GRR: Furman
Furman University pulled off quite the upset Saturday, winning their Men’s National DII semifinal over three-time defending champs Minnesota-Duluth 32-29.
Bolstered by a vocal home crowd - the semis were held at Furman - the Paladins played some sterling defense and torched the Fighting Penguins for three key first-half tries that proved the difference.
OK so we have the preview articles on each team, and now it’s time to make some predictions.
Furman At Home in the National Semis
Whitewater #1 But Now's Time to Prove It
The key game for Furman University this season was the Southern Conference final.
Going into that game Head Coach John Roberts - after whom the college’s rugby field is named - acknowledged the massive importance of that matchup with UNC-Charlotte. Lose and you still make the national playoffs, but win … and you’re at home for the entire playoff run.
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater shut out the Coast Guard Academy in an impressive showing to make the national DII semis.
We are down to eight teams in the Men’s DII College rugby playoffs.
In Pittsburgh, Rowan edged Illinois State 18-17 in a tough clash in the rain and cold and mud.
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