Mount St. Mary's defeated Mary Washington in a non--league spring game that is part of a small trend toward playing more 15s after the New Year for fall-centric programs.
Both college teams have voiced a desire to keep 15s front and center event after the fall, citing the desire to keep more players involved, and also to help more of the players develop their 15s skills.
So Saturday was part of that plan, and a good showing by a Mount St. Mary's team that is working to build on its recruiting of US-based talent. UMW is also building up its younger players.
MSM Head Coach Jay Myles said the 39-15 victory was an indication that the players are starting to get it a little better. Playing at a small college that is in the very competitive and challenging Rugby East, and with their reliance on US players, the Mount needs to get as much game time as possible for those players.
