Utah Visits Arizona State in PAC
Utah visits Arizona State this weekend in PAC Rugby Conference play, and the Utes will hope the travel will be kinder than it was last week, when they had to call off a trip to St. Mary’s.
Certainly the intriguing but unfinished Utah squad would have wanted the stern test against the Gaels before facing the Sun Devils, but snow blocked their bus, and that was that.
WellDog Sponsors Wyoming-Aussie Exchange
Energy company WellDog has announced that it has established a rugby student athlete exchange program between the University of Wyoming and universities in Brisbane, Australia.
Oklahoma Leads Winners in Red River Weekend
Oklahoma remained unbeaten in the Red River Conference with a gritty 31-19 defeat of Texas A&M Saturday.
Also winning in Red River were LSU and Texas Tech.
Oklahoma did well to lead going against the wind, but with the wind at their backs, knocked on the second half kickoff. This gave the Aggies a prime attacking opportunity. which they converted to take a 19-17 lead.
Utah at St. Mary's Called Off
The game between St. Mary's and Utah has been canceled because snow has made the drive from Salt Lake City to Moraga, Calif. virtually impossible.
DIA Rankings Latest
St. Mary's retains the #1 ranking in USA Rugby's D1A Rugby rankings as voted on by a panel of coaches and journalists.
The Gaels kept their ranking thanks in part to a defeat of Lindenwood, which stays at #3.
Here's the top 5 (previous week's ranking in parentheses):
1) Saint Mary’s (1)
2) Life (2)
3) Lindenwood (3)
4) Indiana (4)
5) Utah (5)
