High School Boys
The San Diego Mustangs defeated Te Mana Rugby (Snow Canyon), which visited Southern California from Utah.
The #12-ranked Mustangs ran out to a 34-0 lead at halftime over the #17-ranked Snow Canyon team. Wing Ryan Velanzano scored three tries in the game while lock Dylan Fortune piled up many long charges through the Te Mana defense.
In a game between two highly-ranked teams in Connecticut, Staples HS (ranked #5 among school teams) tied Aspetuck (ranked #10 among HS clubs) on Friday night.
In a physical, spirited match, Staples did well to contains a very dangerous set of Aspetuck backs and some powerful forwards.
Two teams that could be playing for a national championship will meet up this weekend in Utah.
The matchup of the week is #3 school team Herriman taking on #4 club team United.
We doubt either team will come out of this too damaged. Instead, though, this is an excellent chance for both teams to test themselves, and also to give us at GRR World Headquarters another useful data point comparing club teams and school teams. But we also get that with Aspetuck vs Staples.
Here is the fifth edition of our list of high school rugby players who have committed to college rugby programs.
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