GRR: Rugby Texas
Westlake is now 2-0 in Rugby Texas after beating Strake Jesuit 37-15 Saturday.
Other winners in Texas include Katy, which defeated St. Pius X 38-13, Lake Travis, which beat Plano 83-3, and St. Thomas, which defeated Strake Jesuit 37-5. Kingwood shut out Lamar 22-0, while Rock Rugby looked impressive in a 78-15 defeat of Four Points.
A week from now Westlake will face Lake Travis in a rematch of the 2015 Rugby Texas final, but before that happens they’ve got to get on their league competition horses.
Lake Travis will face Plano in their opener, while Westlake faces Jesuit-Dallas.
The Woodlands made something of a statement this weekend with a 34-14 victory over highly-regarded St. Thomas in Rugby Texas action.
In an intense, physical clash, both teams boasted large and physically gifted forwards, which were relatively evenly-matched. The game, then turned on the fact that the Woodlands backs were the better.
Defending Rugby Texas state champions Westlake Chaps won their league opener 30-5 over Allen this weekend.
It was a fairly typical early-season game, with less-than-crisp execution early on, but after a few missteps, the Chaps scored when Jay Reilly Kight raced in for the try. Ryan Rees hit the conversion for the 7-0 lead.
St. Thomas of Houston opened up their Rugby Texas league season with a 28-3 defeat of St. Pius X Friday night.
St. Pius X us much improved and is fielding one of their strongest teams in some years. Big and physically imposing, they are led up front by junior captain and No. 8 Alec Kenda, and senior flanker Lechi Anumduyu.