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Lace em up! The fall rugby season is around the corner. Our 2023-24 campaign begins on our home pitch in just over two weeks. Join us as we prepare to compete in the best conference in the country! #uptheirish☘️ #aclubforlife #rugbyunion #usarugby #districtofchampions

Hello sports fans! Rugby is back and its a gorgeous day for a hit on hains point in the nation’s capital. Today we take on the Washington Rugby in a preseason opener. #rugby

Irish turn it over in their own 22 and the are pinged for not rolling away. Washington takes advantage for the try. Conversion is good. 0-7

Irish turn Washington over on the ensuing kickoff and new scrumhalf gardy lebron does the rest. Owen Slots the conversion and we are tied. 7-7

Irish suffocating defense turns Washington over. Champaign rugby and a defender not rolling away after a decent sting run by 8man Sean Connolly results in a try for the good guys. Conversion is wide. 12-7 15min in.

Huge hit by shaggy Jay and the boys respond with hit after hit until washing decides they need a break and just throw it into touch.

Irish pinged for a high tackle and Washington takes advantage. Conversion is good 12-14. #rugby

Period 2 is underway Washington Rugby holds a 12-14 lead. There’s the whistle and we are underway again.

Phase after phase. Meter after meter and the Irish are awarded. Conversion is wide. 17-14

Last period of this preseason tilt. Irish are trailing 17-21. 30mins left. Time to see how the off-season conditioning went. #rugby #uptheirish

Washington yellow card after 6 strait penalties inside the Irish 22. 5 pick and goes later… try time! Conversion is wide. Irish take a 22-21 lead

Irish turn the ball over and Washington has a 50meter sprint to take the lead back. Mistakes are the difference in this game. 22-28

Blatant high tackle and just as yellow comes on, another goes off. Irish need to take advantage. 15min left.

Washington takes advantage of another Irish mistake and takes a 22-35 victory.

Lots of quality rugby on Hains point today with many players in new positions in the new system. Plenty to build on going into the season! #rugby

Thanks to @rugbymorning and Alistair Kirsch-Poole for having our club vice president phil dewolf on the Glorious Rugby podcast discuss club rugby and the player pathway partnership with Old Glory DC podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…