D1A Rugby: 2019: Round 7 Preview

2019: Round 7 Preview

Chris Turner    |    October 17, 2019

Five Top-25 ranked matchups this weekendMid-South conference in full swing Cross-Conference battlesNotable home conference gamesAll matchups listed across the weekend East There are two big home matchups in the Eastern Conference this upcoming weekend. The first will be the rebounding #16 St. Bonaventure (1-3) side taking on #12 Army (1-3). Both of these clubs are […]

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D1A Rugby: 2019: Round 6 Recap

2019: Round 6 Recap

Dillon Wall    |    October 14, 2019

Big Notre Dame win over #13 St. Bonaventure#7 Kutztown over #8 Penn State#12 Army falls to #4 LindenwoodNotable games throughout conferences Independent Notre Dame hosted #13 St. Bonaventure this past weekend at Stinson Field. Notre Dame has had mixed results at the D1A level in the past year but notched arguably their biggest win yet, […]

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D1A Rugby: Week 3 Preview: Monster matchups battle for conference supremacy

Week 3 Preview: Monster matchups battle for conference supremacy

Chris Turner    |    September 19, 2019

D1A Conference match breakdownsWeekly preview with notable game mentionsAll matchups listed across the weekend As rugby followers, fans, and players, the majority clammer for big hits, highlighting tries, and classic matchups to see which toughest teams survive on the other side of the whistle. This weekend certainly does not shy away from those yearning feelings, […]

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D1A Rugby: Top 20 Rankings – Week 3

Top 20 Rankings – Week 3

Chris Turner    |    September 18, 2019

This upcoming week’s rankings have been released with two noticeable matchups that had consequential ripple effects throughout the Top 20. The biggest game to note was the self-named “Battle of the Goldens”, with Kutztown’s enormous victory over Army, which had catapulted the Golden Bears from #10 to now, #7. Unfortunately for the Golden Knights their […]

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D1A Rugby: 2019 Week 2 Recap: Dominance Reinstated. Period.

2019 Week 2 Recap: Dominance Reinstated. Period.

Dillon Wall    |    September 17, 2019

#18 Notre Dame College hosted #8 Penn State in each side’s first East Conference game of the year. Notre Dame College took an early lead with a try, thanks to outside center Matthew Smith, in the second minute of the game. Penn State would immediately answer back, tying the game up at 7 a piece […]

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D1A Rugby: Week 2 Preview: Ten ranked teams clash head-to-head

Week 2 Preview: Ten ranked teams clash head-to-head

Chris Turner    |    September 13, 2019

Top 20 shakeups & new On The Bubble teamsWeek 2 preview with notable game mentionsOklahoma gains new head coach in former international and Super Rugby coach, Blikkies GroenewaldAll matchups listed across the weekend After the Week 1 dust has settled, there has been some movement within the Top 20 and Bubble Teams. The most notable […]

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D1A Rugby: Final Rankings of 2019 Season

Final Rankings of 2019 Season

Angus Bishop    |    May 14, 2019

The final rankings from the 2019 season have been released and Life University finished on top. That wasn’t the only change to the rankings that closed out the regular season. Lindenwood, after making it into the semifinals and almost pushing through to the Championship, have moved into fourth, while Navy dropped to fifth. The only […]

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D1A Rugby: Final Rankings of the Regular Season Released

Final Rankings of the Regular Season Released

Angus Bishop    |    April 5, 2019

After a climactic end to the regular season, including some upsets and strong challenges from lower ranked teams, the seeds for the playoffs were set, and so too, the final rankings for the regular season. Cal, after beating the #1 ranked Saint Mary’s Gaels, have assumed the Top spot in the rankings, with Life remaining […]

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