GRR: Southern California
While we have touched on a few leagues and contests around the nation, there’s more to cove.
Scores Around the Nation
So here goes:
Boy this is a big-time weekend for boys HS rugby.
The big game in Southern California saw the top SoCal Youth Rugby single school team against the leading SCIRF team in Cathedral Catholic.
These teams are both feeders for the San Diego Mustangs club, so it was a bit of a Mustangs cup. And in a very, very well-played game played in front of a robust and loud crowd, the teams played to a 28-28 tie.
Oceanside HS won a meeting of two 2-0 teams in Southern California’s Multi-School league, beating Murrieta 36-31.
It was an exciting and tightly-contested game as top of the table was at stake. Oceanside’s strength was probably in the forwards. Thomas Reynoso, Zavier Leatherman, Jonah Tua, and Kingston Faatili all provided powerful carries and tested the Murrieta defense.
It's early days but we have some high-profile games in boys HS rugby in January already.
Friday night brings us the clash of undefeateds in North Carolina's school league with the upstart Charlotte Catholic against the more established Hough Huskies. (Rescheduled to Jan 28 due to weather.)
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