In the Shield rounds, our previously winless teams battled it out for a chance at hardware. Alliance and West Houston got their first wins on the day over the Wombats and the Armadillos. Apparently it was just not a good day to have a team named after an animal. The Shield final was all West Houston, as they won 28-0.
The third place teams in each bracket participated in the Bowl rounds. Dallas-White snuck by Grand Prairie 22-19, while the Primates beat the Crusaders 36-12. In the Bowl final, it was the hosts who pulled away at the end, Dallas-White lifting the trophy.
The Plate final rounds saw the Harlequins dismantle The Woodlands by double digits, and Denton just sweeping past the Huns-Blue by three points. The Harlequins powered over Denton in the final, with an impressive 28-7 win, earning them a bonus point in the TOLA standings.
The ever-thrilling cup rounds had a classic Austin derby on one side, and a North Texas 7’s rivalry on the other. Dallas-Red continued their trend of keeping opponents scoreless as Grand Prairie fell 40-0 in a tough match. The Austin Huns-White had to sweat a bit more, as the Austin Blacks came on them fast and furious. A thrilling match ensued, the Huns coming away with it 17-12. Then suddenly, it was deja vu, the Huns versus the Dallas RFC in the Lone Star 7’s final. Possibly still licking their wounds from last years’ overtime win by the Huns; the Dallas RFC were fired up and ready to go. However the Huns knew what victory tasted like, and they wanted more. It was Dallas, it was Austin, it was Dallas, it was really really hot. At the end it could only be one, and it would be the Austin Huns who would bring the trophy back home down 35 thanks to a conversion, 19-17 final.