GRR: College Men
Tom Marini and Chris Hayes scored two tries each as the URI men's rugby team improved to 2-0 on the season with a 48-18 victory Saturday over Norwich University in the New England College Rugby Conference (Men's DII) in Northfield, Vt.
Two of the Midwest’s oldest rivals went at it tooth and nail on Saturday with Bowling Green State University dominating Ohio State in a 44 – 22 victory at Bowling Green’s College Park Rugby Field.
The University of Hartford Hawks started their New England-Wide conference season with an impressive 49-14 victory over longtime rival Central Connecticut State University (CCSU), in an adrenaline-packed game Saturday.
Roger Williams is enjoying its foray into a new conference, as the Hawks have started 2-0 in the Rugby Northeast, defeating Providence in the opening weekend, and then slamming UMass Lowell 46-12 this past weekend.
Colgate has surged to to a 2-0 record in the Empire Rugby Conference, and the Raiders look nicely set up for a clash with Stony Brook on October 3.
Head Coach David Chapman said his squad has started to buy into what he’s trying to do, but it took some adjustment time.