DIAA College Rugby News
Gamebreakers this week include some multi-try-scorers and tough guys up front—our best performances from DIA and DIAA this past weekend.
Mike Matarazzo, Notre DamePlaying No. 8 for the Irish, Matarazzo was an imposing presence for the Irish was tey won two games this past weekend over Syracuse and Michigan.
Two games are left in the Chesapeake Rugby Conference regular season and those two games have huge ramifications for how the conference will end up.
The winner of the regular season gets a seed to the fall national playoff, but the 2nd and 3rd teams also have a shot, as they play each other on November 9. The winner of that game could well be in the national playoffs, too.
The big question this week is what to do about the teams in the Chesapeake.
Maryland's defeat of Mount St. Mary's isn't that much of a surprise, but with Maryland having beaten MSM but lost to NCSU, but NSCU having lost to MSM, and with Salisbury having tied Maryland and lost to NC State, but having beaten Virginia Tech, it's a case of shuffling all of these teams and wondering.
Three home teams in a row in our list below have the word "George" in their name.
Well, OK, that doesn't mean much. What does mean something is Mount St. Mary's vs Maryland. We outline all of the meaning here:
It's A Wild Road To Top Of The Chesapeake
The road to the Chesapeake Conference probably goes through Maryland, but Virginia Tech is driving the bus.