GRR: Rugby Illinois
Notre Dame de la Salette followed up on their 3rd-place finish at the Boys HS National Championships with wild win over the Marist Redhawks to take the Illinois School-team State Championship.
We have a few additional state champions this week.
Marquette won a close one 21-17 over the Pulaski Roos to take the Wisconsin title.
New Trier rode the momentum that saw them get to the final of Tier II of the HS National Championships, beating Naperville 66-5 to take the Illinois HS Club title.
New Trier pulled off a big result in Illinois, beating Notre Dame de la Salette in a midweek clash 22-7.
This was New Trier's opening league game and a strong showing for the school team. It was a wet day with steady rain, and ball retention was difficult, so both teams tried to keep the ball among the forwards to control it.
Three weeks remain in the term at Nelson College in New Zealand and in a weird way it also means the end of the summer break for Oliver Kirk and Max Doerfler.
The past week saw several state champions crowned in Boys HS rugby, with New York, Connecticut, and Illinois all seeing championship games.
Here's a roundup:
IllinoisGlen Ellyn ran out to a 24-7 lead and held off Notre Dame de la Salette 36-29 in the Illinois Boys D1 final.