Friday - additional thoughts

Friday was a day of two parts. In the morning the Highlanders did very well against the Highland team from Salt Lake City. It was great to watch rugby of the highest caliber, and to see our team measure themselves against that high standard.

As Melinda has mentioned, the boys did themselves proud and put a lot into that game. Highland are the New York Yankees or Manchester United of US High School rugby, and the Chapel Hill Highlander performance against them was impressive.

There was a four hour break between the Highland game and the next match against the LA Cougars, so the team had a chance to relax, reflect and refocus.

We all kept reminding ourselves that every team in this tournament is a Regional Champion, and that there are no easy games or weak opponents.

Friday night was a time for the team to regroup before Saturday's game against Union County of New Jersey.