GRR: North Carolina
MATTHEWS, NC - The North Carolina Youth Rugby Union (NCYRU) is hosting the 12th Annual Ruggerfest March 7th & 8th. The event will bring in more than 1,000 high school, middle school, and elementary school rugby players--plus their families--to Mecklenburg County from all over the Eastern Seaboard and Midwest. More than 40 youth rugby teams in divisions ranging from 2nd graders through 12
With 15 minutes left in the match, DI Mason Dixon rivals North Carolina and Virginia were within two points of each other. One might have sided with UVA to pull ahead in the final quarter considering the team had a much more successful fall record. But it was the Tar Heels in its first conference match of the season that surged with three tries and a 29-10 win.
The 6th annual Greenville Jamboree was played this past weekend with three teams from North Carolina and two from South Carolina.
Phoenix Alpharetta completed a successful weekend with a 19-0 defeat of the visiting Charlotte Tigers Saturday, following a 67-0 defeat of Walton HS in league play.
The North Carolina Junior Varsity finished the South Regional All Star Tournament 4-0 in the JV bracket, beating Georgia to finish a North Carolina sweep in the boys divisions in Marietta, Ga.
The team was led by Reid Brandt (Charlotte Catholic) and coached by Justin Goonan, and had to battle through some close games to get to the final.