The Pacific Western Rugby Conference (PWRC) is a Division 1 collegiate rugby conference for men's teams located in Northern California and Western Nevada. It is a member of the College Rugby Association of America (CRAA) and includes teams like Stanford, Cal, and Sacramento State. The conference hosts both 15s and 7s seasons and its top teams compete in regional and national playoffs.
Five more games remain in the DIAA Round of 16 and we've got plenty of games that are tough to call.
So UC Davis is back to defend the team’s national DIAA championship, and so far it’s all gone well.
Yes the team decided to change coaches, and their old coach, who won a national championship with the Aggies, ends up getting into the US Rugby Hall of Fame, but maybe what Mike Purcell created was such a good platform that the winning couldn’t help but continue.
UC Davis defeated Nevada-Reno 35-3 and Sacramento State 40-29 to win the Pacific Western conference title this past weekend.
With the victory, Davis gets a home playoff game in the DIAA Round of 16, and an excellent shot at repeating the title they won last season. Sac State, by virtue of the Hornets' 25-17 win over Chico State, also has qualified for the DIAA playoffs.
Sacramento State and UC Davis will meet each other Sunday afternoon after the teams won Pacific Western semifinal games Saturday.
UC Davis handled Nevada fairly comfortably 35-3.
Goff Rugby Report has an update on the DIAA College playoff picture.
Sixteen teams are expected to compete for the title, with the final May 7 in Moraga, Calif.
Not all of the teams we thought would be in the playoffs in this article will participate. So here’s how it looks now:
