GRR: Southern California
The first full weekend in January has some high school rugby already going on and here's a quick rundown of what's been going on.
The Southern California Interscholastic Rugby Federation (SCIRF) kicks off this weekend with three games in the boys competition.
The Boys Varsity sees Cathedral Catholic take on a somewhat resurgent Fallbrook on Friday, while St. Augustine meets Mira Costa on Saturday. In the Varsity Gold tier, Coronado meets Mission Bay and Steele Canyon will play La Costa Canyon.
With Girls HS rugby rising in popularity in Southern California, driven in part by the increase in varsity college programs, the expansion of the Southern California Interscholastic Rugby Federation for the 2021-2022 season went into effect earlier this month.
The San Diego Mustangs weren’t exactly miffed that they were in Tier 2 of the Boys HS National Championships, but they still had something to prove.
“Southern California is the best rugby in the United States,” said the Mustangs’ Judd Berman. And San Diego wanted to show where they stacked up.
As the Boys HS Rugby National Championships loom, and the much-anticipated seedings loom even closer (!), here's a look at what happened over the weekend.