Western Washington Gets Tests v Canadians
While the Western Washington University men’s 7s team has been playing in tournaments though the fall, including winning the Bowl at the NCRC 7s Championships, the WWU 15s team has been playing some strong Canadian opposition.
Deep South Conference Confusion - We Think We've Figured It Out
It's been a wild season in the Deep South Men's DII Conference, in part because traveling or the weather have been tough on some teams.
Games that were postponed and not made up resulted in a forfeit loss for both teams, which is why the standings below have more losses than wins - three games results in double-forfeits.
RPI, Sacred Heart Lead Tri-State Run to Semis
RPI, Sacred Heart, NJIT, and Molloy move on to the semifinals of the Tri-State Conference after all won quarterfinals this weekend.
This wasn’t easy for the winners. Molloy, which finished 1st in the South division at 5-1 just got by Marist 21-17 and Marist was 2-3 in the regular season. NJIT, 5-1 in the regular season, edged Siena 34-27.
A Little Look Inside AIC
I got to spend some time with the American International College men’s rugby program this past week, and it was an interesting experience.
After year of wishing and hoping that colleges would truly embrace rugby as a sport that can help recruit students, and keep students in school, there is this little-known, 140-year-old school that has done just that.
Clemson Youngsters Take Sunday Victory
Clemson moved to 4-0 Sunday with a 24-11 defeat of Virginia in ACRL action.
The Tigers, who are slated to clash with AIC in the ACRC Bowl Series, ran out a mostly freshman lineup againt UVA after sending a more veteran group to beat Maryland on Friday. The test of the Clemson depth produced good results, although it wasn't easy on Sunday.
