College Men
USA Rugby announced the 36 teams that will compete in DIA rugby this year, and the list includes the Big Ten (10 teams), Rugby East (seven teams), Mid-South (three teams), West (five), California (five), and Red River (six).
The season begins in the East Coast Rugby Conference, with Albany at Middlebury, UMass at Boston College, and Northeastern visiting AIC.
Cornell University hosts West Point this weekend in the opening match for both teams for this fall.
The Iona College men’s rugby team got a surprise Wednesday at training when USA Men’s National Head Coach Mike Tolkin dropped in to run a session.
USA Rugby has made a few changes to the College Eligibility Regulations.
The changes have to do with players in graduate school who have not used up their eligibility.