GRR: HS All-Stars
Last year, Virginia won the Pittsburgh Challenge Cup (aka Mid-Atlantic Regional Cup Tournament) over Empire City 6-0, and that two-penalty-goal loss is not something the New Jersey/New York City-based team wants to repeat. All-star head coach Tom Feury has assembled a star-studded coaching staff and pooled some good talent for a run at the trophy this weekend.
It’s a weird situation for the select sides at the Northeast Regional Cup Tournament, as the favorite team is not really much of a select side as it is one school team with a few extra players.
The Regional Cup Tournaments (RCT) are great scouting venues and billed as the primary means by which athletes can be invited to the Stars & Stripes camp, which brings 100 of the top girls and boys high school players together for a week of elite development.
The Southern California Regional Cup Tournament in Bakersfield, Calif. will be a small one, but one with plenty of talent on hand.
Only three Boys Varsity teams will play - Northern California, Southern California, and Washington.
Sometimes creativity is called for when getting grassroots rugby off of the ground, and that’s exactly what Erik Saxon employed when looking to build girls high school rugby in North Carolina.