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The Eagles play England to pre-empt the weekend, and then small schools (NIRA) and NCAA varsity programs (NIRA) get into their respective national championships. USA Rugby’s colleges start fall championship play-ins, and the Midwest and New England hold DII club playoffs. And more. Send scores to editor@therugbybreakdown.com.
INTERNATIONAL
Nov. 9 (London)
England 57-5 USA
COLLEGE
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
NCAA (NIRA)
Quarterfinals (bracket)
#1 Dartmouth 75-17 #8 Brown
#2 Harvard 54-7 #7 AIC
#3 Quinnipiac 46-5 #6 Notre Dame College
#4 Army 61-3 #5 Norwich
Tier 2 Championship
Mount St. May’s 22-17 Sacred Heart
NSCRO
Rounds of 16/8 (bracket)
• Central @ Findlay, Ohio
UM Moorhead 66-0 Cal Univ of Pa.
Oswego 75-0 Wooster
Cons: Cal U 39-12 Wooster
QF: UM Moorhead 8-5 Oswego
• West @ Wayne, Neb.
Wayne State 55-10 Northern Michigan
MiraCosta 37-22 Colorado College
Cons: No Michigan 36-19 CO College
QF: Wayne State 53-10 MiraCosta
• Northeast @ Schenectady, N.Y.
Salve Regina 45-10 Franklin Pierce
Rochester 64-0 Fordham
Cons: Franklin Pierce 49-0 Fordham
QF: Salve Regina 43-15 Rochester
• Mid-Atlantic @ York, Pa.
Lee 34-12 Albright
Catholic 36-0 Scranton
Cons: Scranton 17-12 Albright
QF: Catholic 12-5 Lee
FALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
USA RUGBY DI
Quarterfinal play-ins (bracket)
Northeastern 29-0 Navy
Michigan State 51-17 Kent State
USA RUGBY DII
Play-in Round (bracket)
Illinois St 22-17 UM Duluth (OT)
Bowling Green 53-7 UW Eau Claire
UW Oshkosh 22-21 Grand Valley St
Winona State 120-0 Miami Univ of OH
Vassar 96-0 Delaware
Maine 43-17 Cortland
Kutztown 57-5 New Paltz
Bryant 28-0 Vermont (fft)
Buffalo St 50-10 Stony Brook
Bloomsburg 58-43 St Michael’s
Fairfield 17-10 Colby
Coast Guard 67-10 Syracuse
• Carolinas
UNC Greensboro – App State
UNC Wilmington – UNC Charlotte
Coastal Carolina – Col of Charleston
• Ivy Club Championship
Princeton 65-20 Penn
• Mason-Dixon
Clemson 32-14 North Carolina
Pittsburgh 55-24 East Carolina
Virginia Tech 45-10 James Madison
CLUB
MIDWEST FINAL 4
DII Conference Finals
East: Buffalo def Pittsburgh Forge
West: Milwaukee Scylla 91-0 Chicago Sirens
NEW ENGLAND FINAL 4
DII Semifinals
Providence 25-5 Portland
Worcester 31-10 Burlington
Final: Providence 20-7 Worcester
GOLD CUP
Red River @ Atlantic North
Albany -7 Houston Athletic
Boston 24-5 Austin
Austin def Albany
Boston 76-5 Houston Athletic
Carolinas/GA
Atlanta 72-0 Columbia
Lejeune 24-12 Southern Pines
DI East
Philadelphia 39-5 Charlotte
Mid-Atlantic
MD Stingers 36-0 NOVA B
HIGH SCHOOL
Michigan 15s State Championship
Final: Grandville vs. Sparta Rock
3rd: Grand Haven 25-5 Berkley
Colorado State 7s Championship: Summit
Ohio State 7s Championship: Brunswick