Impalas Clinch Playoff Birth

October 18, 2009

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The Indianapolis Impalas Division I side punched their ticket to the Midwest Rugby Playoffs with a 32-22 victory in Buffalo. The Impalas can go into the playoffs no lower than the 3rd seed in the Eastern Conference, but can move up to the 2nd seed with a victory over Cincinnati next weekend. The playoffs work as such:

On November 7, Eastern #1 plays Western #1, Eastern #2 plays Western #2, and Eastern #3 plays Western #3.
The winner of 1st v. 1st wins the Midwest. The loser of that game plays the winner of 2nd v. 2nd for the #2 seed out of the Midwest.

The loser of that game is 3rd.

The loser of 2nd v. 2nd plays the winner of 3rd v. 3rd for #4 in the Midwest.