GRR: No name
As GRR has been saying was a distinct possibility, Canada’s Women’s Rugby Team delivered a performance for the ages, defeating defending champions New Zealand 34–19 in the Rugby World Cup semifinal at Ashton Gate.
It's a big weekend in NIRA as we look at the ramifications in the Power Rankings and who might tighten their grip on a postseason spot.
We talk a bit about this in our article about the DI Power Rankings.
NIRA DI Power Rankings Released
We have 21 games with ranked teams playing ranked teams.
In D1AA the SCRC, MARC, MAC, Liberty D1AA, and Heart of America are all heating up and we have about 22 major D1AA games.
On NCR D1 we talk about the big games coming up, and we talk about that in the video here:
The search for challenging opposition is real and certainly important for those not fortunate to play in, say, the Great Midwest or the MARC, there is more work to be done to find those challenges.
The stories Crusaders program out of New Zealand is working globally to spread and improve the game around the world.
It's Crusaders Global.
Goff Rugby Report Editor Alex Goff sat down with Crusaders Global's Grant Keenan to talk about the program, and he was joined by Murphy McCarthy, Head Coach of the US Naval Academy women's team.