The Chesapeake Collegiate Rugby Conference was a college rugby conference that has since been absorbed into the larger Rugby East Conference. The Chesapeake conference, which included universities from Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina, competed under the National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) umbrella and is noted for its competitive games. The transition to Rugby East expanded the larger conference to 11 teams.
In writing about the Chesapeake Conference, where there seemed to be an inordinate number of close games, we decided to see if our impressions were correct.
For a new conference, the Chesapeake Collegiate has been a rousing success.
Few conferences can boast so many close games, and the conference itself is still hugely competitive, with five teams still in with a shot at a conference title.
James Madison is continuing the team's torrid run after their close loss to Mount Saint Mary's, following up on last week's 66-0 shutout of Salisbury with a 41-22 defeat of Maryland Saturday.
The DIAA Fall playoff picture is clearing a little bit as USA Rugby works on the brackets.
Here's how it looks to be shaking out:
In a rain-soaked game reminiscent of old-school rugby, the University of Mary Washington adjusted to the weather in the 2nd half and pulled away from the University of Virginia to win 34-12 in Chesapeake Conference action.
UMW improved to 3-1 while Virginia dropped to 1-3.
