Central Beats Lindenwood in Top-Rankings Clash
In one of the higher-ranked clashes of the early part of this spring DI college season, Central Washington defeated Lindenwood 21-3 19-3 in St. Charles, Mo. Saturday night.
Grand Canyon Wins Clash with CSULB in Gold Coast
Grand Canyon edged defending Gold Coast conference champs 31-28 in an early marquee matchup in the DIAA conference.
With the victory, GCU moved to 3-0 in conference play and put themselves in superb position to be the top team in the league.
Arizona State Beats USC
Arizona State logged the team’s first victory in PAC Rugby Conference play with a 47-26 defeat of Southern California.
ASU started several younger players, and Head Coach Gary Lane said the game was enormously valuable for that reason alone. But those young players also played well.
Arizona Takes Down UCLA
The University of Arizona laid down something of a market Saturday with a convincing 47-8 defeat of UCLA in PAC Rugby Conference action.
For Arizona, the last couple of years have been a bit up and down as the Wildcats have developed a core of young players. Head Coach Sean Duffy said this game was an indication that the youngsters are starting to take over.
Air Force Academy Leaving Varsity Cup
The US Air Force Academy men's rugby team has announced it will withdraw from the Varsity Cup.
In a long release authored by Joseph Cox and Jeff Ulmer, the team cited financial and competitive factors for the decision.
