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The Bootleggers line up for a kickoff against Southern Pines last month. Photos by Jamaal Porter/Massive Motives By Randy Capps CLAYTON — Bright sunshine beamed down from a Carolina blue sky in Clayton on a February afternoon. A mile down the road, there were a couple of youth soccer matches underway and the dog park was filling up fast. Across the street at East Clayton Community Park, there was an adult pickup soccer game going on, too. Not far away, a very different game was kicking off. The Clayton Bootleggers, clad in yellow and black kits (uniforms) adorned with a Deep River Brewing Company logo, were taking on Southern Pines RFC in a rugby match. Southern Pines had its own set of sponsors on its green 20 | JOHNSTON NOW Clayton’s Nick Taylor gets a boost as he reaches for a lineout.