Saturday - Game Three

On Saturday morning at the hotel there was a mood of quiet determination amongst the squad - a mixture of pride at the performance against Highland, and frustration at the 0-21 defeat by the LA Cougars. There was still one game to go and an opportunity to do what no other team from the South had ever done at Nationals before - all that lay between the Highlanders and 7th place in the Nation was Union County of New Jersey.

The watching crowd did not have long to wait - after 4 minutes Kareem Ramadan burst over the line to score a classic back-row try - the Highlanders were back! Union County pulled ahead with a converted try, but Graham Joseph restored the lead just before half-time: 8-7.

The second half was characterized by typical Highlander pressure and posession - dominating in the tight and the loose, retaining and recycling the ball, and a lot of time spent in the opposition's half.

Graham added another penalty, and the final score was 11-7. Victory...

....and another landmark for the Highlanders in a momentous season.


NUMBER 7 IN THE NATION