GRR: HS All-Stars
The Florida Jaguares took home the honors this past weekend at Major League Rugby's first MLR Academies tournament.
Held in Boston, Mass. and hosted by the New England Free Jacks at their stadium, the MLR Academies Tournament featured a round-robin between five teams:
The Illinois Tornados won the Boys Buckeye Invitational select side tournament in dramatic fashion Sunday, while the girls title was won by North Carolina.
Day One scores from the Buckeye Invitational All-Star Tournament.
Boys:
Ohio Aviators 21-10 Illinois Tornados
Illinois Tornados 19-5 North Carolina
Ohio Aviators 31-20 Celtic Elite
Celtic Elite 12-0 North Carolina
The All-Star and select-side season is coming back in high school rugby and we have a quick look at two tournaments this weekend.
The Panther Academy Elite 15s is being held in Hendersonville, Tenn. while the Buckeye Invitational is in Columbus.
Panther Academy 15sThe Midwest Thunderbirds, Missouri, and Panther Rugby Academy all have teams playing.
The Met NY All-Stars beat the Campion RFC U18 team on tour.
The Friday-night game resulted in a 36-5 win for the New Yorkers.
Flanker Liam Bruckner of Pelham HS was named player of the game.