Needham Rugby Joins Inaugural MIAA Season

NEEDHAM, MA — The number of teams may be small, but it's a year of firsts for rugby enthusiasts in Massachusetts.

For the first time ever, the MIAA will sanction two divisions of high school rugby, somewhat filling a void that was previously covered by the Massachusetts Youth Rugby Organization. They will be joined by Xaverian Brothers, Boston College High, Brookline, St. John’s Prep, Belmont, and Lincoln-Sudbury in Division 1, according to the Boston Globe. Division 2 will consist of Hanover, Marshfield, and Milton along with Cambridge Rindge and Latin, Algonquin, Malden Catholic, and Catholic Memorial.

Each team will play their divisional opponents once, with all teams with a .500 record or better advancing to the state tournament.

The Rockets started their season April 6 with a scrimmage against Catholic Memorial and start regular season play April 13 against St. John's Prep.

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