GRR: Royal Irish
Showcasing a very effective and dynamic backline, Royal Irish rode a torrid first half to beat #6 school team St. Ignatius 36-14 Saturday at Fortess Obetz just outside Columbus, Ohio.
This was an intriguing bellwether game for the #3 HS club and the #6 school team, and in the end Royal Irish showed themselves to be (almost) every bit as advertised.
Two significant boys HS rugby results came out of the Midwest this weekend with St. Ignatius taking on St. Xavier of Cincinnati and St. Edward taking on Royal Irish.
Royal Irish surged in the second half to come back and beat St. Edward 28-26 in the opening game for the perennial national title contenders.
It's been a decade of major changes in high school rugby, but some things do remain the same, with a few teams dominating the landscape.
Here's a look at who gets our awards for the decade:
In a game where both teams had scoring opportunities only to see them go begging, Royal Irish garnered some measure of revenge in beating Penn HS for the Indiana state title over the weekend.