GRR: Florida Youth Rugby
Okapi won their third consecutive Florida state title with a 20-12 defeat of Key Biscayne Saturday.
Key Biscayne beat 33-26 in league play back on February 8. Aside from that the Okapi's White team (Okapi fielded two teams in the league, White and Pink) ran the table. Key Biscayne ended up 7-0 and Okapi 6-1.
We've got some state champions and some state finalists decided, and it's surprising how close all of the games were.
VirginiaFort Hunt edged the Richmond Strikers 38-37 in the Rugby Virginia final, capping off a short but very competitive top-tier competition in that state.
This was an intense, well-played game throughout.
Key Biscayne remains atop the Florida HS league with a 5-0 after a close-run win over Wellington.
Key Biscayne sits atop the Rugby Florida HS league as they are now 4-0.
The Rats have impressed with a pretty tough defense and a very smart kicking game, and over the last three weeks have beaten both Okapi teams—they are the only team to beat Okapi White.
Snow and cold weather hit a few parts of the country not ued to it, so we had a few cancelations and postponements.
The Louisiana teams battled through some snow, although we did have one game moved to later because of the snow. Bless their hearts down there in the bayou but they don't really have the resources to handle a snowstorm.