Navy Faces Cal in Army Navy Rugby D1A Final on May 3
army navy rugby lands at Kuntz Stadium in Indianapolis from Friday, May 1 through Sunday, May 3, with nine championship-level college matches packed into one weekend. The sharpest draw is the D1A final on Sunday, May 3, when Cal meets Navy after their earlier game produced 97 points and was decided by a try.
Kuntz Stadium schedule
A $25 weekend pass gets access to the full run of 12 teams across the three days. Friday starts with the CRAA D1AA semifinals: Arizona State meets Iowa State at 11AM, then Millennia Atlantic faces Western Washington at 1:30PM. The CRAA D1A Challenger Cup semifinals follow, with Davenport against St. Thomas at 4PM and Utah against Santa Clara at 6:30PM.
Saturday adds the CRAA D2 final, with Cal Lutheran against North Florida at 3PM. Sunday carries the title matches and placement game, beginning with the CRAA D1AA third-place game at 10AM, then the D1AA final at 12:30PM and the Challenger Cup final at 3PM before Cal and Navy close the weekend in the D1A final.
Cal and Navy return
That matchup brings the weekend’s biggest spotlight. Cal and Navy have already played once this season, and their first meeting turned into a 97-point game settled by a try. The rematch gives the final a built-in edge that the rest of the bracket does not have.
St. Thomas adds another layer to the schedule. It returns to the same venue where it won the D1AA final in 2025, and it will open Friday in the Challenger Cup semifinals against Davenport. Millennia Atlantic also arrives with a story of movement, having moved up from D2 to D1AA.
Alex Goff’s weekend push
Alex Goff, the founder and editor of Goff Rugby Report, published the rundown and urged fans to attend the weekend games. The setup is simple for anyone in driving distance of Indianapolis: one ticket window, one venue, and a slate that stretches from Friday morning through Sunday afternoon.
For readers deciding whether the trip is worth it, the appeal is the concentration of stakes. Nine games, 12 teams, and the D1A final in one place make Kuntz Stadium the center of the college rugby weekend, with Cal-Navy as the feature match and the rest of the bracket filling in the path to it.
