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The Rugby Northeast Men’s DII conference season kicked off with two-time defending champion Bentley just escaping a tough Bryant College team.
The two teams were tied 5-5 late in the game and Bryant had the ball and were on the attack.
While the world game of rugby enjoys its giant party with the Rugby World Cup, there’s another little party going on this year, as the sport’s international governing body will test some new laws.
Cortland State moved to 2-0 in the Upstate NY Men’s DII college conference with a 26-7 defeat of Ithaca College Saturday.
Also moving to 2-0 was Buffalo State, which held off Geneseo 14-7, and Niagara, which beat league newcomers RIT 31-3.
It was all about the close games in the New England Collegiate Rugby Conference, as all three games in the opening weekend of conference play were tight.
USA Rugby has dismissed Women's National 7s Coach Ric Suggitt, effective immediately. A replacement is set to be named Wednesday, September 16.