USA South Holds Off New-Look Jamaica to Win RAN U19 Championship
The USA Rugby South U19s once again won the Rugby Americas North championship, beating hosts Jamaica 18-15 in the final.
The South, which represents the USA in this tournament every year, opened up pool play with a 19-0 shutout of Cayman and a 17-5 win over Trinidad & Tobago.
RMA podcast: Ray Lehner, Cal Bear, Oxford Blue, USA Eagle, Teacher, Coach
Alex Goff sat down with Ray Lehner, who was recently inducted in Cal's Athletic Hall of Fame.
An All American at Cal as a prop, and later an Oxford Blue, Lehner played 37 times for the USA over six years.
A smart, articulate man, Lehner teaches at Bishop O'Dowd in Northern California and also coaches rugby and football.
Spain holds Off EIRA in 2nd Meeting
Spain's U18s defeated Eagle Impact Rugby Academy 49-36 Sunday in the second of two matches between the two teams in Valladolid, Spain.
EIRA Players Celebrate Progress, But More Work To Be Done
In the first four meetings between Eagle Impact Rugby Academy and the Spanish U18 side, it's fair to say EIRA was smoked.
Scored of 61-15 and 55-15 in 2021 were followed up with 36-3 and 43-24 in 2022. Only that last one really harbingered that the players, as well as the coaches, were starting to understand just how quickly the Spanish played, and how EIRA teams might score points.
EIRA U18s 17 Spain U18s 17
The Eagle Impact Rugby Academy U18 Boys tied Spain's U18s Thursday in Valodolid, Spain.
This is the 5th time EIRA and Spain have played, and the first four games were all relatively convincing wins for the Spanish, albeit with the winning margins getting progressively smaller.