Chesapeake Season Coming to a Head
The top teams keep winning in the Chesapeake, but there is a showdown coming.
Mary Washington hosted Virginia Tech Rugby Saturday and came away 76-12 winners. These two programs have a long and respect-filled rivalry but the COVID shutdown has been tough on the club teams in the Chesapeake.
Mount St. Mary's Moves to 1st in Chesapeake, For Now
Mount St. Mary's defeated Southern Virginia University 39-15 in a rescheduled game delayed until Monday, October 11.
SVU was just coming off a 19-14 win over Virginia Tech on Saturday.
Mary Washington, Mount St. Mary's to 2-0 in Chesapeake
Mary Washington and Mount St. Mary's both joined Queen's University Charlotte atop the Chesapeake Conference after both teams won games this weekend.
Mount St. Mary's Shuts Out Virginia Tech
Mount St. Mary's shut out Virginia Tech on the road this past weekend, taking the Hokies down 35-0.
The match kicked off in hot conditions. The Mount started the game off quickly with a try by Angelo Gurcsik five minutes in. The forwards provided a strong scrum platform for the backs to work the ball through the ends to release the senior wing Gurcsik on the edge.
Three Big Shutouts in Normally Tight Chesapeake
It was a weekend of which teams were ready for the fall and which teams need more time in the Chesapeake Rugby Conference.