College Men
The Men's D2 college leagues are underway; here's a look at what has happened so far:
Upstate New York: League action begins this weekend with Buffalo State at Fredonia and SUNY Geneseo at RIT. NEWCRC also opens September 15, as does Northern Lights and Rugby Northeast.
The United States Naval Academy Rugby program had three teams play this Saturday, September 8, with all three Midshipmen teams coming away winners.
AIC opened its inaugural DiA season by defeating DIAA and Ivy League squad Yale 38-19.
Center Filippo Banzato opened the scoring four minutes in, capping off an attacking move from a lineout. Lock Malik Walker rambled in from midfield and then Bonzato neeted his second for a 19-0 lead after 30. Yale replied to make it 19-7 at the break.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. —Arkansas State University’s men's rugby team used its depth to unleash firepower on both sides of the ball to defeat Alabama 51-6 in preseason action.
The Southern Rugby Conference has confirmed its schedule for this fall, with both the Eastern and Western divisions kicking off this weekend.
During Navy Rugby’s annual “With You” fundraising dinner this year, the first two Women’s Navy Rugby players will be inducted into the Navy Rugby Hall of Fame. This is the third Hall of Fame class to be inducted into the Navy Rugby Hall of Fame. The Navy Men’s program was established in 1963 and the Women started in 1995.
The Wisconsin Illinois Iowa Men's D2 collegiate league has set its schedule.
The Gold Coast Men's D1 collegiate conference has selected its MVP and all-conference picks.
RuggaMatrix is BACK and Alex and Bruce check in on why it's getting harder, not easier, to go straight from the college ranks to the Eagles and other elite levels.
No holds barred, as usual.
The Legion out of Virginia won the Boys HS bracket at the Monk Vaughan 7s in Richmond, Va. Saturday.
In a competitive bracket, Legion edged Vienna 19-17 in pool play, and also beat Norfolk-Newport News (by a lot).
Fort Hunt was a surprise 0-2 while Richmond won that pool by beating Fort Hunt and Rugby VA.
LAFAYETTE, CO. - USA Rugby has confirmed that Dartmouth Rugby's James Willocks will serve as Head Coach of the Men's Collegiate All-Americans; while former Eagle and current St. Bonaventure University's Head Coach Tui Osborne and Life University's Blake Bradford have been named Assistant Coaches.
GoffRugby Report brought Deion Mikesell to fans' attention three years ago when he was still in high school.
The special think about Mikesell was that he had played 7s almost exclusively as he had learned his rugby in the Iowa HS league, which is a 7s league.