The Gateway Collegiate Rugby Conference (GCRC) is a Division 2 men's college rugby conference that operates under the National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) organization.
The GCRC features teams from across America's heartland, including Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, and Arkansas.
It was a bit of a soft opening for DII men's college teams Labor Day Weekend, but some teams have already kicked off.
Missouri S&T was really strong two years ago in the Gateway, and made a statement a week ago with a big victory over Principia. The Miners were tough and physical and that saw them through.
The Men's DII College schedule for this weekend is suddenly far, far smaller than it has been the previous weeks.
Now that we're into the national playoffs, we've got nine games this weekend, all involving ranked teams, and most involving two ranked teams.
Principia has won the Gateway Conference with a 32-14 defeat of Southern Illinois University Sunday.
Principia made the final after beating Pitt State 49-22 on Saturday, while SIU beat Missouri S&T 19-14, scoring two tries in the final 15 minutes to erase a 14-7 deficit.
Defending Gateway Conference champs Missouri S&T look like they might be poised to repeat after an impressive 39-7 win over UMKC.
For Head Coach Dane Meyer, it was a good victory, but there’s still more to do.
The past Labor Day Weekend the Men of Saint Louis University Rugby launched their inaugural Rugby Ambassador Program.
De La Salle HS
Saint Mary's (Rudy Scholz Finalist)
USA U20s (Captain)
USA Men's National 15s Team (Debut vs Georgia 2023 at age 20)
As a 17-year-old Spencer Huntley required a waiver to play for the USA U20s, an indication of how he was rated in the USA age-grade pathway. He got that waiver and impressed for the USA U20s, and then moved up to the USA U23s. He led the San Diego Mustangs to a national HS Club championship in 2024.
He also played in the SoCal single-school league for Cathedral Catholic.
Hope Rogers began playing rugby at age 16 in high school and continued to compete during her time at Penn State University. There, she won four National Championships, was crowned MVP on two occasions, was named to the USA Under-20s and earned Collegiate All-American honors for four years. Rogers was also an impressive discus player during her senior year in high school where she broke a school record and won Gold at Districts for the sport.
Mike played for Life College, Philly-Whitemarsh and played for the USA National 7s and 15s teams in the 1980s and 1990s.
He was also part of the Atlantis touring side, playing 7s for the team in several around the world.
