GRR: Tours
TOOWOOMBA, Queensland - The USA Rugby Men's Collegiate All Americans defeated Darling Downs 31-17 in the opening game of a three-match tour of Australia, sponsored by WellDog.
The Men's Collegiate All Americans are ensconced in Toowoomba, Australia, and training hard.
The team will face Darling Downs on August 6, followed by the Brothers club August 10, and the finale against the Queensland Premier Barbarians on August 14 (all dates Australian).
Queensland has already named their squad for the 14th.
Summer might be a time to take a break from rugby, but it’s also a really good time to plan a tour for the coming HS season.
For Gonzaga HS, touring overseas has become a habit, and while getting out of the country every year may not be in a HS team’s budget, players and coaches say if you can do it, it’s worth it.
Harrow School from England is touring the USA, playing teams on both coasts in a trip put together by Varsity Travel.
Varsity Travel runs rugby tours to the US and also for USA teams going abroad, finding the right competition for them and additional cultural experiences.
The Merchant Taylors’ school, an English public school that is more than 450 years old, is touring North America and stopped in the state of Washington this past week to face Chuckanut and Eastside.