Eastside, Liberty Book Spots in Rugby Washington Final
The Liberty Patriots and Eastside Lions will face off for the Rugby Washington D1 final after both won semifinals on Saturday.
Liberty defeated the Rainier Highlanders 43-30.
Some Head-Turning Results in D1 College Over the Weekend
Surprises and upsets?
We certainly saw a few in men’s collegiate rugby action over the weekend. Here’s a look at a few results we thought were especially interesting this week.
Wisconsin
After a couple of relatively rough years the Wisconsin Badgers unleashed an impressive 41-29 defeat of University of Notre Dame.
Eastside Downs Liberty in Washington
Eastside continued their strong run of results in Washington state with a 31-8 defeat of rivals Liberty at Pat Ryan Memorial Field.
Bixby Starts Strong
Oklahoma-based Bixby HS opened their season with a convincing 67-0 victory over Liberty out of Kansas.
"I was very happy with the performance, especially it being our first match," said Bixby Head Coach Chris Smith.
Tacoma Wins Washington - Plus JV Thriller
The Tacoma Tsunamis opened up their Rugby Washington season with a somewhat humbling loss to Chuckanut, but finished it this past weekend with a convincing 41-18 defeat of Liberty to win the 2017 Rugby Washington Boys DI HS championship.
