DIA Rugby News
The West Coast gets a bit of a wakeup with some warmup tournaments and a tour—here's what's going on in DIA, DIAA, and NCR DI men's rugby this week.
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DIAIt's a relatively light weekend in D1A, the most interesting games might well be Colorado at Grand Canyon and UCLA.
D1A, D1, and D1AA college rugby is ramping up and we've got intriguing games from all over.
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Colorado, BYU, and Colorado State are all 2-0 now in the Rocky Mountain DIA conference.
Colorado State defeated Air Force 52-31 in an entertaining game. The Rams opened up an adventurous style of play and Sam Masterson's kicking from the hand and the tee were exceptional.
West Point looked very impressive in shutting out St. Bonaventure 29-0 Saturday in Rugby East play.
Ranked #5 among D1A-level teams by Goff Rugby Report, the Black Knights got tries from Isaac Marret, Koikoui Nelligan, Gerard McCarron, and Scharl du Toit to down #16 St. Bonaventure. Sean McNulty converted three and added a penalty goal. Army is now 2-0 in the Rugby East.
The Rugby East saw plenty of drama this weekend as Penn State had to claw back to beat Kutztown 33-30.
Penn State started strong but then Kutztown stormed past. The Penn State players didn't panic, however, stuck to their pattern and started to score tries.