GRR: College Men
Lindenwood University finished an impressive 3rd in the Red Bull World Uni 7s finals Saturday in Bath, England.
The hosts, Bath University, won for the second year in a row. Lindenwood opened up against Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour from France, and won that game 29-12. They then took on Bath, and played the defending champs tough, but lost 27-19.
The West DIA season got off to an interesting start as Air Force thumped a very good Utah team 66-26 Saturday in Colorado Springs.
West Point sits atop the Rugby East after the Black Knights shut out West Virginia for their second straight conference win.
Iona College rebounded from a frustrating loss to Army last week with an impressive 33-0 shutout of Delaware Saturday.
Boston College opened up their ECRC conference account with a 26-12 defeat of University of Connecticut in the Nutmeg State Saturday.
BC led early thanks to a try from Duncan Wood, but UConn replied with two penalty kicks to lead 6-5.