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Royal Irish took the Rugby Indiana Super League title Monday, beating a tenacious Bishop Dwenger 32-21.
Led by a playoff MVP performance by flyhalf Tommy Hannon, and with prop Andy Guhl leading the way up front, Royal Irish put in a very strong defensive performance. However, when they made errors, Dwenger was only too happy to capitalize.
Gonzaga defeated Vienna this weekend in a clash of the #5 school team and the #29 HS club.
The game itself was rough on Vienna as a red card and general indiscipline undercut their performance. Too many errors also didn't help as Gonzaga was more cohesive and put together and eventually won out 35-15.
Menlo-Atherton produced a very nice performance in beating HS Club #17 Granite Bay 29-24 Saturday.
Charlotte Junior Rugby hosted the Queen City Rugby Jamboree this weekend and here’s a look at some of the action.
Charlotte 27 Fort Hunt 24In a clash of the #1 HS Club (Charlotte) and #6 HS Club (Fort Hunt), Charlotte held off a late Fort Hunt surge to inch past 27-24 Sunday.
Royal Irish and Bishop Dwenger will face off Monday for the Rugby Indiana Super League title after both teams won semifinals on Saturday.
For Dwenger, this continues to be their best season in some time and it’s a case of a group of players that has bought in to the approach and are playing together.