Adhering to a policy of switching from the East Coast to the West Coast every year the DI-A final is headed back east as Fifth Third Bank Stadium at Kennesaw State University just outside Atlanta will host the match on May 9th, U.S.A. Rugby announced today. It will also be the site of the Men's DI-AA final and the women's DI and DII finals. Last year the match was held at Steuber Field on the campus of Stanford University where St. Mary's beat Life using a distinctive home crowd advantage. If the same scenario repeats itself this year Life will have the advantage.
The DI-A playoffs will begin on April 18th with 12 teams taking part. The DI-AA quarterfinals and semi-finals will start on April 24th with regions at Founder's Field in Pittsburgh and UC-Davis. The winners of the regionals will advance to the national championships match.
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The women's playoffs are a bit different from the men's brackets. Penn State has already advance to the DI final thanks to their win in the Fall Championship. Notre Dame College have done the same in DII. Who they will play will be determined through regional on April 10th-12th in Albuquerque, Greenville, Pittsburgh, and Stanford. The winners of those matches will head to the Spring Championship on April 24th-26th in Pittsburgh.
The playoffs will be streamed on USA Rugby TV.