Photos from Old Glory DC’s first home rugby match of the season are now posted on a gallery at the TechNewsLit portfolio on Smugmug. Old Glory DC, the Washington, D.C. region’s franchise in Major League Rugby, lost the match to California Legion, 36-23.
The team played its initial three matches on the road, first losing to Seattle, then beating New England and Carolina before taking on California Legion, a team from Southern California. It was also Old Glory DC’s first match at George Mason University stadium in Fairfax, Virginia, with fans filling most grandstand seats and touch-line (sideline) boxes and spaces. In previous years, the team played its matches in exurban Maryland, a longer distance from D.C.
Both DC and California moved the ball up and down the pitch (field) during the match, but California took advantage of DC turnovers to score early and run-up a big lead at halftime. DC scored two tries, like touchdowns in American football, late in the match, but it was not enough to overtake California.
TechNewsLit also covered Old Glory DC’s open practice on 28 March. Photos from both the 26 April match and the open practice carry a Creative Commons – Attribution (CC BY 4.0) license. See usage requirements and specifications at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ .
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