part to the "explosive growth of rugby in the nation's Catholic high schools" and Notre Dame's desire to offer a program to attract rugby-playing students. Notre Dame began the 2007–08 season in Division 2, but their 8-1-1 record merited a promotion to Division 1 in the spring of 2008.

Notre Dame finished the 2010–11 season ranked 19th in the nation. Notre Dame's rugby program has the support and commitment of the school and alumni, with an endowment fund rumored to be over $1 million. The team is coached by Sean O'Leary, who has also coached the US U-17 national team. Notre Dame also plays every year in the Collegiate Rugby Championship (CRC). The CRC is the highest profile college rugby competition in the United States, broadcast live on NBCTrain derails, crashes into house in NW Atlanta

A CSX train derailed early Thursday morning and crashed into a house on Andrews Street in northwest Atlanta.

Fire department officials said the train was moving 14 miles per hour when it derailed. Nine cars were completely off the train tracks and five were only partially off, totaling 14 cars.

"Naturally, when the train comes by it shakes the house," said DeAngelo Rivers Jr., whose father's home was destroyed by the derailment. "Today it was making a lot of noise, and then the train hit the house just as he was getting out of bed, and it pushed him toward the kitchen door.

"I'm trying to believe this is real."

Investigators said a train can derail at a slow speed if there's something wrong with