College Men
JONESBORO – Arkansas State University’s rugby team kept its win streak alive by defeating Iowa Central Community College, 45-11, Saturday afternoon at Curt Huckaby Field. The Red Wolves now stand 5-0 overall, while ICCC drops to 2-4.
Two undefeated teams in Liberty Empire faced each other this weekend, but only Syracuse finished the game with that record in tack. Like last weekend, the Hammerheads started strong, with Dermot Heavey touching down a loose ball on three minutes.
College playoff time is almost here, with the USA Rugby Fall Finals LIVE on FloRugby.
Who will we see get to that special weekend? Here’s a look at the Men’s D2 potential playoff seeds, and who is in contention for those places.
WATCH Men DII College Semis And Final LIVE on FloRugby
Iona defeated AIC 50-18 Thursday in Liberty Conference action, bolstering the Gaels' case for a D1A Top 20 rankings spot (which they hold now already).
Iona saw Watson Filikitonga return to action and he scored four tries, including two in the first ten minutes. Connor Buckley, Lavar James, Bryce Stanback, and Mike Scarcella also scored tries.
At GRR we're a little late with all the scores, but here are most of them.
Tri-State teams are still woefully slow in reporting scores and we think they should start using the USA Rugby CMS ... it works! Please go it next year.
Upstate NY had the week off.
On October 5th, the Navy 1st XV traveled to Colorado Springs to defend the Shea Cup against the Air Force Academy.
USA Rugby has announced locations and dates for 2018 Fall College Championships and Men's D2 National Championship Series. Vassar College, Scott Boulevard Fields, East Carolina University, and Mount St.
Cal Rugby – Following his return to campus this semester, former Cal rugby player Robert Paylor was officially welcomed back in a ceremony Sept. 29 at California Memorial Stadium, where a national television audience joined fans at the Cal-Oregon football game to witness the progress in his rehabilitation from a severe spinal-cord injury.
Here are the latest DII games this weekend with scores coming in.
Watch out for NC State vs Queens in the Cardinals, GVSU vs Bethel in Great Lakes, Northern Iowa vs Marquette in Great Midwest, Vermont vs Sacred Heart, and RPI v WPU in Tri-State as games of note.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Arkansas State University put on another scoring show to defeat Texas, 74-0, in collegiate rugby here Saturday. Freshman Louis Neal led with three tries, followed by two apiece from freshman Keagan Barrett and sophomore Tino Msasanure.
The victory puts the Red Wolves at 4-0 on the year and elevates their point output to 297-6 against their opponents.
Bethel took control of the Great Lakes men' D2 conference with a convincing 56-20 defeat of Grand Valley State.
An early yellow card to Grand Valley lock Jake Gite didn't help GVSU any and Bethel surged to a 22-0 lead.
We've got our D2 college rankings at this link as part of GRR's partnership with FloRugby.
FloRugby D2 Men's College Rankings
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