The Semi Finals in Men’s Club Rugby across all three divisions have been determined following two days of intense playoff action.

Sixteen teams are now slated to do battle for The Emirates Airline USA Rugby Men’s DI, II, & III Club Championships, held June 2 – 3 at Infinity Park in Glendale, Colo.

Some tantalizing matchups highlight the semis. Below is the breakdown by division.

DI Men's Semi Finals

Belmont Shore vs. Metropolis
Palmer vs. Glendale

Belmont Shore withstood a stern challenge from the Kansas City Blues, prevailing 22 – 20 to advance to the Semi’s. Always one to watch in this tournament, Belmont Shore again looked strong but will need to fire on all cylinders to top an upstart Metropolis side. The Minneapolis based club advanced into the DI semis for the first time in club history with a gritty win over Mystic River.

Metropolis received a bump in youth with the addition of Teli Veamatahau, who toured South Africa last year with the USA Rugby High School All-Americans, and has now found his way into the starting line up at just 19 years of age.

The marquee matchup of the DI semis without a doubt will be Palmer v Glendale. Both teams will be making a return appearance to the tournament, and once again Glendale will have home field advantage. Palmer is no pushover, as they knocked off former Super League team Chicago Lions in the Quarter Finals to advance to Glendale.

DII Men's Semi Finals

Rocky Gorge vs. Santa Rosa
San Diego Old Aztecs vs. Wisconsin

In DII, the match of the day will be when San Diego Old Aztecs square off against Wisconsin. Both teams survived one close match against a strong opponent, and enjoyed a bit more breathing room in the other match from the past weekend. They have both toped proven opponents, and are no stranger to playoff rugby. Watch for this to possibly one of the best matches of the week.

DIII Men's Semi Finals

New Orleans vs. South Bay Rhinos
Tucson vs. Philadelphia-Whitemarsh

If you look at the DIII score lines alone, the clear favorite to take home the trophy would be the South Bay Rhinos from the Long Beach area in Southern California. South Bay piled on 92 points in their opening match against Modesto, then piled on 30 more in the Quarter Final against Northern State. The Rhinos will have to get past the Tucson Magpies to advance , who also put nearly 100 points on the board this weekend. If they beat Tucson, they will still be faced with stern opposition in New Orleans or Philly-Whitmarsh. Both of those teams performed exceptionally well in the Quarters as well, so DIII is by no means decided.

The Emirates Airline USA Rugby Men’s Club Championship kicks off June 2 & 3 at Infinity Park in Glendale, Colorado and promises to be more action packed than ever.

Tickets are $10 for a two day pass and can be purchased HERE.

The DI Semis & Final, along with the DII Final will be broadcast on a tape delay basis on Fox Soccer Plus. USA Rugby will also webcast the rest of the matches that are played inside the stadium at Infinity Park in Glendale at ustream.tv/usarugby.

Complete scores from the Men’s Club Playoffs:

Day 1 Results

DI Men’s Club Results

Palmer 57 - 10 Norfolk Blues
Glendale 50 - 19 Santa Monica
Chicago Lions 43 - 5 Boston Irish Wolfhounds
Austin Blacks 22 - 20 OMBAC
Mystic River 17 - 16 Atlanta Renegades
EPA Bulldogs 13 - 22 Kansas City Blues
PAC 28 - 33 Metropolis
Belmont Shore 49 - 5 Dallas Reds

DII Men’s Club Results

Naples 21 - 26 Montauk
San Diego Old Aztecs 33 - 19 St. Louis Bombers
Rocky Gorge 48 - 12 Eastside Banshees
Snake River 66 - 12 Pasadena
Charleston Outlaws 22 - 27 Wilmington (DE)
Santa Rosa 30 - 28 Albuquerque Aardvarks
Wisconsin 39 - 36 Middlesex
Omaha 24 - 24 ORSU

DII Men’s Club Results

Cleveland Rovers 25 - 9 New London County
South Bay Rhinos 92 - 5 Modesto
Virginia 21 - 29 New Orleans
Northern State 51 - 22 Sin City Irish
Syracuse 38 - 14 St. Paul
Wichita 10 - 25 Tucson
Philadelphia-Whitemarsh 33 - 19 Gainesville
Budd Bay 24 - 50 Kansas City Blues

Day 2 Results

DI Men’s Club Results

Santa Monica 29 - 31 OMBAC
EPA Bulldogs 25 - 22 Dallas Reds
Norfolk Blues 21 - 7 Boston Irish Wolfhounds
Glendale 59 - 10 Austin Blacks
Palmer 19 - 15 Chicago Lions
Atlanta Renegades 29 - 29 PAC
Kansas City Blues 20 - 22 Belmont Shore
Mystic River 5 - 30 Metropolis

DII Men’s Club Results

Charleston Outlaws 12 - 50 Middlesex
Naples 29 - 19 Eastside Banshees
St. Louis Bombers 22 - 17 Pasadena
Albuquerque Aardvarks 24 - 19 ORSU
San Diego Old Aztecs 34 - 29 Snake River
Montauk 17 - 27 Rocky Gorge
Santa Rosa 18 - 5 Omaha
Wilmington (DE) 10 - 50 Wisconsin

DIII Men’s Club Results

St. Paul 26 - 36 Gainesville
New London County 14 - 18 Virginia
Sin City Irish 28 - 0 Modesto
Wichita 34 - 17 Budd Bay
Cleveland Rovers 10 - 18 New Orleans
Syracuse 16 - 26 Philadelphia-Whitemarsh
South Bay Rhinos 30 - 17 Northern State
Tucson 57 - 12 Kansas City Blues

DI Men's Semi Finals

Belmont Shore vs. Metropolis
Palmer vs. Glendale

DII Men's Semi Finals

Rocky Gorge vs. Santa Rosa
San Diego Old Aztecs vs. Wisconsin

DIII Men's Semi Finals

New Orleans vs. Tucson
South Bay Rhinos vs. Philadelphia-Whitemarsh