GRR: St. Augustine Hermits
The St. Augustine Hermits out of New Jersey pulled off a big result Friday night, beating Georgetown Prep 24-14 in a cross-border clash.
The Hermits went into the game ranked #48 but GRR, having moved up following a shutout win over Delbarton. Georgetown Prep was ranked #24. So this was an important showing by St. Augustine.
St. Augustine out of New Jersey just returned from a very successful tour of Ireland.
The tour was run by GRR sponsor Irish Rugby Tours, and took them through a series of competitive games, high-level coaching, and cultural experiences.
St Augustine Prep won the 2022 Rugby NJ Series Championship in the state's U19 bracket and also won the state championship in both the U19 and U16 brackets.
This is the first time that the Hermits have won those titles except the U19 finals, which they have won four times.
St Augustine Prep defeated Christian Brothers Academy on Saturday to win the Rugby New Jersey Boys HS state championship.
CBA was perhaps a bit of a surprise team in the playoffs as they weren't really expected to advance. But the Colts edged Morris 22-14 to make the final.
Morris capped off their regular season in Rugby New Jersey with a 31-0 defeat of Union over the weekend.
Nick Buttorworth, Angelo Sweeney, Patrick Feehan, and Pierce Hillabrant all scored for Morris, with Sweeney scoring twice.