GRR: Florida Youth Rugby
Florida Youth Rugby is hosting a festival weekend of games this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Neuqua Valley out of Naperville, Ill., LaSalle out of Philadelphia, and San Martin out of Argentina will be in town to play a series of games with host teams.
Cardinal Gibbons, St. Thomas Aquinas, Pompano, and Miami will all play shortened matches against Neuqua and LaSalle.
Orlando rebounded from their first loss of the Florida Youth Rugby season to defeat previously-unbeaten Riviera Beach Maritime Academy 26-19 this past weekend.
The victory was important as it vaulted Orlando back up to 3-1, now essentially tied with RBMA. Meanwhile, Jupiter edged Okapi 19-10 and Tampa beat winless West Pines 32-10 to remain undefeated at 4-0.
The big game in Florida Youth Rugby's Boys HS DI has to be Riviera Beach Maritime Academy at Orlando.
RBMA is 3-0 and Orlando is 2-1 and in this very tight and competitive Florida league, already these clashes are starting to carry some weight.
For Riviera Beach, the season started with two very, very close wins, before they exploded for 56 points against Naples.
The Florida Youth Rugby Boys HS season gets back on track with a full slate of games this weekend.
Four of the teams in the Boys DI league are 2-0, but not all will emerge from the weekend perfect.
While Riviera Beach Maritime Academy (2-0) plays winless Naples, and 2-0 Tampa plays 0-2 Daytona, the other two 2-0 teams face off.
Orlando has enjoyed a nice start in the Florida Youth Rugby Boys HS DI, beating both Naples and West Pines but significant margins.
Even in chilly wind (chilly for Florida, anyway), they handled the ball well. West Pines was without their superb flyhalf, Martin Mairowitz, but still a 38-5 scoreline is impressive.