GRR: West Point
Kutztown University defeated West Point 39-26 Saturday at Kutztown, dropping Army to 4-2 in the Rugby East and putting Kutztown up to 5-0.
The game was intensely physical and very tight for most of the game, but a sterling effort from the Kutztown forwards saw the Bears survive.
Army tries to bounce back from losing to Iona by traveling to Kutztown this weekend.
It’s a huge game for both as each team is in with a shot at the Rugby East title.
West Point and Penn State have confirmed that their men's rugby team will join the Varsity Cup as the team's post-season in the spring of 2016.
With the addition of these two long-standing programs, the Varsity Cup has now expanded to 16 teams. The list is, for the most part, based on a combination of teams strong in rugby and with a recognizable name in college sports.
Iona College, the #48 team in the Goff Rugby Report gal DI rankings, defeated #1 Army 43-26 Saturday in New Rochelle, NY.
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.