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Atlanta, Athens, High Country, Gwinnett and Macon by an average margin of 64β5. Savannah once again participated in the St. Patrick's Day Tournament in the middle of their competitive season; however, this time in the Premier Division, and defeated Chicago Blaze and losing in the semi-final to the USA Rugby South All-Star team by a score of 0β8. Savannah squared off with the Augusta Maddogs in the GRU Championship game by a score of 62β7 to capture their third consecutive GRU title. In the South Regionals, hosted in Montgomery, Alabama, the Shamrocks were able to come from behind at halftime to defeat the Montgomery Yellowhammers 33β21 to advance to their second straight South Championship game. Savannah squared off with Southern Pines, the Carolina Champion, in the South Championship game and roared out to a huge lead and were able to hang on to that lead in the second half, winning by a score of 53β26 and advance to the National Elite 8 in Pittsburgh, PA. Savannah's season would come to a premature end for the second straight year, this time to the hands of Bremer County (Iowa), dropping their contest 17β36. However, Savannah would not let the defeat ruin their season, and in the consolation match-up with Rocky Gorge, the Shamrocks would take out their frustrations to the tune of a 77β0 win. The win secured the Savannah Shamrocks a 5th-place finish in the United States in Division III, surpassing their 2015 finish and setting a new club's best finish nationally.
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Augusta Maddogs in a rematch of the 2018 GRU Championship game by a score of 54β12. During the club's regular season, Savannah also played in the Premier Division of the St. Patrick's Day Tournament and faced off with three Division 1 clubs and came out 2β1 with wins over Cincinnati and Columbus, while dropping a close match to Detroit, coming away with a 4th-place finish in the Tournament. For the first time in club history the Savannah Shamrocks hosted the South Regional Tournament for competition in Men's Division 2 & 3 as well as Women's Division 2 rugby. The Shamrocks were able to take advantage of that home field advantage by defeating the Palm Beach Panthers in the South Semi-Finals by a score of 17β3. The following day Savannah was able to defeat the Asheville Iguanas 26β10 claiming the South Championship and returning to the National Elite 8 for the third time in six years. The Shamrocks season would unfortunately come to an end against a tough Grand Rapids (MI) team by a score of 21β29. The consolation game would not go Savannah's way either as they faced off against the 2018 National Runner-Up, Long Island, and were defeated to close the season with a 9β2 record and a #7 finish in Division 3 of the United States. Of note during the season, Liam Globensky would break the club's single season scoring record by tallying 139 points.
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Tournament and took 2nd place in Division 2 and in doing so defeated the Atlanta Renegades, making it a clean sweep of all opponents located within the state of Georgia. Savannah took a forfeit victory in the GRU Semi-Final matchup to set up the GRU Championship Game with the Athens Eagles for the second consecutive year. Savannah defeated Athens 29β24 to complete their second consecutive undefeated GRU season and capture the second straight GRU title. In the South Regionals, hosted in Augusta, Georgia, Savannah took on the #1 seed, Clinch River (VA), champions of the True South Region. Savannah defeated their opponent 38β5 to move into the South Championship game and rematch with last year's spoilers, Gainesville (FL). The Shamrocks had lost three consecutive matches to Gainesville, counting their South Semi-Final loss in 2014, but were able to avenge these losses when it mattered most by defeating the Hogs 27β5 and earn a spot in the National Elite 8 in Charlotte, NC. Savannah's 2015 season would come to an end with a loss to Old Gaelic (PA) by a score of 24β33. Savannah would also fall in the consolation match-up with Danbury (CT) by a score 27β38. The weekend's results mean that the Savannah Shamrocks would finish the 2015 season with a 13β2 record and tied for 7th place in the United States in Division III.
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Atlanta, High Country, and the Atlanta Bucks while falling only once on the road to the Atlanta Renegades. Savannah would play host to High Country in the semi-final matchup which they won 41β24. Savannah faced the Atlanta Renegades in the GRU Championship game with a chance to avenge their only regular season loss, but would come up 3 points short. Savannah would fail to claim their 4th consecutive GRU Championship by a score of 26β29. With the 15s season closing out sooner than expected, the Savannah Shamrocks will now turn their attention to the 7s season as they continue to look forward to the upcoming 2018 season.
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Division 2 Championship. Savannah went through the regular season without losing a match going 10β0. The semi-final was a rematch of one of their closest regular season contests with the Atlanta Renegades. Savannah was able to outlast the Renegades in overtime setting up a GRU Championship game with Augusta. Unfortunately, Savannah would fall in overtime of to Augusta in the championship match. Savannah has now appears in five straight GRU Championship matches, winning three of those contests. Savannah was able to bolster their roster with a lot of young talent and is hoping to retain many of this year's players as they look forward to regain the GRU Championship in 2019.
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The Savannah Shamrocks Rugby Club was formed in 1978 in Savannah by Tom Nelson and Carl Shoemaker, who were looking for something βdifferent;β now the team has up to 50 members, a senior men's and women's team, plays around the region, belongs to the Georgia Rugby Union and hosts the popular St.
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