GRR: College Men
Despite what the experts said, Babson vs Catholic in NCR’s Men’s Small-College semifinals was not a close game.
Catholic had experience in the national final four and were also a little older, but their composure left them early and Babson, which has blown a 26-point lead in the quarterfinals before eking out a victory, ran out to an early lead and never let up.
It is, if course, NCR finals weekend this weekend and The Rugby Network has those games for you.
Tour Match
But before that happens, UCLA hosts Oxford University Thursday night.
Going into the NCR Small-College season, many felt that Cal Poly Humboldt and Babson had a serious shot to make it to the final.
Even the (mostly) trained monkeys working in the offices of GRR World Headquarters thought so. CPH had, of course, won it all last year, while Babson had emerged as Small-College 7s champs, so it seemed logical.
The final of the NCR Division 1 has already been played—OK, not played per se but these two teams have already met, will the outcome be the same?
Just about a month ago Notre Dame College defeated St. Bonaventure 28-19 at NDC in South Euclid, Ohio.
The men's DII college championships, regardless of who has run them, have been fraught with caveats over the last several years.
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