GRR: ACRC
We have rushed to press the Goff Rugby Report Fall Men's DI College Rankings because of the major upheavals you might expect ... and here they are!
Four Top 10 teams, as well as #11, lost this past weekend, forcing us to reevaluate more than just those teams involved, but the conferences associated with those teams. Frankly, it's a mess, and we tried to un-mess it. So here goes:
Only two games into their ACRL season, NC State is now feeling pretty good after upending Maryland 26-22.
The result was a little bit of an upset - NC State was ranked #36 by Goff Rugby Report, and Maryland #32 - but not much. Still, it’s a big weekend for the Wolfpack and their aspirations in the ACRL.
It all comes down to next week in the Empire Conference, as Syracuse and Colgate both won, and both are now 4-1, right behind winners and still undefeated Stony Brook.
Here are highlights and post-game interviews on Iona's defeat of West Point.
Iona shocked Army 43-26 Saturday in Rugby East action.
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"We'd just give it to the big men; they could create space and then we'd take it up out wide," said freshman Greg Amaty.
It's still AIC and Boston College at the top of the ECRC after both the Yellow Jackets and the Eagles won Saturday.
AIC slammed Middlebury 88-0, paced by three tries from Jihad Khabir and 26 points from Lui Sitama with eight conversions and two tries. No. 8 Matt Jones was a big part of AIC's go-forward, and captain Skyler Adams added two tries.