With Saturday's USA Rugby Division 1 Men's matches done and dusted, we see alot of activity in the middle of the board.
Palmer's 29-5 loss to the Barbarians see the Davenport outfit drop 2 places to 5th. Milwaukee moves up a spot to 4th place.
The two Chigago outfits each suffered losses this weekeend. However, the tight contest between Scioto Valley and the Lions (35-32) match resulted in a bonus-point for the Lions, enough to move them ahead of the Griffins to 6th place.
The win for Scioto Valley keeps them firmly in second place behind 7-0 Metropolis who brought home a 33-10 victory over the Griffins.
The Blues' bonus-point win (43-28) over the Wolfhounds keeps them ahead of Milwaukee, up one spot to third place wth one game in hand. With only a few weeks left, Cincinatti remain on rack to hold the the wooden spoon over the winter break.
| Team (Rank Change) | Win | Loss | Draw | PF | PA | Bonus Try* | Bonus Loss** | +/- | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolis (Minneapolis, MN) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 280 | 93 | 6 | 0 | 187 | 34 |
| Scioto Valley (Columbus, OH) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 230 | 178 | 5 | 1 | 52 | 26 |
Blues (Kansas City, MO) ( +1) |
4 | 2 | 0 | 171 | 159 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 19 |
| Barbarians (Milwaukee, WI) (+1) |
4 | 3 | 0 | 149 | 160 | 2 | 1 | -11 | 19 |
Palmer (Davenport, IA) ( -2) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 131 | 152 | 3 | 1 | -21 | 16 |
| Lions (Chicago, IL) (+1) |
1 | 5 | 1 | 175 | 214 | 5 | 3 | -39 | 14 |
| Griffins (Chicago, IL) (-1) |
2 | 4 | 1 | 135 | 189 | 2 | 1 | -54 | 13 |
| Wolfhounds (Cincinatti, OH) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 101 | 227 | 1 | 3 | -126 | 3 |
* A bonus point is awarded for each match in which the team scores 4 tries or more.
** A bonus point is awarded for each match in which the team loses by 7 or less.
Scores, Week 7
- Metropolis 33 - 10 Griffins
- Scioto Valley 35 - 32 Lions
- Blues 43 - 28 Wolfhounds
- Barbarians 29 - 5 Palmer
