Amherst MA
The UMass men's rugby team is a Division 1-AA program that competes nationally. They recently finished 4th in the nation at the National Collegiate Rugby Championship (7s) and have been a top program in the Liberty Rugby Conference, winning the conference's 7s title three consecutive years (2023, 2024, 2025).
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Who Has the Best Defense in D1AA?
Who has the best defense in Men’s D1AA rugby this fall?
Could it be MAC leaders Bowling Green, who are allowing a paltry 9.0 points per game? Well, what about the #2 team in that conference, Louisville? They are allowing 7.4 points per game.
Kansas isn’t quite at that level, allowed just over 10 per game.
Stifling UMass Defense Sees Minutemen Past BC
In a meeting of unbeaten teams in the Liberty DIAA Conference, UMass beat Boston College 20-13 to improve to 6-0 and drop BC to 5-1.
With the victory the Minutemen should be tops in the Liberty East which should set them up for a semifinal against Columbia, while BC will face off with Binghamton.
New DIA Conference to Shake Up College Leagues
A new three-division conference is being formed for the 2017-18 DIA college season, with an eye toward localizing certain competitions and keeping teams that want to play only in the fall together.
Bowl Series Set for Iona
The Rugby Bowl Series schedule has been set, with 12 college rugby teams facing off this coming weekend at Iona College.
Empire, ECRC Teams Face Off
The top six teams in the Empire Conference are playing the top six teams in the ECRC Saturday in Saratoga Springs, NY.
