Eastside defeated rivals Rainier Highlanders in a key Rugby Washington league game this weekend.
This was a dramatic and intense game. Both the Lions and the Highlanders were undefeated going into this game and had won their games in convincing fashion and it was fitting that the game was played under dark, ominous clouds, which then gave way to glorious sunshine.
Brady McHugh, Lewis Chambers, Kieran O’Meara
For much of the first half, the score remained locked at 0-0 as both teams slammed into each other. Eastside scored first, getting a free kick and sending the ball wide where speedy hooker Brady McHugh raced in.
Kieran O'Meara slotted the conversion to close the first act at 7-0.
Possession ebbed and flowed between the two sides, but the Highlanders were unable to convert their share into breaks or scores. Twelve minutes into the second half, a well-worked maul from the Rainier 22 broke through, and the ball was spun out to Lewis Chambers, who pirouetted his way over the tryline for another converted try. The battle raged on, with the Lions dominating in scrums while the Highlanders held sway in the lineouts.
