GRR: College Men
The Men’s DIAA playoff picture is actually becoming clear even though some conferences and leagues aren’t quite sure what’s going on, or where they’re playing.
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The Pacific West Rugby Conference may well be coming down to a three-horse race after this weekend’s results.
Chico State remains atop the standings after soundly beating San Francisco State in a result that wasn’t completely unexpected. Chico is very strong this year, but will be looking back at their opening-week loss to UC Davis, a close one at 18-15, with some regret.
Arizona State scored four second-half tries, two by Alex Sandstrom, to defeated Arizona 34-15 Sunday in PAC Rugby Conference action.
The Sun Devils moved to 1-1 in conference play with the victory, a much-improved performance if giving up 100 against Cal last week, when Head Coach Gary Lane ran in the subs early.
The playoff picture for the Northwest Collegiate Rugby Conference got a bit mistier this weekend as unbeaten Washington lost and Western Washington won a crucial game.
Led by a very strong defensive effort and a little bit of good fortune, Cal State Long Beach took control of the Gold Coast Men’s DIAA Conference with a 23-0 shutout of Santa Barbara City College Saturday.
Both CSULB and SBCC came into the game boasting high-powered offenses, so Long Beach Head Coach Jason Reynolds looked to neutralize his opponents’ attacking strengths.