GRR: College Men
While Santa Barbara City College and Long Beach State rolled with big victories this weekend, the most intriguing development in the Gold Coast Conference is the growth of Southern California.
The University of South Carolina won a tough game on the road this weekend, beating NC State 22-20 in Raleigh, NC.
It was a solid bounceback game for the Gamecocks, who were beaten soundly by Life University the week before.
Here are some key scores from Men's DI rugby this weekend. You can see updated standings here. We link to articles about specific games, and those links will be updated as we post more.
The University of Central Florida swept all five games of the South Independent Rugby Conference, defeating Georgia Tech 19-12 in the final Sunday.
UCF won their pool and were seeded #1 coming out of pool play, with Florida International #2, Georgia Tech #3, and Florida State #4.
Colorado State, ranked #43 by Goff Rugby Report and #14 in USA Rugby’s poll, took on Arizona (#43, #9) Saturday in Tucson, Ariz., and it was the slight underdogs CSU that won out, 29-21.
Paced by two tries from their outstanding scrumhalf, Carmine Hernandez, and a new focus on team play, the Rams got a big confidence boost from the weekend.