GRR: College Men
The foundation of Brown University's strong showing in the fall is heavily dependent on youth rugby.
While Head Coach David LaFlamme has some a superlative job guiding his team to an Ivy League title, the influx of talent that understood the game and know how to make the most of their talents certainly helped.
While the top group is fairly static at present, the teams that are playing this winter are moving up, and we will likely see someone breach the Top 10 in a week or three.
Cal Poly picked themselves up after a loss to Saint Mary's and turned it around Saturday to beat Santa Clara 67-17.
A huge second half propelled Central Washington to a 46-3 defeat of Western Washington Saturday in Bellingham, Wash.
Up just 10-3 10-3 at halftime, the Wildcats scored six unanswered tries in the second half to run away with it.
Central's offensive explosion in the second half came after what head coach Todd Thornley said was a tough first half for the Wildcats.
UC Santa Cruz moved to 2-0 in the Pac West with a convincing shutout of Nevada over the weekend.
The Banana Slugs have started well in the DIAA conference that serves Northern California teams as well as UN-Reno.