GRR: UMass-Lowell
Rugby Northeast is already looking to be very tight all the way through, as Norwich rebounded from a somewhat surprising loss last week to win, and UMass Lowell puts it hand up.
The Men’s DII league this week saw UMass Lowell hold off Middlebury 22-12 in a game that was probably even closer than the score indicates.
The Rugby Northeast Conference is is coming down to the wire with four teams chasing 1st place.
Bentley had a bye and stays at 4-0, but now they are tied with Providence College, which defeated Bryant 39-24 to join Bentley at 4-0.
Meanwhile, Southern Connecticut slammed Stonehill 65-0 to move to 3-1, while also winning was UMass-Lowell, which edged Roger Williams 32-26.
Bentley continues on their winning ways with a 19-12 defeat of Roger Williams in the Rugby Northeast DII conference.
Head Coach Brian Pendergrast lauded his team’s composure and conditioning for holding off the 1-0 RWU squad.
UMass-Lowell started their Rugby Northeast season up and down, beating St. Michael’s, losing to Roger Williams, beating Bentley (barely), and losing to Providence - but then things changes.
Bentley College will represent the Rugby Northeast Conference in the national Men’s DII College playoffs after beating a brave UMass-Lowell 29-27 in overtime.
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