Iona Shocks Siena in Liberty Nailbiter
In a somewhat surprising result Iona logged their first conference victory of the season, holding off Siena 30-29 on Alumni Weekend at Iona.
The day was also the day for announcing inductions into the Iona Rugby Hall of Fame, and that was a big event in and of itself. However, Iona still came into the game underdogs.
Men NCR D1 Rankings Week 7 2025
We're having a hard time thinking that Brown can be toppled now unless they actually lose a game. With St. Bonaventure having tied Walsh a week before, they lost their best chance at taking the #1 spot.
Now they'll have to do it in a playoff game.
We talked a bit about the playoff situation in NCR D1 in our latest article:
AIC Pushes Brown as Liberty Comes Down to Wire
Brown University has encountered its two toughest games this last couple of weeks.
After just getting by Dartmouth, the Bears had some work to do to hold off AIC 31-22.
Brown remains undefeated, but it’s been a grand departure from the usual lopsided wins.
Wild Finish as Marian Edges Notre Dame in South Bend
Marian University pulled off a wild win Friday night, beating Notre Dame 32-30 in a non-conference game.
Knights fullback Reese Reddington scored two tries in the final three minutes to pull the game out for Marian.
This Weekend in D1-Level Rugby. We Explain Things
We field the question about "what is going on which this NCR/CRAA/D1A/D1/D1AA thing?" a lot.
