Oklahoma Leads Winners in Red River Weekend
Oklahoma remained unbeaten in the Red River Conference with a gritty 31-19 defeat of Texas A&M Saturday.
Also winning in Red River were LSU and Texas Tech.
Oklahoma did well to lead going against the wind, but with the wind at their backs, knocked on the second half kickoff. This gave the Aggies a prime attacking opportunity. which they converted to take a 19-17 lead.
Utah at St. Mary's Called Off
The game between St. Mary's and Utah has been canceled because snow has made the drive from Salt Lake City to Moraga, Calif. virtually impossible.
DIA Rankings Latest
St. Mary's retains the #1 ranking in USA Rugby's D1A Rugby rankings as voted on by a panel of coaches and journalists.
The Gaels kept their ranking thanks in part to a defeat of Lindenwood, which stays at #3.
Here's the top 5 (previous week's ranking in parentheses):
1) Saint Mary’s (1)
2) Life (2)
3) Lindenwood (3)
4) Indiana (4)
5) Utah (5)
LSU Slams Tide
LSU notched an impressive non-conference victory Saturday with a 55-12 defeat of Alabama.
St. Mary's Holds Off Lindenwood
St. Mary’s held off a determined Lindenwood University 24-13 on a wet Saturday in Moraga, Calif.
The touring Lindenwood team started well, kicking a penalty goal thanks to freshman flyhalf Tadhg Leader, and then seeing loose forward and captain Sebastian Kalm cut in nicely on a support line, take the offload, and power through several Gaels tackles for a try next to the posts.
