GRR: Northern Iowa
Thomas More is in the Men’s D2 college final after beating Northern Iowa 73-20 in Friday’s semifinal at Aveva Stadium in Houston.
It was a game that Thomas More took control of early.
“The guys played the game plan and it was about communication more than anything else,” said Thomas More Head Coach John Fox. “Talk, work together, be in support.”
The final four men's D2 college teams got to Houston in several different ways.
National Collegiate Rugby is down to the semifinals for their Women's D1 and Small-College playoffs.
We're down to four in the NCR Men's DII College championship and three of the four are varsity programs.
It was almost four, with Marian leading by a slim margin before Northern Iowa scored late to win it.
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In a tight, hugely physical match that lived up to expectations, Illinois State held off a determined Northern Iowa team 27-23 to win the Great Midwest.
Both teams move on to the national playoffs and both will take Round of 16 berths. but ISU gets the bigger trophy.