April 10: SJU H.S. Invitational

Games Played against St. Michael/Albertville and Hopkins were very good and it looks like this may have been a great preview to this coming season of H.S. Rugby.

Both U17 and U19 teams participated and made their presence known.

Big thanks to St. John's University, the parents, and the fans that showed up.

It was a great day to play Rugby (and take a long walk through the woods.)

April 16: Eagan Community Center

U17: Southside needed somebody to play against and Robinsdale showed up. Southside suppressed the speed of the backfield and held Robinsdale to three trys in the first half and one in the second (plus a penalty field goal) while scoring two trys of their own.

Result: Robinsdale over Southside 25 - 12. (score not official)

U19: Played very well against Eastview, made some improvements in the early season, and showed other areas where polish is still needed.

Result: Southside over Eastview 54 - 0

Thanks to the officials, the fans and all the volunteers that brought food for the social afterwards. And a special thanks to Eastview for hosting, and Eagan Community Center for providing the Pitch.

April 23: Richfield (Home Field)

U17: Southside vs South Metro - Teams were well matched as Southside prevailed with a last second try and conversion.

Result: Southside over South Metro 22 - 20

U19: Southside vs South Metro - The back line for South Metro gave Southside more than it could handle, and resulted in a very disappointing loss to the home team.

Result: South Metro over Southside 22 - 5

Thanks to all the fans, friends and parents who showed up, Richfield Middle School for the game pitch.

April 30: Mankato State University & Western Allience

Southside needed to split their U17 and U19 teams this week and travel to different locations to get their games in.

U17: Southside vs Western Alliance (U19) - Western Alliance over Southside
(no score reported)

U19: Southside vs Sioux Falls, both teams had to travel for this match. (Game played at Mankato State University)

Result: Southside over Sioux Falls 89 - 0

(Sorry for the lack of details.)

May 7: Hopkins

Despite the cold wet conditions there was a Rugby game to be played.

U17: Hopkins made up for an preseason loss to Southside, with a very lopsided score, our boys played very well and never gave up.

U19: Hopkins needed to come from behind to make up for a twelve point deficit, that Southside was able to score in the first half, making three unanswered trys in the second half to beat our boys 15 to 12.

Thanks to Hopkins for hosting, the officials, the friends and family that showed up on a night that it should have snowed.

May 14: Edina

Remember when it was cold and rainy and cold? Friday evening had none of that.

Great games for both U17 and U19 (and both teams) very evenly matched.

U17: Southside played to a tie (14-14) in a very exciting game.

U19: Southside went back and forth trading scores with Edina throughout the game, holding on to a lead within the final minutes of the match.

Thanks to the Edina Hornets RFC for hosting the game and providing a very nice social afterwords. To the officials, for keeping things under control. And to the friends, family and fans that come out and watch.

May 21: Richfield (Home field)

Another great evening to play some Rugby!

East Metro (Bulldogs) and South Metro (Tigers) came for a visit to the home field of Southside RFC (Barbarians).

The U19 game was played first against East Metro, and for the first half, the Bulldogs were scrappy enough to score 12 of their own while keeping the Barbarians within reach (twenty-some points). At the half, adjustments were made by the Barbarians, and none of their trys were answered.

Result: Southside over East Metro 65 to 12 (score not official)

U17: This was more or less a grunge match. (These two teams met earlier in the year, and Southside overcame a deficit in the score to win in the last seconds of play.)

With pride on the line, the Barbarians again had to come form behind (twice) but held the lead for a much longer period of time, even with a valiant effort of the Tigers last drive.

Result: Southside over South Metro 21 to 15

Great social afterwards (thanks to all the food donations).

Thanks (as always) to the officials, fans, coaches and players. Special thanks to Richfield Middle School, for providing the Pitch.

May 27: Richfield (Home field)

U17: Playoff game - Southside vs St. Michael-Albertville

Result: Southside had to forfeit a victory (26 over 15) to SMA. (SS didn't have enough U17 players to field a team)

Thanks to Richfield Middle School for providing the home field this season, it's a great pitch, and it's been an honor to have played there this year.

Thanks to everyone who contributed to the social, to the officials, and the fans.

May 28: Burnsville

U19: Playoff game - Burnsville vs Southside

Burnsville came into this game undefeated and played well throughout the game to prove their season was every bit deserved. But Southside matched the skill of the home team, and took it up a notch.

With playoffs a week away the Barbarians outscored Burnsville 29 to 7.

Thanks to BRC for providing the pitch, and the social that followed.

The officials were top-notch, and the fans were . . . fantastic!

June 5: National Sport Center - Blaine

The day began with a chance of rain, and it did, not like last year, but enough to make any space under an umbrella, tarp or tent a very popular place to be.

U19 Southside Barbarians played first, against the undefeated South Metro Tigers. And the match-up between these two Minneapolis teams couldn't have been better.

The Barbarians struck first, and took a lead into the half. The Tigers made several runs to deflate their deficit, late in the game, but couldn't overcome the scoring of the Southsiders.

Great game by both teams who earned a birth in the semi final round of the Minnesota High School Rugby Club championship playoffs.

Result: Barbarians over the Tigers 31-19


U17: After watching their U19 mates secure a spot in the championship match, the U17 Barbarians had to prove themselves.

Accepting no less than a fifth place spot in their division, the Southside players took on "the other city team" - again, we played South Metro. And the result was another close fought match, but the Southside team advance, defeating the Tigers 10 to 5 (score not official) in the rain.

Advancing to the next round/opponent, Southside took on Plymouth and narrowly won with a score of 7 to 5, taking fifth place in the State, and lots of promise for quality rugby in years to come.

Congratulation to this U17 team, who always played top level matches, and gave opponents their best efforts, and their fans great games to watch.

Good luck in the future, and we look forward to see what you'll bring to the pitch next year.

June 6: National Sport Center - Blaine

The State Championship was on-the-line between the undefeated Minnetonka RFC and the Southside Barbarians RFC. While the Barbarians were thought (by most) to be the Underdogs, these two teams entered the Pitch with a single purpose . . .

Southside opened up a 12 to nothing lead, and answered each of the trys that Minnetonka scored. Making this the best test of the whole season.

Result: Southside over Minnetonka 29 to 19

Congratulations to both teams for making it to the Championship game, it was an exciting game to watch, we wish you all well in life, and in the game of Rugby.