Article Contributed on: 4/27/2008 7:21:20 PM
Tigers Rugby Football Club drew a bye in league play for week seven. On Monday, April 21, Tigers U-16 players teamed again with Cherry Creek Rugby to win three straight matches at the Freshmen/Sophomore Festival #4 on Boulder's pristine Pleasant View Park Rugby Stadium. Tigers/Cherry Creek won in three shutouts over SWARM 45-0; Regis Jesuit 12-0; and PAC (Platte Canyon & Conifer HS) by a score of 25-0. The highlight of the rugby spectacle was perhaps a 22 meter drop kick by
Joseph Gonzales (Centaurus HS), in the middle of a 50 meter break away, for a 3 point drop goal.
After a great practice on Wednesday, most of the team was committed to prom or college trips on Saturday. Tigers Rugby hosted the 2nd Annual Broomfield Rugby Festival at Championship Field in Broomfield County Commons Park. The sparse crowd watched a high scoring affair between the evenly match freshmen and sophomores sides representing 10 schools from 3 Colorado Youth Rugby clubs. The Purple and White teams tied 75- 75 after three periods and a drop kicking tie breaker failed to produce a winner.
Tigers Rugby will play the final league match on Monday, April 28, against SWARM at Mossbrucker Park in Littleton. Kickoff is at 5:00 PM. There will be a B side match immediately following the A-side match.
The Colorado Youth Rugby State Championship Tournament begins on Saturday, May 3rd at Dick's Sporting Goods Park.
For mor information about youth rugby in Colorado, visit us on the web at:
http://tigersrugby.com