Black rally shades Green in inter-squad opener

Playing indoors on Fieldturf and in March no less, the Black team edged Green 31-30 in the annual ICRC intersquad match on Friday. Playing 10 a side, the players were able to get a game-type experience early as the club gets ready for its most challenging pre-season ever.

A  mix of veterans and rookies played an entertaining if somewhat rusty game at The Docks Dome on Good Friday. Impressive amongst the newcomers were Steve Orchard (Queens U) who led the greens with 4 tries and spot on line out throwing; Brad Noble (Auckland U), John Ki (McGill U) and Yoshi Niwa (IBM, Japan).

"It felt great to play again" said Irish captain George Azar "and this will really help the guys get ready."

Regular training commences on Saturday April 2 at Newtonbrook SS, 11:15 am, followed by the huge ICRC Poker Night at the Rose and Crown.