The California Collegiate Conference is a regional collegiate rugby conference affiliated with the College Rugby Association of America (CRAA) that operates two levels, D1A and D1AA.
The league realignment in 2022-23 marked its expansion and formal establishment of the two divisions, with plans for promotion and relegation between the levels going forward.
Saint Mary's defeated UC Santa Barbara 94-0 Saturday in the opening game of the DIA California Conference season.
The California Conference gets an early start this weekend as UC Santa Barbara visits the Saint Mary's Gaels Saturday.
Santa Clara visits Arizona Saturday in a key warmup for the two teams, as Santa Clara targets a DIA playoff spot and Arizona looks to move up in the PAC Conference.
For Arizona, this will be a chance for Head Coach Sean Duffy’s still very young team to make a statement. Duffy has a deep roster, but many of those players were recruited in the last couple of years.
The DIA College meetings were held this weekend and the conferences decided to add several teams for the 2016-17 season.
Every conference was represented at the meetings in Colorado, and among the many issues discussed was the addition of college programs hoping to move up.
Among the additions:
St. Mary’s joined Lindenwood, Life, and Utah in the DIA semifinals with a convincing 77-17 defeat of Air Force Sunday.
