Midwest Rugby Union Champions

The Cedar Rapids Headhunters won the Midwest Rugby Union Championship on Sunday, May 2.  The Semi-Final and Championship matches were held in St. Charles Ill.  The Headhunters beat the Gentlemen of Dubuque Saturday, May 1in the semi-final game with a score of 29-17.  On the other side of the bracket The Fox Valleys Maoris (St. Charles Ill.) beat Cleveland Eastern Suburbs (Richmond Heights, OH) 52-10. 

On Suday The Headhunters and The Maoris played a see-saw match the entire way in the Championship game.  The game ended on a thirty meter drop kick goal made by the Headhunters with the final score 36-29.

Also on Sunday The Gentlemen of Dubuque beat Cleveland Eastern Suburbs in the third place game 31-24. 

The Headhunters move on to the National Championship Tournament in Columbia, South Carolina May 22 & 23. They will face Triad in the first round with the winner facing the winner Old Gaelic vs. Buffalo in the second round. 

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