GRR: College Men
Some excellent live collegiate rugby on TV and the Web this weekend:
DIA Semifinal Davenport at St. Mary's
http://www.smcgaels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=21400&ATCLID=209842488
Kickoff is 1pm Pacific Time, 4pm Eastern.
If you’re one who enjoys seeing interesting facial expressions on people, tell St. Mary’s players and coaches that Davenport has the best scrum in the country, and watch them wage internal battles to not reply.
Since BYU joined the national playoffs in 2004, the Cougars have made ten major championship games.
The only years they missed were 2004, when they were eliminated in the DI quarters by eventual finalists Cal Poly, and 2005, when they were beaten in the semis by Utah. After that, the Cougars made five straight DI finals, two DIA finals, and now three straight Varsity Cup finals.
One thing you have to give Davenport University - they don’t back down from a challenge.
The Panthers have embraced tough competition since they began playing as a quasi-varsity program.
After two DIAA championships, they moved up to DIA, playing in the toughest conference in the nation in the Mid-South. How tough? They didn’t win a conference game until this April.
The US Military Academy’s men’s rugby program’s season is done and it has been a successful one, overall.
Army won the Rugby East, earning a bye to the DIA quarterfinals, and completed the program’s resurgence from suspended club to varsity program.