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Navy, Harvard, Lindenwood, Long Island, Dartmouth, and Sacred Heart all took wins in the opening weekend for DI NIRA teams.
Of those, only Harvard playing a non-conference game, as the Crimson looked very shark in their 55-7 defeat of AIC.
Here’s what happened.
In what was by far ... by far ... the most entertaining and tension-filled match of the Women's Rugby World Cup so far, the USA and Australia tied 31-31 in York.
This game had everything, was very well played by both teams, and hinged in the end on a couple of unlucky conversion kicks.
The USA Eagles jersey ceremony last night at the York Hilton was standing room only as family, friends, and Eagles past and present, including Krista McFarren, Jan Rutkowski, and myself from the 1991 World Cup Championship team, and Eagle legendary prop and USA Rugby Board Member Jamie Burke, watched the starting 15 and reserves get their jerseys for the USA vs Australia match.
Fiji and Japan, especially Japan, made statements this week in the Pacific Nations Cup.
Southern Nazarene kicked off their men's rugby season Friday afternoon with a well-taken 24-3 win over Wayne State.
While Wayne State already had a game under their belt (see here>>), where they won, their offense did not catch fire this time around.