GRR: College Men
Rugby East is a very tough conference and it seems like every week there's going to be a big game in that conference.
Probably the most interesting matchup this week is Kutztown at St. Bonaventure. While Kutztown has already played a game this season, Bonnies goes right into conference play with only an alumni scrimmage under its belt.
D2 Games really get going now and in fact we have a few that carry some weight.
Below we list the games for the weekend, including some crossovers where the D2 team plays a D1, D1AA, or Small College team. We've also got some all-Small matchups there because they are being played as part of a D2/Small College hybrid league.
But, notable for our rankings:
We cover action from the last two weeks in men's D1A, NCR D1, and D1AA action.
Here are some players who stood out the last couple of weeks, and it's interesting to see how many freshmen looked strong, and it's got to be a good column for the Vienna HS program as we've got three grads from there in this week's list.
The College Rugby Association of America’s (CRAA) has announced its D1A All-American Team for the 2022-2023 Season.
Six of the players named to the D1A All-Americans have been drafted by Major League Rugby in 2023. A total of twenty-three College Rugby of Association of America players were taken in the domestic competition’s 2023 draft class.
Not a lot of D2 games this week but there were a few.
Northern Iowa goes 1-2 in the Middle of the Map tournament but that wasn't a bad performance at all. All of their opponents were D1 teams and they were competitive in all games. So, yes, it's a tournament (so not super rankings important) but still good enough.