GRR: Torrey Pines
The big game in Southern California saw the top SoCal Youth Rugby single school team against the leading SCIRF team in Cathedral Catholic.
These teams are both feeders for the San Diego Mustangs club, so it was a bit of a Mustangs cup. And in a very, very well-played game played in front of a robust and loud crowd, the teams played to a 28-28 tie.
Almost 30 games are on the schedule for Boys HS rugby this weekend.
This even though the Storer Classic is, unfortunately, canceled due to the LA fires. We don't know if any other games are affected by the wildfires, but it certainly is possible.
Orange Lutheran put a bit of a scare in Southern California's top team Torrey Pines over the weekend.
One of the big developments in Southern California's school-team seasons is the easing of the division between the SoCal Youth Rugby teams and the SCIRF teams, and that has led to a big game Tuesday night in the San Diego area.
Southern California HS teams have been testing each other out before the Christmas break to get themselves prepped for the regular season ahead.
That regular season kicks off really soon—the first weekend in January in fact—so there isn't much time for these teams to get themselves up to speed.