MARFU v Pacific, MARFU v Socal

We (MARFU) kicked off our spring season with two great matches on San Fransisco's Treasure Island.

Bay Area ruggers were great hosts for MARFU, helping players get to and from airports and giving us places to stay.

Saturday afternoon, in the almost 80 degree heat, MARFU just missed upsetting the Pacific Coast, losing 20-14.

We spent a good deal of the first 10 to 15 minutes of the game camped out in PAC's side of the field but couldn't get any points. And that was pretty much how the game went. We dominated possession but had trouble finishing.

We didn't defend often. Our defense was pretty good in general but we got hurt on turnover ball. PAC did an excellent job attacking off of turnover ball, following the 2 passes and wide motto. Three of their four tries came shortly after turnovers. We simply weren't reacting fast enough or communicating clearly enough when those turnovers happened.

Afterwards we had a fantastic little social in the SFGG club house. Our hosts had a nice spread of carb heavy goodness. We celebrated a good day of rugby with an exchange of gifts between MARFU And PAC. The only downside was that we got home at 8pm and had to be at the pitch very early the next morning.

The next morning MARFU developmental faced SoCal and PAC developmental. The cooler temperature but slick grass made for a very different playing environment.

(I was also very jealous of the PAC players sipping Mimosas and other adult beverages from the stands. God knows that would have made for a different spectating environment.)

In the first game MARFU developmental controlled possession and played rock solid on defense, defeating SoCal 10-0.

In a forty minute skirmish, MARFU beat PAC developmental 7-0.