Saturday was a great day for rugby out at the S.E. Tech Campus for this year’s Fools Fest Rugby Tournament. Winona came out strong posting wins against UW-River Falls and cross town rivals St. Mary’s University. The final pitted Winona against UW-La Crosse, who earlier in the day posted wins against Division One club Iowa State University and Minnesota State Mankato. It was a hard fought battle with lots of hard hitting. As the match winded down, UW-La Crosse came out victorious.
In the women’s bracket, Winona State Women emerged victorious posting a 5-0 victory over the University of Minnesota in the final match. Fools Fest 2011 saw more action off the field this year as the number of fans and alumni had increased from year’s past. A handful of local photographer’s and even the local news was out and about during the day catching all the action. For the first time in tournament’s history, Rugby Athletic came down to vend the tournament.
Winona State looks ahead to hosting local men’s club, St. Paul Jazz Pigs at home this coming Saturday.
