by Brian Turrel
Rugby at City Park
A crowd of about 300 people packed City Park field on Saturday afternoon to watch the KC Derby, the 56-year-old annual match between Kansas City’s two rival rugby clubs, Kansas City Rugby Football Club and Kansas City Blues Rugby Club.
KCRFC, frequently referred to as “City,” has been playing its 2022 home games in the aptly named City Park.
City started on the front foot and took a big first-half advantage, but the Blues’ strong running brought it back in the second half for a 34-25 win.
A game between the City second team and Blues D3 team, won 69-0 by the Blues, preceded the main event.
Later in the afternoon, the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints played the Junior Blues in varsity and junior varsity matches. The Saints won the varsity game 62-12 and junior varsity 61-5.
Central Plains Football League
The Midwest Wolfpac defeated the Topeka Twisters 30-6 Saturday afternoon at Soccer Nation KC in Turner. The Wolfpac defense dominated throughout, giving up just one third-quarter touchdown after the game was well in hand.
Quarterback Adam Lunderman led an efficient Wolfpac offense that combined effective running with some opportunistic downfield passing strikes.
The Wolfpac will be back at Soccer Nation KC next Saturday at 4 p.m. The game will be live-streamed as the CPFL game of the week.
