High School Boys
Defense has been the order of the day for the Harpeth Harlequins as they logged two wins in the past week.
H2 defeated an up-and-coming Spring Hill team five days ago, holding their opponents to just to one try while scoring four. And then Saturday they followed that up with a 19-0 shutout of the Tennessee Rugby Academy.
An upset or two and the end of one regular season (no, seriously) highlighted Saturday in boys HS rugby.
Rugby is returning to the DC area as the nation's schools slowly accept the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic, while serious, is not serious for minors.
This weekend, Georgetown Prep took on Salesianum in a preseason meet that was, of course, full of the rustiness, but it was a good game nonetheless.
Spring Break occurs at different times for different schools, so every now and then you'll see an entire league got radio silent.
But ... we will also see leagues get back into action—witness Rugby Oklahoma's first weekend of league play starting right now.
In some close, dramatic, and intense games throughout the country, we look at some standout performances in Boys HS Rugby.
John Rink, Brother MartinThe wing and goalkicker for Brother Martin, Rink scored three tries and converted two to account for 19 points in a tight 29-24 win over the Bayou Hurricanes.