High School Boys
Royal Irish surged in the second half to come back and beat St. Edward 28-26 in the opening game for the perennial national title contenders.
St. Thomas Aquinas is flying high after this weekend's Lindenwood Tournament, as the STA varsity beat both Single-School #7 Penn HS and HS Club #11 Germantown.
The St. Augustine (NJ) Hermits are in Ireland now on tour and will be combining cultural, educational, and rugby activities throughout a ten-day trip.
Jesuit of Sacramento defeated SCIRF champion St. Augustine 22-5 in a crossover clash Saturday.
The game was played at Cal Maritime, and was an excellent example of the quality of rugby top schools are capable of. The Saints had trouble breaking through a staunch Jesuit defense, but play a smart, structured game throughout.
Paced by three tries from No. 8 Charle Cross, Lake Travis moved to 3-0 in the Rugby Texas league with a 19-10 defeat of Rock Rugby Friday night.
Lake Travis has had to work hard to rebuild a backline after much of that unit graduated in the spring. But Head Coach Rick Medina has gone back to the basics and made sure he can fold in a new cadre of players. It’s working.