When La Costa Canyon High School (Encinitas, Calif.) held its pre-season meeting, the players were clear in their team goal: Repeat as Southern California Interscholastic Rugby Federation (SCIRF) champion. After months of development, trust-building and individual goals achieved, the SCIRF multi-school trophy was in the Mavericks’ hands.
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Practices began in late October, and Julie Buescher, joined by . . .