GRR: Navy
Annapolis, Md. - Navy held off St. Bonaventure 15-3 in Rugby East action, keeping Navy atop the standings and handing Bonnies their first loss of the season.
It was windy and rainy and cold—fall has finally arrived with a vengeance—and that made scoring difficult.
A pair of first-half tries by the Mids were the difference maker to extend their winning streak to 25 matches.
Navy held off Life University 20-14 in a top-of-the-rankings clash Saturday in Marietta.
NIRA action outside of DI was relatively quiet as many teams played cross-divisional matches, but in DI it was a big weekend, one with potentially significant ramifications within the new Power Ratings.
Let’s take a look:
Life University opened its Rugby East account with a 40-21 victory over Mary Washington Saturday.
This was the first ever Rugby East game for the Running Eagles as they moved into the conference starting this year.
Team captain Ben Haugh scored three tries for the Navy men’s rugby team as they defeated Indiana 69-21 Saturday.
In a clash of two teams that won their conference in 2022, Navy had the upper hand against an IU team that graduated some very key veterans.