GRR: Rugby Connecticut
Part of the resurgence of HS all-star and select-side tournaments took place in late June in New York.
Teams from New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, both boys and girls, converged on Glover Field in Pelham, NY for a on-day event.
Staples defeated Greenwich 29-7 to win the Rugby Connecticut Boys D1 HS championship.
Paced by an outstanding game from center Kody Goldman Staples capped off what started pff as a it of an up-and-down season with a run of impressive performances in May.
Greenwich and Staples will play for the Connecticut boys HS title after both won semifinals on Monday.
Fairfield Prep defeated Greenwich Friday night in Rugby Connecticut league play, to advance to 3-2 in the state and give the Cardinals their first league loss of the season.
The past week saw several state champions crowned in Boys HS rugby, with New York, Connecticut, and Illinois all seeing championship games.
Here's a roundup:
IllinoisGlen Ellyn ran out to a 24-7 lead and held off Notre Dame de la Salette 36-29 in the Illinois Boys D1 final.