Rugby East Conference News
Here are highlights and post-game interviews on Iona's defeat of West Point.
Iona shocked Army 43-26 Saturday in Rugby East action.
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"We'd just give it to the big men; they could create space and then we'd take it up out wide," said freshman Greg Amaty.
WEST POINT, NY – West Point men's rugby player David Huff was named Army Athletic Association Athlete of the Week for his two-try performance in Army's 46-36 defeat of Penn State this past weekend.
Huff leads the team with 18 tries since the West Point rugby team started varsity operations in the fall of 2014.
Iona's 55-0 shutout of West Virginia Sunday puts the Gaels in a somewhat surprising 2nd place in the always-tough Rugby East.
The US Military Academy Black Knights scored three late tries to turn 27-24 nailbiter into a 46-36 victory over Penn State Friday night in Pennsylvania.
Army remains undefeated in 11 Rugby East games going back through last season; they are 4-0 on conference play this fall and ranked #1 by Goff Rugby Report.
Army remains atop the Rugby East after holding off a determined Wheeling Jesuit squad Saturday.
Penn State keeps close to West Point with a huge win over West Virginia, while the Kutztown Golden Bears opened their conference account with a win, and Iona won also to move to 2-1.