Florida's HS league has started well for the Key Biscayne Rats.

After a couple of inconsistent years, the Rats have enjoyed a numbers surge and also are beginning to reap the benefits of a solid youth program. Despite some rainy conditions in the Sunshine State, Key Biscayne has poured on some good rugby, beating Boca Raton 48-19 and edging out the Cape Pirates 10-0.

"We have a very good attitude from the boys as a whole, specially our forwards," said Head Coach Javier Casserly. With the rain making it difficult to play wide, the Rats have worked hard on just not making handling errors, and that has been the key. That's what Casserly means by a good attitude—the players haven't tried to pop the champagne cork when the cork will just hit them in the eye.

With flanker Aontonio Cortabarria leading a solid forward effort, and flyhalf Lucas Cavalieri along with center Tomas Casserly finding some gaps in the backline, Key Biscayne is 2-0 and among a large group of contenders in a wide-open Florida league.

Next up is Wellington, which pushed Okapi to a close one this past weekend.

"Wellington is always a tough game for us," said Casserly. But you get the feeling that if the sun comes out these Rats might start running ... a lot.