Monday, June 04, 2012

National Champs Redux

Kevin McGuire photo

Do not take this the wrong way, but how long has it been since you've read something like this?
AFTER 2 DAYS, and 38 matches, the Collegiate Rugby Championship came down to two national powerhouses at PPL Park on Sunday: defending champion Dartmouth and talent-laden Arizona.
Read that again: Two national powerhouses, defending champion Dartmouth and talent-laden Arizona.

In case you missed it, Dartmouth vaulted out to a 19-0 lead and went on to a 24-5 victory over the Wildcats. Find the full story here and the Dartmouth rugby website story here.

There's also an AP story on the game.

For scores of all 38 games in the two-day extravaganza, click here.
From the "go figure" department:

Dartmouth corner Shawn Abuhoff is no longer on the Hamilton Tiger Cats roster but now former Big Green defensive end/outside linebacker Matt Oh is on the roster. Find a quick note about the Ticat transactions here. Find Oh's Tiger Cat bio here and his Dartmouth bio here.