High School Boys
Two of the stronger teams in Illinois faced off over the weekend and the game proved to be as close as you'd hope.
La Salette was undefeated in-state and Neuqua had lost just the one game as they traveled downstate to Georgetown, Ill.
The weather played havoc with plenty of rugby this weekend, including the Rugby PA games.
Sunday's game between Berks and Conestoga didn't survive the rain. But the big clash between LaSalle and Gregory the Great did get played.
Both teams came into the matchup 3-0 and looking for the top seed in the playoffs.
Eastside Lions defeated Chuckanut 29-7 over the weekend at Chuckanut's Polo Grounds.
The Lions welcomed Luke Leddy back at lock and he gave Eastside a spark.
Playoffs and major games in Boys HS rugby this weekend so far.
Northern California PlayoffsDanville defeated De La Salle for the second week in a row, this time in the NorCal Premier semifinals, 35-12. It was close into the second half, with Danville leading 14-12 with 25 minutes left. But the Oaks backline started to find some space and pull away late.
Greenwich put down a bit of a marker this weekend with an emphatic 26-0 shutout of Aspetuck in the rain.
Benja Thompson was outstanding at scrumhalf as the Cardinals ran their attack well while the entire team showed up defensively against an Aspetuck team that has plenty of weapons.
Even when the reserves came on the Greenwich defensive structure held.