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Graphic: @highcountryrugbyfc. The card reads 31-25; Nashville posted 37-25.
Graphic: @highcountryrugbyfc. The card reads 31-25; Nashville posted 37-25.

Men

High Country Win at Nashville; Gainesville, Macon and Augusta Host the Next Matrix Round

Atlanta High Country's men won at Nashville on Saturday, October 31, High Country posting 31-25 and Nashville posting 37-25; on Saturday, November 7 the Gainesville Spartans host High Country at Davis Middle School in Flowery Branch at 1 PM, Macon Love host the Savannah Shamrocks at Carolyn Crayton Park at 1 PM, the Augusta Maddogs host Columbus at the Augusta Rugby Pitch with the kickoff still to be posted, and the Atlanta Renegades are at the Charleston Outlaws at 2:15 PM; the Gwinnett Lions, Athens Eagles and Exiles play a round robin on November 21

"Congrats to our men's team on their victory in Nashville! What a treat!" High Country posted on Saturday night, October 31, over a card reading "2026-2027 GRU MATRIX SEASON, HIGH COUNTRY VS NASHVILLE RFC, WIN 31-25." Nashville's own results post the same evening had the D3 match differently: "Unfortunately the boys couldn't get the win, with a final score of 37-25," with a slide reading "FINAL SCORE, HIGH COUNTRY WINS, 25 - 37." Both clubs have High Country winning; the numbers are as each posted them. High Country's practice is at Grove Park on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8 to 10 PM, "Drinks at Brewhouse After On Thursday," per the club's Story on Tuesday, November 3.

Gainesville set Saturday's match in one Game Week graphic on Tuesday: "SPARTANS VS HIGH COUNTRY, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH, 1:00PM KICK OFF, DAVIS MIDDLE SCHOOL, 4335 FALCON PKWY, FLOWERY BRANCH, GA 30542." Macon Love's week graphic, posted Monday, November 2, has "Saturday Nov 7th 1:00 pm - Kickoff, Carolyn Crayton Park" against the Savannah Shamrocks, with practice at the Macon-Bibb County Softball Complex on Tuesday and Thursday at 6:30 PM; the club's site also lists a makeup game at Montgomery on Saturday, December 5. The Augusta Maddogs' Match Week post has "Columbus Rugby, Saturday, 11/7, Kickoff time coming soon, 2055 Division Street, Augusta, GA," and open practice on Tuesday, November 3 and Thursday, November 5 at 6:30 PM. The Atlanta Renegades "hit the road to face off against the '25 season GRU runner-ups the Charleston Outlaws this Saturday, November 7th, in our third matrix match of the season," the club posted on Tuesday; the Story has the kickoff at 2:15 PM.

Further out, the Gwinnett Lions "will compete in a round-robin set of friendly matches against the Athens Eagles and Exiles RFC on November 21. Kickoff times and location to be later announced," per the club's post on Monday, November 2, 11 AM to 4 PM on the graphic. The Lions ran an open XVs training at Tribble Mill Park on Tuesday night, and the Renegades' post the same day said the club "is recruiting, and there's room for you!" Atlanta Old White welcomed Five Branches Investments as an official club sponsor, "a $5,000 Gold-Level Sponsorship," per the club's post on Friday, October 30, and the club's site now lists two matches against Nashville on Saturday, November 14, Division 3 at 1 PM and Division 1/2 at 3 PM, Veterans Appreciation Day at the Atlanta Rugby Grounds, free admission. The Atlanta Bucks, whose season ended with a loss at Athens that the Eagles posted as a win with no score, introduced the six performers for their Ruck N Maul Drag Show at The Heretic on Saturday, November 14, with tickets linked from the club's bio. Every kickoff the clubs have posted is on the calendar.

Published Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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