GRR: College Men
There were a variety of cross-divisional games in men's college rugby this weekend, providing coaches with a different measuring stick than just their annual opposition.
Team captain Ben Haugh scored three tries for the Navy men’s rugby team as they defeated Indiana 69-21 Saturday.
In a clash of two teams that won their conference in 2022, Navy had the upper hand against an IU team that graduated some very key veterans.
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.