GRR: HS All-Stars
The Washington state branch of the Eagle IMpact Rugby Academy has named its squad for the Victoria International Youth 7s July 10-11 in the British Columbia provincial capital.
The Celtic Elite Boys teams, which features mostly players from St. Edward and St. Ignatius in Ohio, plus some more regional talent, cruised through the Midwest RCT to win the Boys Varsity bracket.
The Montana Girls select side might have lost all of their games at the Great Northwest Challenge, and might have struggled even to score, but even getting to Oregon was a victory.
USA back Troy Hall has been involved with Rugby Oregon for some years now, but this was the first year that he actively took on the state select side, and in doing so he led the team to victory at the Great Northwest Challenge.
After a shaky 2014, the Washington Loggers girls program bounced back with a sweep of the competition in the Great Northwest Challenge.
The Loggers defeated Hawaii 24-5 and then Oregon 45-12 on Saturday, and then Montana 80-0 in the semis and Oregon 22-12 in the final on Sunday.