GRR: College Men
The quote from Ernest Hemmingway's The Sun Also Rises about how Mke Campbell went bankrupt—"Gradually, then suddenly"—is kind of how, in a more positive fashion, we will see college rugby come back.
All eyes are on the campus of Lindenwood University this weekend as the #1-ranked Lions host two collegiate teams of note.
New program Marian University will visit St. Charles to make the team’s first official game as a new varsity program. This won’t be easy as Marian is just getting it all put together and while a talented side, will have a tough job of it against Lindenwood.
Rugby is returning to colleges around the country, and it’s worth keeping an eye on New Mexico, where young Head Coach Gearoid Dunbar running growing men’s and women’s programs.
It's pretty obvious right now that the best college team playing rugby is Lindenwood.
The Lions remain at #1 while we should have had Arkansas State in the rankings last week and they come in. Davenport moves up after beating Iowa Central very well. That has to be one of Davenport's best results in some time.
College and college-related games this week weren't exactly common, but there were a few, and here's how they went down.