GRR: College Men
In the increasingly competitive New England Collegiate Rugby Conference, Rhode Island and Coast Guard stay on top after both won against their fellow DII opponents Saturday.
In a clash of two highly-ranked teams, #2 Wisconsin-Whitewater defeated #4 Wisconsin-Lacrosse 36-15.
Lacrosse came out firing and in fact led 8-0 early on. But Whitewater rebounded with two tries to tai the lead.
James Madison made a big statement in the team’s debut in a DIAA conference, hammering Millersville 71-0 Saturday.
The defending DII 7s champions, JMU exploded out of the blocks with five tries in the first 20 minutes. But after that, Millersville slowed the onslaught a little … if only a little.
Army remains atop the Rugby East after holding off a determined Wheeling Jesuit squad Saturday.
Penn State keeps close to West Point with a huge win over West Virginia, while the Kutztown Golden Bears opened their conference account with a win, and Iona won also to move to 2-1.
Here's Next Level Rugby's college preview of the weekend and some highlights, plus some cool instructional stuff.
It's Episode 1.
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