GRR: College Men
Keep a close eye on the Heart of America, with two very compelling games this week.
In the Liberty Rhode Island at Yale is perhaps the one with the biggest standings ramifications, while Louisville at Western Michigan is a big one for both in the MAC.
This weekend sees a few crux games in a variety of D1A and NCR D1 conferences.
We visited Fairfield Thursday night and they have a key game against Dartmouth in New Hampshire. Both teams lost close ones against AIC that they might have felt they should have won. Now which team can stay among the top three? We find out Saturday.
The College. Rugby Association of America (CRAA) and 8X8 Sports has launched a Player of the Week award and this is the first week.
(8X8 Sports is Goff Rugby Report's new kit provider. Go to 8x8sports.com)
With action in four separate divisions, four separate Player of the Week nods were given. Here is who and why:
We don't have a ton of moves this week but one or two are consequential.
Well we've been talking about how there's a top tier and a 2nd tier and then a 3rd tier in Men's D2 college rugby, and it's clear to us that is the case.
Fourteen of our Top 20 played, and only one lost. That loss was #15 losing to #10.