GRR: Bishop Dwenger
Indiana’s Bishop Dwenger enjoyed some preseason success the last two weeks, first beating a XV from St. Ignatius, Cleveland (not their 1st side, but still) and then winning two at Archbishop Moeller’s tournament, beating the hosts and also Rockford out of Michigan.
Head Coach Taylor Serres spent last year reloading a program that had graduated about 19 seniors the previous spring.
Rugby teams in Indiana are finally getting some serious game time, and now that the games are happening, there is a lot to see.
Bishop Dwenger met up with Detroit Central Catholic Saturday at Adrian College and came away ith a well-taken 38-12 win.
St. Ignatius put Bishop Dwenger to the sword in a non-conference cross-border match Sunday, winning 53-7 on a very windy day in Indiana.
The Cleveland-area SIHS team defended well and controlled field position in excellent fashion in a game where lineouts and kicking for goal were not a good idea given the breeze.
Royal Irish took the Rugby Indiana Super League title Monday, beating a tenacious Bishop Dwenger 32-21.
Led by a playoff MVP performance by flyhalf Tommy Hannon, and with prop Andy Guhl leading the way up front, Royal Irish put in a very strong defensive performance. However, when they made errors, Dwenger was only too happy to capitalize.
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