GRR: College Men
BYU won the first game of their two-match tour of Arizona, beating Grand Canyon University 64-12 Thursday night in Phoenix.
Tayson Hammer scored four tries in the game and logged a total of 34 points in the Cougars' victory.
For GCU, this was a quick turnaround after dropping a similar score—69-7— to Cal on Saturday.
So much is going on in this weekend in college rugby.
BYU is touring Arizona and plays Grand Canyon on Thursday night and the UA Wildcats on Saturday.
Both GCU and Arizona are coming off good wins. Arizona's over Utah in Las Vegas was quite comprehensive.
National Collegiate Rugby has named an All American 23 for all four of its divisions.
A full squad for D1, D1AA, D2, and Small College has been named.
Despite the loss of a couple of teams the Gold Coast Conference is still up and running and active, with University of San Diego and Claremont Colleges looking like early favorites.
Luke Gross enjoyed a rugby career as an American that is almost unprecedented in its length at the highest levels.
A basketball player at Indiana State and also at Marshall, Gross picked up the sport of rugby late, but his career blossomed with the Cincinnati Wolfhounds and with his 6-9 frame and love of contact, he soon earned notice from the USA setup.