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The West bracket of the USA Rugby Women’s DII College Fall Championship has already named two teams to its Round of 16, making this weekend’s Round of 32 a quieter one comparatively. Winona and Utah Valley have already booked their tickets to Northern Iowa on Nov. 15-16 for the next round of national playoffs.
Pros Wyles and LaValla starting, but Fry, Manoa, Smith, Scully all not playing this weekend. Did they need tackle bag holders?
West Point can secure 1st in the Rugby Easy, and a potential date with Life University at the ACRC Bowl Weekend in Charlotte, NC, with a victory over Wheeling Jesuit.
Army is ranked #1 in the ACRC and #6 by Goff Rugby Report, while Wheeling Jesuit is ranked #20 among all DI programs by GRR.
It’s a strange journey to the Big Ten Universities championship game as the team without any losses, Indiana, has to stay home.
England and British & Irish Lions star Alex Corbisiero, who was in the USA age-grade system and was born in New York City, takes the William Webb Ellis Trophy back to his birthplace as the World Cup trophy tours the world.
Total Rugby also follows on to rugby efforts in New York and the big game in Chicago.