We Told You! NEWCRC Very Tight
As expected the New England Wide CRC is going to be very tight in Men's D2 college rugby.
While weather kiboshed Maine-Orono vs Norwich, the other games were played and were all very competitive.
Bentley pulled off a nicely-taken 31-10 win over Boston University and really, by NEWCRC standards, that's almost a blowout.
Good Start in Rocky Mountain for Colorado State
The Rocky Mountain D1A Conference got off to an interesting start with intense rivals Colorado State and Colorado replicating the weekend's football fixture.
The new-look CSU approach, now that (relatively) new Head Coach Jone Naqica has had some time to formulate his plan, was quite impressive in a 40-18 defeat of the Buffaloes.
Kentucky, Tennessee Win Key SCRC Games
Kentucky defeated Clemson 28-19 and Tennessee held off South Carolina 33-27 in two high-level SCRC games this weekend.
Sutcliffe to Oversee CRAA Men D1AA and D2
Santa Clara, Calif. – College Rugby Association of America has appointed Josh Sutcliffe as the new Commissioner for Men’s D1AA and D2 Rugby, effective immediately.
Sutcliffe comes to CRAA from his role as Director of Rugby at Stanford University. Before that he was USA Rugby's Coach Development Director and California D1AA Conference Commissioner.
Who Shook Things Up Across College Divisions?
There were a variety of cross-divisional games in men's college rugby this weekend, providing coaches with a different measuring stick than just their annual opposition.