DIA Rugby News
In a clash of two D1A Rugby East teams moving up the ladder, Mary Washington defeated Mount St. Mary's 39-20.
We have quite a bit to say about D1A and NCR D1 games, plus quite a bit to say about DIAA games, so this week we're splitting DIAA off into its own preview article.
It's been interesting to see how teams and players step up in cross-divisional games and more challenging games.
How a player steps into the fray when playing a team that is heavily favored or a big challenge is how we, over time, find special competitors. We do have some standouts in blowout games, but it's the close games we notice more.
We're capping off September and we're pretty much done with warmups and testing ourselves.
Now we're in the meat of the fall season.
Expect some changes from Long Beach, Calif. as a coaching shift has Long Beach State looking to move up in the D1A California Conference.