Men DII College News
Paced by an impressive weekend by Don Holmes, IUP won its second straight NCR D2 championship, beating Northern Iowa in an entertaining and close-run final 38-29 Sunday.
Goff Rugby Report's recent obsession has been whether iron actually sharpens iron or not.
For the most part we at GRR World Headquarters believe it does—teams that have to struggle and that have to work their way through difficult conferences are better prepared for playoff rugby than those who have an easy time of it. There are exceptions, of course, but generally the adage holds.
We're down to four teams in Men's D2 college rugby as Sunday saw the NCR D2 quarterfinals.
GRR's #1-ranked IUP won their closest game of the year, edging a tenacious UNC-Wilmington 29-24 to advance to the semifinals in Houston in three weeks.
Expectations were largely met in the NCR Men’s D2 college playoffs.
A ThrillerPerhaps the most exciting Round of 16 game was Georgetown vs RPI. The Hoyas edged the Engineers 21-20 in a wild one.
Friday and Sunday produces our first two rounds of the NCR Men’s D2 playoffs and we do have some big question-mark games on the slate.
Defending champs IUP are back with what is largely the same lineup that won it all last year. Last year’s runners-up Memphis are back and they have a very talented side in which the biggest question is, have they been challenged.
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