Updates In The Worlds Of VA and DC Rugby

This season is my first playing for a WPL team (the DC Furies) and so far, it has been a great experience. However, there is a part of me that misses my old team (James River) and teammates, as it should (usually people miss things that were a big part of their lives). Without getting into the personal side of transferring teams, I would like to give a Spring season update.

Through emails and the rugby grapevine, I've heard that James River got off to a decent start. In their first match of the season, they lost a tough one at Norfolk. I would suspect that the match was incredibly physical, as the trend of past matches between Norfolk and James River has been. However, the women from James River responded to that loss positively and beat rival D1 team, Keystone, in their next match. Next, they will be competing in the D1 playoffs this weekend in Northern VA.

The Furies opened the season with Ruggerfest, an annual tournament hosted by the Furies themselves. The D2 side took 2nd place in the competitive division and the WPL side won the premier division, beating Pittsburgh, Philly and North Shore in route to the tournament win. This marked the first year the Furies had won their tournament in quite a few years.

The D2 side has since picked up wins against the Maryland Exiles and Lancaster, while the WPL side beat Monmouth. Both sides are set to play this weekend, the D2 side against Georgetown and the WPL side against New York.

Here's to some great rugby this weekend.