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Roger Williams defeated Central Connecticut 40-36 to gain a place in the national DII College Round of 16 Saturday, scoring on the last play of the game.
CCSU led in the first half as they used their size advantage and solid forward play to push RWU back. And with a smart kicking game the Hooligans pinned RWU back in their 22.
In a thriller of a Men’s DII College play-in game, MARC runners up Rowan University came back from 31-0 down to win their plain clash with Tri-State winners Fairfield 43-38 Saturday.
Bentley College will represent the Rugby Northeast Conference in the national Men’s DII College playoffs after beating a brave UMass-Lowell 29-27 in overtime.
The USA Men’s National Team book-ended the first 40 minutes of their match against Tonga at Kingsholm Stadium Saturday with tries, but conceded four in the second frame of a 40-12 loss.
Plagued by frustrating turnovers in the second half, the Eagles saw a series of knock-ons and errors turned quickly into tries by the Sea Eagles.