Rudy Scholz Award Finalists Named The four finalists for the Rudy Scholz Award as the top collegiate rugby player in the USA have been named. The Rudy Scholz Award is sponsored by and presented by the Washington Athletic Club of Seattle, Wash., and the WAC holds an awards event every June to present this trophy and the trophy for the MA Sorensen Award.
Eastern Regional Headlines D1AA Playoff April
The spring D1AA season is coming to a head with two playoffs this weekend, another next weekend, and a weekend of bowl games and a championship at the beginning of May. In Florida, the semifinals kick off with St. Thomas (8-0) taking on Florida State (5-3). The seedings hinged on the FSU vs South Florida game, in which USF won 39-34 to budge ahead at 5-2-1.
Some Big Scores in D1A Western Bracket Cal Poly visited Cal for Round 1 in the Western Bracket and the Mustangs started the game on the front foot and using their kicking game to test the Bears. A Coby Baker penalty attempt drifted wide, and after a few minutes Cal finally got into Mustangs territory.
D1A Eastern Bracket Playoff Games: Eastern Update Here's the latest from the D1A playoffs in the Eastern bracket. Navy scored early, gave up a try on a chargedown, and then kept the pressure in winning 41-7 over Mary Washington. The Mids scored off a short lineout throw less than three minutes in, with hooker Jake Beitia charging over.
Playoff Time in Most Competitive D1A Ever Saturday brings the opening round of the D1A playoffs and there are a couple of things to consider. It's Different Because ... This year the playoffs expanded to 16. No one gets a bye to the second round. Serendipity jumped in with eight of the top 16 teams being in the East and eight being in the West.
