GRR: Louisiana Rugby
The Bayou Hurricanes kicked off their torrid four-week stretch in Louisiana HS Rugby with a solid 45-12 victory over St. Paul's.
The Bayou Hurricanes pulled off an impressive result in Memphis, Tenn. this season with a 37-5 defeat of Christian Brothers.
The game started a little slow for both teams, however rookie Landon Hewett kick-started the Hurrcans with a try, and then stalwart inside center James Williams touched down two times before halftime.
In the lone Louisiana Rugby league game of the past weekend, the Brother Martin Crusaders moved to 2-0 with a 34-19 defeat of the NOLA Barbarians.
Well over 70 boys HS rugby games are on tap for this weekend - check back for scores as we update.
Jesuit New Orleans moved to 3-0 in Rugby Louisiana league play this weekend with a 29-19 defeat of 2015 state champs St. Paul's.
St. Paul’s jumped out to an early lead when senior No. 8 Bam Barreiro quick-tapped a penalty from about seven meters out and bulldozed his way in for five points. The conversion was good and St. Paul's led 7-0.