Men DII Clubs

Two St. Louis Clubs Join Forces

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:48:00 GMT

The St. Louis Bombers and St. Louis Hornets have announced a partnership for the 2010-2011 season. The clubs have formed St. Louis United Rugby in an effort to field three competitive teams teams for the upcoming season. The DII Bombers side will play in the West-Central Division, al...

New England DII Season Opens with Friday Night Win for Champs

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 01:49:00 GMT

By RUGBYMag.com Staff Battle between two New England DII playoff teams from last season was far from pretty in their league opener Friday night, as Middlesex and Portland (Maine) each struggled to put together multiple phases. But a win is a win and MIddlesex will take it. Wing and Man of t...

Krewe Captures DII Championship

Sun, 06 Jun 2010 21:05:00 GMT

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OMBAC Claims DIII Title

Sun, 06 Jun 2010 16:16:00 GMT

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Tampa Krewe Through to DII Final

Sat, 05 Jun 2010 16:36:00 GMT

GLENDALE, Colo. -- By Pat Clifton Two of the most physical teams in DII, Tampa Bay Krewe and Snake River, squared off in Saturday’s first DII semifinal. Snake River got on the board first with a penalty goal at the two-minute mark, but Tampa captured the lead off a Mark Petrini try and a Ma...

St. Louis, OMBAC Meet In DIII Final

Sat, 05 Jun 2010 16:15:00 GMT

By Pat Clifton (Butch Leitz photos, St. Louis in blue, Cedar Rapits in white; Virginia in organge, OMBAC in white) In the first DIII semifinal of the day, Cedar Rapids owned the opening half. They ran off phase after phase, inching deeper into St. Louis territory and milking the clock. The Ro...

OMBAC Hungry For Another Title

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 21:32:00 GMT

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DII National Title Up For Grabs

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:32:00 GMT

By Pat Clifton (Does Tampa have enough to bring home a title?) The DII final four gets underway Saturday in Glendale, Colo. with four teams who haven’t so much as sniffed a DII title in recent memory, as Tampa Bay Krewe is the only semifinal participant who even made the sweet 16 last year a...

Krewe Gets Southern Pride Back

Tue, 25 May 2010 20:11:00 GMT

By Alex Goff (Jeff Herron slies in for a try for Tampa Sunday.) The Tampe Krewe continued their run into the playoffs Sunday with a convincing 32-5 victory over Brandywine to make the men’s DII club semifinals. Certainly the heat was a factor in the game. Playoff matches played in Co...

Snake River Slithers to DII Semis

Tue, 25 May 2010 13:13:00 GMT

By Pat Clifton (Ia Falo, pictured above, brings the intensity he used as a special teamer at Boise State from their home blue turf to the rugby pitch. Pat Clifton photo.) Snake River of Boise, Idaho is back in the national semis for the first time in 14 years, and is looking to add a second D...

DIII St. Louis Royals Earn First Bid to Semis

Tue, 25 May 2010 13:11:00 GMT

By Pat Clifton The St. Louis Royals burst on to the national DIII scene last weekend in Austin, Texas, romping to the final four with convincing wins over Camelback, 28-10, and San Pedro, 52-36, and did so in the club’s first national tournament appearance. ...

Doylestown Through to DII Semis

Sun, 23 May 2010 15:50:00 GMT

By Alex Goff Columbia, SC - Doylestown defeated Lincoln Park 29-7 Sunday in the USA Rugby men's DII club quarterfinals. Led by an outstanding day by center Mike Weir, who scored a try and two conversions and was a key compenent of their attack, Doylestown weathered the hot, humid South Carolina wea...

Comeback Drama in DII Playoffs

Sun, 23 May 2010 02:10:00 GMT

By Alex Goff It was comeback day in the DII club playoffs, especially in the East Pool 2, where the Tampa Krewe fell behind big-time and stormed back, and Brandywine went ahead, and just barely held on. The Chicago Blaze, led by a superb game from flyhalf and play-coach Lance Houia, scored early...

Four DIII Clubs Advance in Austin

Sat, 22 May 2010 22:58:00 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas -- Photos by Pat Clifton Marin County registered a lopsided 48-5 win over Dallas Athletic Rugby Club OMBAC slid past Budd Bay 25-7 The St. Louis Royals (in blue) ran over Camelback 28-10 San Pedro knocked out the big fish --2009 national champs Northern State-- ...

DII QFs Set

Sat, 22 May 2010 22:46:00 GMT

By Pat Clifton (SFGG vs. Omaha headlines Sunday's DII card in Austin. Pat Clifton photo) Austin, Texas - Pacific Coast dominated the DII round of 16 in Austin Saturday, with Snake River trouncing Ft. Worth 48-0, Santa Rosa sneaking past SoCal champion Old Atzecs 25-12 and San Francisco Golden Gate...

Santa Rosa Ends Playoff Drought

Tue, 04 May 2010 15:22:00 GMT

By Pat Clifton Finishing second in Pool B of the Pacific Coast’s playoffs last weekend, Santa Rosa has punched its ticket to nationals for the first time since at least 1996 (the farthest USA Rugby men’s club championships go back for both divisions I and II). Santa Rosa reached the...

The Pacific Coast Paradox

Mon, 03 May 2010 17:44:00 GMT

By Pat Clifton Why is Fresno, champion of NorCal, staying home for the DII national playoffs while San Francisco Golden Gate and Santa Rosa (second and third in NorCal, respectively) advance? That’s an interesting question. The hard and fast reason is because they lost to Snake River, c...

DII Sweet 16 Set

Mon, 03 May 2010 17:30:00 GMT

Only one team, Brandywine, returns from last year's elite eight

DII Playoff Picture Clears Up This Weekend

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:42:00 GMT

By Pat Clifton DII playoffs are kicking off in the South, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, West, SoCal and Pacific Coast this weekend, and after Sunday, the DII national bracket will be set, as the Northeast union has already been decided, with Bayonne and Middlesex moving trough. In the West, the Omaha...

Budd Bay DIII Champs in Pac. Northwest

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:20:00 GMT

By Pat Clifton (Above, Budd Bay, in blue, nabs the lineout and the title.) The Budd Bay Buffaloes won the Pacific Northwest DIII men’s title last weekend, beating Portland Saturday and Corvallis Sunday. Budd Bay got on the board first in Saturday’s semifinal with an early try and...

Santa Rosa Nabs DII Pac Coast Playoff Berth

Sun, 25 Apr 2010 20:34:00 GMT

With a BA Barracus loss and a win over San Jose, Santa Rosa has punched its ticket to Boise

Wilmington Through to MARFU DII Semis

Sun, 25 Apr 2010 18:42:00 GMT

All the scores from DII playoffs in the Mid-Atlantic

DII, DIII West Championship Matchups

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 11:04:00 GMT

By Pat Clifton (Above, Wichita makes a break against Topeka.) The West DII and DIII Championships take place next weekend, along with the U-19 and High School playoffs, in Ft. Worth. Only four teams, one from each subregion, make the DII tournament, and all but one recevie a bid into the national ...

DII Pacific Playoff Picture Taking Shape

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 18:26:00 GMT

Best on Left Coast getting ready to face off May 1.

GOATS: A Team to Look Out For in DII

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:17:00 GMT

Omaha beat Tulsa Saturday to claim West-Central title