“About four months ago, if you would have asked Abu what he knew about rugby he would probably tell you ‘little to nothing" - Baylor head coach Mason Hering

Victories by Arizona and San Diego State Saturday, April 15 solidified the matchups for D1A Rugby’s 2017 Playoffs.

The Aztecs’ six tries were one more than Utah was able to put across, in what was a valiant effort by the visiting side.

Wildcats score early and often to throw off West Conference champion Zoomies. Next test is Red River Conference champion Baylor.

The four finalists for the 2016-17 Rudy Scholz Award, given to the best player in men’s college rugby, have been announced and each player hails from D1A Rugby.

Both teams have been playing their best rugby over the last month of the season and should match up well against one another when they go head to head in the opening round of the 2017 D1A Rugby Playoffs.

West Conference champion Zoomies host Arizona in opening round of D1A Playoffs.

The Lions will forge on in the D1A Rugby playoffs thanks to a 36-14 win over the Panthers.

The Cougars, who would have been slated to face Colorado State in an April 15 Opening Round contest, used their long scheduled April 8 fixture against Ram as a, 93-3, postseason victory.

The postseason competition which two schools will play for the May 6 D1A Rugby National Championship at Saint Mary's College in a match that will be televised live on CBS Sports Network.