Rhode Island Wins Again
The University of Rhode Island men’s rugby team remain undefeated in New England Collegiate Rugby Conference play Saturday after a dominant 42-22 victory over University of New Hampshire in at Student Rec Field in Durham, NH.
UNI Making a Move in Northern Lights
University of Northern Iowa may be famous for being the school that launched the career of former Eagle Paul Emerick, but it's not as if they're done playing rugby after that.
UNI, playing in the Northern Lights Conference, which covers Minnesota and a couple of other states, won their second game in a row this weekend, beating North Dakota State 72-33.
Tri-State Latest as Leaders EmergeVassar and RPI took wins in the Tri-State Men’s DII college conference Saturday, giving both a nice start to the season, while Fairfield continued their torrid run, and NJIT also kept winning. For Vassar, it was a good day as Eli Vargas scored four tries in a 74-0 shutout of Siena.
Salisbury Battles Through
Salisbury University’s 29-17 defeat of UMBC was not what you’d expect.
The Sharks won one of the two national championships held last year, and are always near the top of the DII College heap. A winning margin of 12 points seems a bit small.
Rhode Island, UVM, Norwich Winners in New England
Rhode Island, Norwich, and Vermont were all victors in the Men's DII New England Rugby Conference this past weekend.
