This is a general category for any playoff games in college rugby.
Once again Vermont won big over tough opposition as the final four teams in NCR's Men's D2 competition was finalized Sunday.
Overall through the NCR Men's D1 playoffs, ARC teams are 8-1.
And that one loss? To another ARC team. All four semifinalists slated to play the weekend of December 6 are from the same conference.
A day after St. Bonaventure surprised everyone with a lopsided win over Brown, Walsh beat Marian in a tight one, Belmont Abbey beat Notre Dame, and Queens beat Wheeling.
In something of a shock result, St. Bonaventure won handily over #1-ranked Brown 51-7 in NCR's D1 quarterfinals.
Bonnies winning wasn't the shock—it was in the cards, certainly—but winning by 44 was not expected.
But Head Coach Danny Neighbour had faith.
In a thriller of a final, Harvard three-peated as National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) champions, holding off NIRA debutantes Lindenwood 22-19.
The game was played at a furious pace and had its fair share of pivotal moments and players.
The final four in NCR’s D1AA is set and we will have a new champion; only one of lst year's semifinalists returns.
Texas A&M edged two-time champs Kentucky in a dramatic match 38-36.
