Samurai Sportswear Pacific Rugby Premiership
Life West Gladiators and Belmont Shore Rugby are within two points of each other at the top following a 31-59 Gladiators road win against the current 3 seeded Glendale Merlins and a home stand by Belmont as they defeated Santa Monica Dolphins 39-14. At Treasure Island, San Francisco Golden Gate (SFGG) pulled in their second win against Old Mission Beach Athletic (OMBAC). OMBAC was unable to mount any comeback or capitalize on 2 SFGG yellow cards in the second half and ultimately fell to SFGG 38-24.
Women’s Division II
Emerald City Mudhens pulled off the PNRFU championship with two dominating wins on Saturday and Sunday. Saturday, the Mudhens flew to a 62-0 victory over the Tacoma Sirens then toppled Bend Lady Roughriders 49-10 on Sunday. Bend got to the final by beating Budd Bay Bandits in a close 14-13 matchup. Budd Bay secured 3rd place with a 19-22 victory over Tacoma on Sunday to finish out the long championship weekend. Tacoma Sirens Co-Captain Kelsey Lynn noted “we didn’t get the results we were looking for, but making the post season was a goal we set for ourselves and we are so proud we made it.”
The Sacramento Amazons were over powering in their defeat of the the Berkeley All Blues D2, 83-10. Lindsay Palepale was the standout scoring two tries and contributing 22 points to the team's total.
Men’s Division II:
Eastside Tsunami hosted Boise United for the one game PNRFU championship. In a defensive battle, Eastside scored early but allowed Boise a try just before half to make it 7-5 at the break. Following a Tsunami penalty kick and subsequent United try, the score was knotted at 10 until late in the game. Despite being a man down due to a yellow card, Boise managed a converted try to go up by seven. With less than 2 minutes left in the match, Eastside would score a try but fail to convert and thus give the championship to Boise, 15-17.
The Olympic Club, their first year of division II play, were able to secure the Northern California title, after winning a close match against Santa Rosa Rugby, 38-30. Olympic took the lead in the first three minutes of the game and kept it until the 47th minute. Santa Rosa snuck ahead by one, courtesy of Jerome Loti, converting Niko Momoka's try. This was short lived; as it only took Olympic three minutes to reclaim the lead. They will now face Boise United in the Pacific North Championship match.
Men’s Division III:
Napa Valley were able to prevent both Olympic Rugby Club teams to make the championship games, as they beat the D3 squad, 53-31.
On Saturday, Seattle Quake won against Portland Pigs, and Budd Bay Buffaloes vanquished Boise United D3 48-5 to set up a not-surprising Buffaloes vs Quake championship on Sunday. Boise United D3 secured third place due to a forfeit. Budd Bay scored quickly and often on their way to a 51-14 victory and Division 3 title.
