Rugby East Conference News
If Wheeling Jesuit is to make a move in the Rugby East, the Cardinals will need to log a strong result against Iona this weekend.
West Point sits atop the Rugby East after the Black Knights shut out West Virginia for their second straight conference win.
Iona College rebounded from a frustrating loss to Army last week with an impressive 33-0 shutout of Delaware Saturday.
Despite Iona's loss to West Point last Friday, some Iona players showed themselves to be very handy, and perhaps the handiest was Jon Petteruti.
The Iona flanker and captain was a force, making big runs up the middle, helping set up Iona's lone try, and playing hard-nosed defense.
Wheeling Jesuit opened up the Tom Duffy era with a 30-14 defeat of Lindenwood-Belleville in a key non-conference game for both programs.
Lindenwood-Belleville, which had opened up its independent schedule with a win over Tennessee, looked fairly strong in the first half.