More action in HS club rugby has us making some significant changes in the rankings.
Biggest of all is Woodlands dropping after a loss to West Houston. Now, as you know, we're often willing to put aside a close loss that seems at odds with a team's remaining results. This could well be the case for the Woodlands vs West Houston game. It is very early and we know that Woodlands was missing several players. We don't automatically throw out a result because of missing players, but as we watch the season progress, we keep that in mind. West Houston has to back up that result, and keep in mind that West Houston is appealing a sanction ruling regarding use of ineligible players last season—that sanction won't necessarily push them out of the rankings, but we're keeping an eye on all of that.
Coming into #3 where Woodlands sat last week is Granite Bay. Again, this is an early-season ranking and these things can change dramatically. The Charlotte Tigers get back on the field this coming weekend; Aspetuck plays Fort Hunt; Royal Irish plays St. Ignatius ... you get the idea. There could easily be a new #1 and with Granite Bay playing SFGG we might see a flip there, too. Thunder Rugby takes a week off after many of their players won the SoCal Open Division with Carlsbad. Once the club season in Southern California gets going you'll see many of those teams move around.
Tournament play matters a little bit, but we're cautious. Yes Berks, Snow Canyon, SLV, and United moved up slightly, the meaning of those results can only be seen in the context of full-length league games.
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| 1 | 1 | Thunder Rugby (CA) | |
| 2 | 2 | Charlotte Tigers (NC) | |
| 3 | 10 | Granite Bay (CA) | Beat Lamorinda |
| 4 | 4 | Aspetuck (CT) | |
| 5 | 5 | Royal Irish (IN) | |
| 6 | 6 | SOC Raptors (CA) | |
| 7 | 8 | Genesis (UT) | 2-1 in Ra Puriri. |
| 9 | 7 | Fort Hunt (VA) | Beat Richmond |
| 10 | 9 | San Diego Mustangs (CA) | |
| 11 | 11 | Tempe (AZ) | Beat Phoenix/Tucson |
| 12 | 12 | SFGG (CA) | Beat Danville (26) |
| 13 | 15 | Snow Canyon (UT) | 3-0 in Ra Puriri. |
| 14 | 13 | Belmont Shore (CA) | |
| 15 | 16 | United (UT) | 3-0 in Ra Puriri. |
| 16 | 17 | Mother Lode (CA) | Beat East Palo Alto (25) |
| 17 | 18 | Vienna (VA) | Beat Loudoun |
| 18 | 3 | Woodlands (TX) | Lost to West Houston |
| 19 | 21 | Boca Raton (FL) | Beat Tampa |
| 20 | 22 | SLV Rhinos (UT) | 3-0 in Ra Puriri. |
| 21 | 14 | West Valley Warriors (UT) | |
| 22 | 19 | Raleigh Redhawks (NC) | |
| 23 | 20 | Phoenix Alpharetta (GA) | |
| 24 | 23 | Harlequin (TN) | |
| 25 | 24 | San Mateo (CA) | |
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| 26 | 25 | East Palo Alto (CA) | Lost to Mother Lode (17) |
| 27 | 26 | Danville (CA) | Lost to SFGG (12) |
| 28 | 29 | Berks (PA) | 3-0 at Frostbite Tournament |
| 29 | 27 | Hough Huskies (NC) | |
| 30 | 28 | Okapi (FL) | Lost to Cardinall Gibbons (S7) |
| 31 | 48 | Morris (NJ) | Beat Doylestown (36) |
| 32 | Unr | West Houston (TX) | Beat Woodlands (3) |
| 33 | 32 | Red Mountain (AZ) | 1-2 at Ra Puriri. |
| 34 | 30 | Pendleton (IN) | |
| 35 | 31 | Kansas City Jr. Blues (MO) | |
| 36 | 33 | Eastside (WA) | |
| 36 | 34 | Marin (CA) | Italy tour. |
| 37 | 35 | Liberty (WA) | |
| 38 | 36 | Doylestown (PA) | Lost to Morris (48) |
| 39 | 37 | Wellington (FL) | Beat Hammerheads |
| 40 | 38 | Fairfield (CT) | |
| 41 | 39 | Eagan (MN) | |
| 42 | 40 | Raptor Rugby (TN) | |
| 43 | 41 | West Shore Utd (PA) | 1-2 at Frostbite Tournament |
| 44 | 42 | Carmel (IN) | |
| 45 | 43 | Glenn Ellyn (IL) | |
| 46 | 44 | HSE (IN) | |
| 47 | 46 | PAC (CO) | |
| 48 | 47 | Neuqua (IL) | |
| 49 | 49 | Eastside (OR) | |
| 50 | 50 | Germantown (TN) | |
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