Queens Men at Belmont Abbey

Fri, Oct 2 · 8:00 p.m. ET7:00 p.m. CT / 6:00 p.m. MT / 5:00 p.m. PT

Belmont Abbey College, Belmont, North Carolina · NCR Atlantic Rugby Conference · Watch on NCR TV (free)

Friday Night Rugby opens the weekend with No. 3 Queens visiting No. 4 Belmont Abbey in a meeting of two of the leading men’s programs in the Atlantic Rugby Conference. The rankings are from National Collegiate Rugby’s September 30 preview of the matchup.

Both teams enter 1–1 in conference play, and both have already discovered how small the margins can be. Defending national champion St. Bonaventure beat Belmont Abbey 14–13 and Queens 20–19, while Queens also owns a 20-point conference victory over Kutztown.

Belmont Abbey is 3–1 overall this fall, with wins over Clemson, Wheeling and Wingate and its only defeat coming by one point against St. Bonaventure.

There is also recent postseason history between the teams. Queens beat Belmont Abbey 19–15 in the 2025 NCR national semifinals, making Friday night an early-season rematch between two programs that were separated by only four points with a place in the national championship game at stake.

Southern Virginia at Navy

Sat, Oct 3 · 11:00 a.m. ET10:00 a.m. CT / 9:00 a.m. MT / 8:00 a.m. PT

Prusmack Rugby Center, Annapolis, Maryland · CRAA Rugby East

Navy enters the weekend 4–0 overall and 2–0 in Rugby East after victories over St. Bonaventure, Air Force, Mary Washington and Army. That run includes a victory over defending national champion St. Bonaventure, the same team that has already beaten both Queens and Belmont Abbey by a single point this fall.

Southern Virginia heads to Annapolis after a 29–12 loss to Penn State last weekend.

St. Thomas vs. Davenport Men

Sat, Oct 3 · 11:00 a.m. ET10:00 a.m. CT / 9:00 a.m. MT / 8:00 a.m. PT

Charlotte, North Carolina · Men’s college rugby

Davenport’s men meet St. Thomas of Florida in Charlotte. The Panthers enter the game after wins over Mount St. Mary’s and Aquinas earlier in their fall schedule.

AIC at Dartmouth

Sat, Oct 3 · 4:00 p.m. ET3:00 p.m. CT / 2:00 p.m. MT / 1:00 p.m. PT

Brophy Field, Hanover, New Hampshire · NIRA

Dartmouth returns home looking to respond after consecutive defeats. The Big Green opened the season by beating Army before losses to Life and Harvard.

Davenport Women at Sacred Heart

Sat, Oct 3 · 4:00 p.m. ET3:00 p.m. CT / 2:00 p.m. MT / 1:00 p.m. PT

Park Ave Field, Fairfield, Connecticut · NIRA

Sacred Heart enters the weekend 1–2 after earning its first win of the fall with a 69–7 victory over the Queens University of Charlotte women’s team. Davenport’s women provide the next test as the Pioneers return home to Fairfield.

Ireland vs. Japan

Sat, Oct 3 · 9:00 a.m. ET8:00 a.m. CT / 7:00 a.m. MT / 6:00 a.m. PT

Virgin Media Park, Cork, Ireland

Ireland and Japan meet again on Saturday in Cork.

The teams faced each other in Galway the previous weekend, where Ireland won 31–24. Saturday’s game falls outside the WXV Global Series window and gives Ireland another home Test before the Irish travel to South Africa.

Ireland head coach Scott Bemand has made six changes for the rematch, with Jane Clohessy and Niamh Gallagher set for their first starts and Sophie Barrett, Kate Jordan and Alana McInerney in line for debuts.