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# Santa Monica Dolphins hold off Old Puget Sound 18-16 in rugby opener
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/031808-story-20080318/
- Published: 2008-03-18T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T18:54:19.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Sports, Santa Monica, #archive-import

MIDDLE MAN Photo courtesy Cortney Crego Led up front with hard-nosed play by prop Adam Guerra, the Santa Monica Dolphins held off Old Puget Sound Beach rugby club of Seattle over the weekend for an 18-16 victory in their first match of the 2008 national Rugby Super League season. The squad, now 2-2, will face off this weekend against Huntington Beach. The game kicks off March 22 at 1 p.m. at Daniel Webster Middle School.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 18, 2008.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/031808.pdf?ref=smdp.com)