The Northwest Collegiate Rugby Conference got a nice little shakeup with Saturday's results, as previously 2-0 Western Washington was upended 10-0 by the University of Washington.
The Husky may not have brought too much offensive firepower, but they played tough defense against a WWU team had already beaten Oregon and Western Oregon.
"The defense was good," said UW Coach Kevin Swiryn. "We have a long ways to go, but we made up for it with a mix of grit and work rate. WWU missed an easy kick and had an unlucky knock-on at the tryline, which would've changed the entire match."
Neither team was able to score in the second half.
"I am proud of our young guys for playing a tough 80 minutes against a big, physical, and well-drilled opponent," said Swiryn. "WWU is going to be that much better in playoffs so we have a lot of work to do to keep up."
Meanwhile, Oregon were pushed by Western Oregon but prevailed 25-15, Central Washington cruched Boise State 96-3, and Washington State moved to 1-1 with a 20-7 defeat of Eastern Washington.
With these results, CWU moves into 1st place, where they will probably stay. But Washington laid down a bit of a marker Saturday with their result, and it looks as though the spots 2-4 for the playoffs are anything but settled.
Unofficial standings:
| NCRC | W | L | T | Pf | Pa | Pd | BT | BL | Pts |
| Central Washington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 3 | 217 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Western Washington | 2 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 25 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Washington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Oregon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Washington State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 131 | -111 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Eastern Washington | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 54 | -23 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Boise State | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 96 | -93 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Western Oregon | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 81 | -66 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
