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College | 03.04.12
Two captains of two very highly-regarded D1-A teams were guardedly
optimistic after easy victories Saturday.
St. Mary's ran through UCLA to the tune of 76-19, while BYU defeated
Arizona State 54-13.
"It was OK," said BYU captain Ryan Roundy. "We took a while to get into the
game, but it was OK. We had some work to do but we got there under tough
conditions."
The game was... Read More
College | 03.04.12
Southeastern Collegiate Rugby Conference play rolled on Saturday
with two massive blowouts and one squeaker.
LSU and Tennessee scored the blowouts over Mississippi State and Kentucky,
respectively. The Tigers blanked the Bulldogs 85-0 , and the Vols crushed
the Wildcats 91-3.
Tennessee and LSU’s wins keep them both undefeated and atop their
respective divisions.... Read More
College | 03.04.12
San
Diego State and UC Santa Barbara continued barreling towards a big
late-season rematch this weekend, with both scoring massive wins in Pacific
Mountain West play.
Friday night, the Gauchos beat Claremont 44-3. It was a close match for the
first half, 16-3 at the break and 6-3 through the first half hour, but UCSB
blew it wide open in the second half with four converted... Read More
College | 03.04.12
Middle Tennessee State exacted some revenge against Kennesaw State
Saturday, beating the Owls 40-14. In the first meeting between the two foes
earlier this season, KSU won 27-15.
The Raiders led 14-7 at halftime, but exploded after intermission,
outscoring Kennesaw 26-7 in the second half.
“We sort of hurt ourselves a little bit with some penalties and we were
losing a little... Read More
College | 03.04.12
Missouri scored a massive win Saturday, beating Arkansas 26-19 in
Fayetteville, Ark. to move to 2-0 in Heart of America conference
play.
The Tigers trailed Arkansas 12-7 at halftime, but poured in three tries and
slotted two conversions in the second half to knock off the previously
unbeaten-in-conference Razorbacks.
“We just got our continuity together again. We were a... Read More
College | 03.04.12
Santa Clara University made a statement Saturday, defeating Sacramento
State 37-26 to secure 1st place in the Northern California D1-AA college
league.
Hooker Ryan Falvey scored three tries and prop Chris Falvey added one, as
did flanker Tim Ohara in a match that vaulted Santa Clara to a 2-1 league
record.
"We came out with great intensity," said Ryan Falvey. "We focused... Read More
College | 03.04.12
Life University beat Texas A&M Saturday 72-3. The Running
Eagles led the Aggies 32-3 at halftime, and the result was never in
doubt.
“Collectively, it was a solid, strong overall performance, pretty evenly
contributed by everybody that put a jersey on today, which is what you
love,” Life coach Dan Payne told RUGBYMag.
Despite putting up just three points in the match, A&M... Read More
College | 03.03.12
The Air Force Academy made it a Service Academy sweep as they overcame
early deficits to beat Arizona 44-21 in front of a big crowd in Tucson,
Ariz. Saturday.
With the local military doing a flyover and the weather enticing the fans,
the game was perfectly set up for the Arizona Wildcats to showcase some
outstanding rugby.
This
they did for about 60 minutes, but a fit and... Read More
College | 03.03.12
Navy expected a stern test from Rutgers this weekend in the D1-A college
opener for both programs, but in the end it turned out to be an incoming
tide for the Midshipmen, as Navy rolled 64-3.
“I think we were flattered a bit by the score,” said Navy Head Coach Mike
Flanagan. “But I was pleased. Our guys played well. We played very well
defensively and it was that defense that... Read More
College | 03.03.12
SALT LAKE CITY - Sophomore fullback Jake Anderson slotted the go-ahead
penalty kick for the Golden Bears with no time remaining as California beat
Utah, 23-22, Saturday at Rio Tinto Stadium.
Anderson made all three of his attempts after taking over the duties midway
through the second half from flyhalf Alex Aronson, who... Read More