Tigers Rugby Football Club finished a whirlwind week, on the Tigers' home pitch (Championship Field) Saturday with a 73-17 victory over the ThunderRidge & Mountain Vista HS Greagles. Ironically,
Joe Mack, of Holy Family High School, played for the ThunderRidge team and opened the scoring against his Tigers Rugby team mates. Three other Tigers helped theGreagles club, hurt by injuries and spring break scheduling in Douglas County. Three cheers for gracious traitors
Jacob Gossman,
TIm Sullivan and
Patrick Sullivan, who fought the home team but had a great time in the lopsided match. Tigers Rugby try scorers included
Andy Maul (2)
Tony Costello (2),
Mike Sadowski (2),
Justin Thunell (2),
Charles Martinez,
Quincy Anderson (2),
Joseph Gonzales and
Albert Whitemore.
Joshua Carvalho, a Pomona student scored a conversion kick and Charles Martinez added three more conversions. Tony Costello of Pomona High School was named the Tigers' Man of The Match.
On Friday night under the lights, reigning Colorado Youth Rugby Champions, Regis Jesuit HS defeated the Tigers 33-7 for their fifth straight victory in a Colorado Catholic HS Rugby Championship Match. Tigers Rugby threatened at the Regis goal line on six separate occasions, coming away with only one try by Charles Martinez, who also hit a booming drop kick for the conversion. Holy Family's Joe Mack scored the Tigers try in the B-side match and was named Man of the Match for the A-side game. The B side match was a 7-5 victory for the Regis Jesuit program as Pomona's Josh Carvalho's kick sailed wide right.
On Monday, 3/10/08, the Tigers Rugby players took part in the first of four Colorado Youth Rugby Freshmen/Sophomore Festivals, losing to Denver East 33-5 despite leading 5-0 after a Joseph Gonzales try. Later, under the lights at Dick Sporting Goods Park, Tigers Rugby topped SWARM's U-16 players (represented by players from Chatfield, Dakota Ridge & Columbine High School) by a score of 10-5 on a tries by Joseph Gonzales and
Duncan Yost.
Tigers Rugby Football Club is 1-0 in league play and 5-6 overall. They next face Boulder Rugby Football Club (represented by Boulder, Longmontand Fairview High School students) on Wednesday, March 19 at Pleasant View Park in Boulder. Kick off is at 5 p.m.