Men's D1 College Games Ramp Up This Weekend
Men's D1 College Games Ramp Up This Weekend
Rugby East is a very tough conference and it seems like every week there's going to be a big game in that conference.
Probably the most interesting matchup this week is Kutztown at St. Bonaventure. While Kutztown has already played a game this season, Bonnies goes right into conference play with only an alumni scrimmage under its belt.
"We're coming in hot," said St. Bonaventure Head Coach Tui Osborne. "We know Kutztown is itching to get one on us and we're looking forward to the matchup. We have a series of really tough games but that's how we want it."
Having graduated some top-notch players (as in MLR #1 pick Rick Rose), SBU has some leadership to replace, but Osborne told GRR that they have a leadership group for every class, so those guys just step in. Flyhalf Greg Steffens and flanker Matthew Conroy lead Bonnies this year. Kutztown, meanwhile, has a solid team that took care of Adrian over the weekend.
Also of note this week, Indiana takes on Navy in a meeting of two conference winners from last fall (Big 10 vs Rugby East). BYU opens up the Rocky Mountain Conference season at Air Force, but it's worth taking a look at Colorado vs Colorado State. This is an excellent rivalry game and also a game that could decide the second-strongest in that conference.
Dartmouth hosts a wounded Northeastern while Fairfield keeps on rolling and will need to do Nazareth.
D1A and NCR D1 games this weekend. Check back for scores:
9/15 | Marian | 41-34 | U. Notre Dame | Non-Conf. |
9/15 | Ohio State | 24-10 | Michigan | Big 10 |
9/16 | Kutztown | 22-44 | St. Bonaventure | Rugby East |
9/16 | Penn State | 6-26 | Army | Rugby East |
9/16 | Southern Virginia | 18-81 | Mount St. Mary's | Rugby East |
9/16 | Adrian | 3-22 | Notre Dame College | Non-Conf. |
9/16 | Belmont Abbey | 15-43 | Queens | Non-Conf. |
9/16 | Indiana | 21-69 | Navy | Non-Conf. |
9/16 | Mary Washington | 17-15 | Wheeling | Non-Conf. |
9/16 | BYU | 56-0 | Air Force | Rocky Mountain |
9/17 | Colorado | 18-40 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain |
9/16 | Utah Valley | at | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain |
9/16 | Northeastern | 14-45 | Dartmouth | Liberty D1 |
9/16 | Harvard | 0-54 | Brown | Liberty D1 |
9/16 | Fordham | 11-13 | AIC | Liberty D1 |
9/16 | Fairfield | 34-6 | Nazareth | Liberty D1 |
9/16 | Syracuse | 7-46 | Siena | Liberty D1 |
9/16 | Iowa Central CC | 17-80 | Arkansas State | Non-Conf. |
9/16 | Oklahoma | 16-17 | Southern Nazarene | NCR D1 Ind. |
9/16 | Principia | 3-22 | Lindenwood | Non-Conf. |
9/16 | Iowa State | 23-34 | Wisconsin | Non-Conf. |
9/16 | Trine | 6-105 | Aquinas | Big Rivers |
In DIAA, it's a new era in the Southern Conference with more DI teams, including NC State.
Tennessee at South Carolina could be an early SCRC decider. Meanwhile in the MAC an improving Cincinnati started the season with a solid win over Ohio led by five tries from No. 8 Merrick Greulich (three tries) and freshman Zac McDermott (two tries). Now they visit Louisville.
"I thought the guys played a really complete game," said Head Coach Kyle Roche. "Offensively we were maintaining possession and moving the ball well downfield. The forwards controlled set pieces all game and earned multiple scrum penalties. Defensively we were applying pressure and forcing mistakes."
D1AA Games. Check back for scores:
9/15 | Colgate | 8-45 | Yale | Liberty D1AA |
9/16 | East Carolina | 12-32 | NC State | SoCon Non-Conf |
9/16 | Citadel | 43-46 | Coastal Carolina | SoCon Non-Conf |
9/16 | UNC Chapel Hill | 24-12 | UNC Wilmington | SoCon Non-Conf |
9/16 | Tennessee | 33-27 | South Carolina | SCRC |
9/16 | Kentucky | 28-19 | Clemson | SCRC |
9/16 | Georgia | 36-7 | LSU | SCRC |
9/16 | Oklahoma | 16-17 | Southern Nazarene | Non-Conf. |
9/16 | North Texas | at | Wayne State | Non-Conf. |
9/16 | Virginia Tech | Ccld | Maryland | MARC |
9/16 | Cincinnati | 3-77 | Louisville | MAC |
9/16 | Bowling Green | 64-8 | Dayton | MAC |
9/16 | Ohio | 7-56 | Western Michigan | MAC |
9/16 | Stony Brook | 0-87 | UMass | Liberty D1AA |
9/16 | Binghamton | 40-10 | Columbia | Liberty D1AA |
9/16 | Buffalo | 0-55 | Boston College | Liberty D1AA |
9/16 | UConn | 14-17 | URI | Liberty D1AA |
9/16 | Arkansas | 0-34 | Kansas State | Heart of America |
9/16 | Missouri | Ccld | Kansas | Heart of America |
9/16 | WVU | 20-22 | Pitt | Non-Conf. |
9/16 | IUPUI | 88-0 | Southern Illinois | Non-Cnf. |
9/16 | Minnesota | 36-36 | Nebraska | Heart of America |