Eastside of Washington Shuts Out Touring Granite Bay On a day marked by looming Washington skies over Highland Middle School, the Eastside Lions Varsity welcomed the touring Granite Bay Rugby Club in what was anticipated to be a thrilling encounter. Granite Bay, on a tour of the Pacific Northwest with Irish Rugby Tours, brought a considerable number of supporters, setting the stage for an intense showdown with Eastside, a team riding high on a winn
Marin, SFGG Take Big Victories in NorCal Two results out of Northern California HS Rugby turned heads this weekend. Marin, on a roll and having already logged a couple of notable wins, got by Danville 25-15. Marin received four yellow cards in the first half but still pulled out yet another difficult win on the road. At one point Marin was down to 12 players on the field.
Reports and Thoughts from SLUH Tournament Day One On Day One of the SLUH All-Catholic tournament, we saw some drama. Two games were very, very close, as St. Thomas Aquinas edged Notre Dame de la Salette 7-0 in a game where both teams had chances. Later on, St. Xavier needed all they had to beat SLUH 12-11. Meanwhile, Marquette looked very impressive in their opening game of the season, beating Father Ryan.
Gonzaga Holds Off Ignatius in Freezing Cleveland In a result that was a bit of a surprise in how close it was, Gonzaga held off St.
Old Rivals Gonzaga and St. Ignatius Meet in Cleveland St. Ignatius of Cleveland hosts Gonzaga of Washington DC Saturday in Ohio and this is one of the better rivalries in IS rugby. For years Ignatius passed up chances to go to HS Nationals and instead one of their benchmarks for a great season was beating Gonzaga—this is something they did frequently enough for Gonzaga to circle this game every year.
