long season for Stout, which started the fall ranked in Goff Rugby Report’s top ten, in part because they hadn’t lost a lot of players to graduation. But things have not gone their way, while Whitewater continues to win.
There’s a bit of a shakeup in the NECRC as the University of Vermont has beaten Rhode Island 32-5.
Grand Valley State University won big again in the Great Lakes Conference, beating Oakland University 49-0.
In an entertaining, wide open game, GVSU got another strong effort from flyhalf Louis Ricard. The French-trained pivot does well to read the game and spot weaknesses, and he worked well with scrumhalf Steven Gilbert.
The WIIL Men’s DII college conference gets back on the field this weekend with six games involving five teams ranked in the Goff Rugby Report top 45.
National #2 UW-Whitewater hosts UW-Stout in a game that, a year ago, would have been a division decider. But Stout is struggling this year, and it’s some newcomers and some upstarts who are hoping to chase the Warhawks.
This weekend is a huge weekend for Men's DII colleges trying to make a splash in the rankings, with seven games played between ranked opponents.