Baltimore-Chesapeake triumphs again

(Robert Books photo)

The Baltimore-Chesapeake Brumbies have retained their men's premier division crown with a 36-12 win against the Washington Irish in the final of the 31st Rites of Spring tournament.

These two teams have played each other in the final the past two years with the Brumbies winning both times.

Baltimore-Chespeake led 12-5 at halftime and then poured it on in the second frame scoring four tries to the Irish's one to clinch its fifth straight title.

The social division pitted Towson University against tournamrnt newcomer Hudson Valley. Towson won the social division in 2006 so they were in familiar territory.

It was a hard fought match with neither team's offense being able to crack the other's defense. In the end, Towson came out on top 13-5.

The women's division also featured familiar foes in two-time defending champ MD Stingers versus Pittsburgh. Both teams had faced off against each other last year.

The Stingers had had a particularly easy run in previous tournaments winning by comfortable margins, but this year the competition was better and the scores were much closer.

In the final, MD Stingers #13 Jenna Dietrich was too much for Pittsburgh to handle, scoring two tries from outside 50 meters, as the Stingers triumphed 12-5.