College Men
LIberty's NCR D1 league continues to be an intriguing conference as some teams found out this week.
Rivalry ClashIona were defeated by nearby rivals Fairfield 23-13 in what Fairfield DOR Austin Ryan called "an absolute dog fight against a bitter rival."
Both teams have suffered from injuries but that didn't mean they would be hesitant to get stuck in.
Navy overcame some little miscues and an early Penn State try to defeat the Nittany Lions 35-10 in Rugby East Conference play Saturday in Annapolis, Md.
Penn State scored the first try of the game, putting Navy under some pressure and seeing prop Cole Stoeppelwerth power over for the opening points, Flyhalf Jake O'Donnell converted.
About 11 conferences take the field in men's D2 college action this week.
It seems like we have a fairly wide open Great Midwest, which remains one of the most robust D2 conferences.
We've got Northern Iowa at Wisconsin-Whirewater this weekend, and that could easily be the conference final when the dust settles.
Over 40 men's D1-level college games are on the slate this week.
Mount St. Mary's is looking to make a surge into the upper echelon of the Rugby East and D1A, and they have an impressive, but young, team with which to do it.
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