GRR: Central Michigan
Central Michigan's victory over Grand Valley State last weekend was notable because it happened, but also because of the degree of the win.
CMU won 48-14.
It appears that Grand Valley State's place in the USA Rugby Men's DII playoffs will be taken by Great Lakes Conference #3 Central Michigan.
With GVSU unable to play because of a series of injuries and family issues that decimated their roster, and Bethel (the Great Lakes #2) not playing for some time and already hit hard with injuries, CMU has stepped in to fill the spot.
Grand Valley State moved to 6-0 after beating Ferris State 46-3 as the top teams in the Great Lakes Conference all won fairly comfortably.
Bethel defeated Saginaw Valley State 68-5 to improve to 5-1, and Central Michigan defeated Calvin College 65-5.
Grand Valley State remains on top of the Great Lakes Conference after beating Saginaw Valley State 65-19 Saturday.
Grand Valley took a while to get going but after a few words from their captain and coach, the GVSU squad started to pick up the pace.
Grand Valley State defeated Calvin College 53-32 to move to 4-0 in the Great Lakes men's DII college conference.
Flyhalf Nick Roberts did a nice job at running the GVSU attack, while flanker Tarzan Iam, playing in his first game, was a wild man chasing balcarriers down.
At No. 8, Austin Dewey worked the breakdowns and tackles nicely.
