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South Africa shut out USA 64-0 Wednesday at Rugby World Cup action, handing the Eagles their first World Cup shutout, and their worst ever World Cup defeat.
With the ground wet, consistent ball-handling was not always possible. And in fact, the first try came from a mishandled ball - South Africa took a lineout, drive ahead, and spun the ball wide.
Well, the University of Cincinnati finally won one, and they won big.
After losing two games by razor-thin margins and another slightly less close one to Dayton, the Bearcats exploded to beat #35 Miami of Ohio.
The USA faces off against South Africa on Wednesday.
Coverage begins on TV at 11am ET, 8am PT on Universal Sports Network, or also on the Universal Sports online platform.
Samu Manoa captains the USA for the first time, and kicking coach Chris O’Brien says it’s no surprise that he got that honor.
Like its DI counterpart, the Women’s DII College rankings that will be maintained for the rest of 2015 will only concern fall-based and split-season teams. Those programs playing league matches in both the fall and spring – as well as the fall champion – will carry over to the 2016 spring rankings.
It’s been a year of college teams moving up a division and testing their mettle - some have done well, while others have struggled, and certainly in the former category would be New England College, as the defending National Small College Rugby Organization (NSCRO) champions defeated #28 UMass 18-8 Saturday in ECRC conerence action.