GRR: North Carolina
The Charlotte Tigers was already 3-0 before the team hosted their first home game.
The Tigers won three Mid-South Independent Rugby League (MSIRL) games on the road, and so there was some buzz as the team hosted the North Meck Vikings Saturday night in the North Carolina league opener.
The Chapel Hill Highlanders thumped North Raleigh 53-12 in North Carolina league action Friday night.
Well over 70 boys HS rugby games are on tap for this weekend - check back for scores as we update.
Teams from the Carolinas are on the rise. A quick glance through this publication’s single school and club rankings and you will see more than a handful of teams from that region. The area in and around Charlotte, NC in particular has more than a dozen high school teams in action this season. One of those teams, you might not have heard much about…yet.
Charlotte Catholic opened their 2017 campaign with a trip to Wilmington, NC to face off against the Cape Fear Flytraps.