GRR: Arkansas State
In a result that was a bit of an upset, Davenport defeated Arkansas State 17-16 in Jonesboro Saturday.
These two teams had played a deceptively close game in Grand Rapids in the fall—ASU eventually won 30 but it was a 17-8 game as late as 65 minutes in.
This time, Davenport was determined not to allow a late-game points surge.
Longtime rivals meet up in college rugby this weekend as the old Mid-South has a sort of reunion weekend, and all four of the teams involved are in GRR's Top 10.
Life University is coming off a victory over Lindenwood that launched them up to #3. They take on Arkansas State, a team we moved up to #2.
Arkansas State, ranked #8 in the CRAA D1A Power Rankings and #9 by GRR defeated Lindenwood (ranked #2 by both rankings) 13-7 on a wild, windy day at Curt Huckaby Field in Jonesboro, Ark.
This was a low-scoring match and both teams defended their line through the game as it was a nailbiter with two minutes left. The urgency to halt scoring chances was high energy throughout.
Arkansas State faces Southern Virginia in the Hornet's Nest Bowl this weekend and it's going to be a challenge.
SVU has been working its way through a very tough Rugby East schedule, and they've pulled off a few surprises. Key among those was their last-second win over Kutztown.
Three tries in the space of the final 12 minutes turned a close-run game into a comprehensive victory as Arkansas State ran away from Davenport 38-8 Saturday.
In a game shown on The Rugby Network as one of the Games of the Week>>
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