GRR: Charlotte Tigers
Sometimes it's those little moments show you something about a player, even in a losing cause.
St. Ignatius No. 8 Marty Lenehan had one of those moments this past weekend in his team's loss to the Charlotte Tigers. Lenehan, trying to light a fire under his team went on a bullocking run down the right side was grabbed and ... lost his shirt.
The Charlotte Tigers put a tenacious St. Ignatius to the sword Saturday, beating the Wildcats 46-7 in an early-season high rankings clash.
The Tigers had played one weekend of shortened games, while St. Ignatius was playing its first gamer in about a year as the two teams met in Morgantown, WV to kick-start their season.
After 11 months of no rugby or perhaps only modified 7s, rugby union at the high school level is making its return in the Carolinas.
Following host state health rules and relying on private insurance, several teams met up for a big preseason weekend of 15s rugby in Rock Hill, South Carolina over President's Day Weekend.
Before rugby shut down for the spring, Goff Rugby Report put the Charlotte Tigers at #1 among High School clubs, and it’s a legitimate ranking.
The Tigers had just come out of a dominant performance at the Carolina Ruggerfest, winning games by large margins, often by shutout.
Less than two weeks remain for registration for the Carolina Ruggerfest in Charlotte.
Currently 79 teams are registered in seven brackets from U10 to High School (boys and girls) from 13 states as well as Canada.