GRR: College Men
The Men’s Collegiate All Americans have enjoyed a warm welcome in Australia.
According to Head Coach Gavin Hickie, the locals in Toowoomba, QLD have been hugely enthusiastic about the game and the fact that not only a touring rugby team is in town, but it’s a team that includes some current and future USA players.
TOOWOOMBA, Queensland - The USA Rugby Men's Collegiate All Americans have been named to face Darling Downs Saturday in Toowoomba for the first game of the team's three-game tour.
USA Rugby has released its college rugby playoff dates for the 2016-17 season.
Playoff locations have not been confirmed, but last fall the Men's DII final and Women's DI and DII fall finals were held at Furman University, and indications are that the Greenville, SC college would be a good place to hold it again.
The Men's Collegiate All Americans are ensconced in Toowoomba, Australia, and training hard.
The team will face Darling Downs on August 6, followed by the Brothers club August 10, and the finale against the Queensland Premier Barbarians on August 14 (all dates Australian).
Queensland has already named their squad for the 14th.
Questions remain about the Red River DIA Conference and the Southwestern Conference in DIA, as teams are moving back and forth and we've seen no final confirmation of a schedule, or even what teams are where.
What does seem to be evident right now is that some team shifting means that two programs - North Texas and Texas State - are essentially teams without a conference.