Six Non-Conference D1A Games That Shake Things Up
It was an active weekend for D1A teams playing outside of their conference, and here's what happened.
Navy opened up their spring season with a convincing 52-8 defeat of Mount St. Mary's Saturday.
Ranked #1 by GRR and also by CRAA, Navy is building toward the playoffs and will take on BYU and Cal in coming weeks.
What's At Stake in Every D1A Game This Weekend
Here's what we feel is at stake for each game this weekend in D1A Rugby.
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Out-of-Division Action for D1A Teams
Cal Poly defeated Trinity Western 44-36 in the first game of the Spartans' trip to Southern California.
For Trinity Western this was another good test and they will play UCSC in a couple of days. For Cal Poly, this was another improved performance.
Head Coach Chris O'Brien said his team has been working on its defensive structure, and that is beginning to show.
Wild One in Tucson as Wildcats Push Bears
In a surprise scoreline that was almost a shocker result, Cal held on to defeat Arizona 57-51 in Tucson.
Sitton Field is often a tough place to play for road teams and it certainly was for the Cal Bears Saturday, and they weren't helped by getitng into repeated penalty trouble, that ultimately led to several Arizona tries.
Midwest and East Coast Get Going in D1A
You kind of feel like there’s something heating up as more teams outside of California get active.
The notable game outside of the West is most certainly Lindenwood traveling to Jonesboro, Ark. to face Arkansas State.
They don’t ease into it, do they?
