GRR: Irish Rugby Tours
The Marin Highlanders will get back into league play and will be nicely poised to do so after a tour to Italy for just over a week during this month.
We're talking today about a sponsor, so we will make no bones about that's what we're doing, but there's more to the story here.
The COVID-19 outbreak has shut down rugby globally at all levels. However, the shutdown has had an even greater affect on touring teams.
Groups that had spent time, effort and money in putting together an overseas tour were forced to cancel what for many, was to be the trip of a lifetime.
Game one of their tour of Ireland saw the St. Augustine Hermits lose to Good Counsel College in New Ross, County Wexford, but it was a hugely beneficial experience regardless.
Back from their tour of Italy safe and sound, the Mystic U19s can reflect on a hugely successful tour.
The the field, the tour was difficult, as the relatively young Mystic team faced some more experienced opponents.