The Dauphin Clippers boys and girls rugby teams were in Brandon, Saturday for the annual John Keogh Rugby Festival.

The girls won both of their games, beating Crocus Plains, 48-5, and scoring a 72-5 win over Vincent Massey.

A third game was more of a controlled scrimmage between the Crocus Plains rookies and Dauphin rookies. The reason for this, according to Clippers girls coach Shawn Sarkonak, is because Crocus Plains had a late influx of about 15 players.

“And they’re now sitting around 38 (players), so we wanted to make sure that everyone got some quality field time to get some good experiences,” he said.

Overall, it was a good tournament for the Clippers, with Sarkonak noting it was the first time the tournament has been held since 2019 because of the pandemic and adverse weather.

Get the full rundown in this week's Dauphin Herald!