On a very wet field in The Rugby Garden in Wylie, TX, Woodlands of the Houston area held off St. Martin's out of Kansas 15-8 in a high-rankings showdown Saturday.
The wet conditions (and they were very well) made it difficult for either team to really get their attack going, so neither team was going to run away with it. It was 5-3 Woodlands at halftime and stayed that close pretty much the whole time.
It had rained very heavily before the game and that left The Rugby Garden's field soaked.
From the first whistle, it was evident that this would be no ordinary contest. In the standing water the ball was exchanged between the teams with turnovers and knock-ons. From one of the many scrums, Woodlands center Zane Smith emerged as the catalyst, bulldozing his way over the tryline and opening the coring.
As the first half unfolded Woodlands controlled possession but struggled to convert those opportunities as they were plagued by knock-ons and penalties. Once St. Martin's seized their chance to gain territory, they punished penalties and center Will Van de Ryt put one over the bar to make it 5-3 at the break.
