GRR: Rugby NY
The Winged Foot City Athlete 7s team won the Empire Gu 7s title in the High School boys bracket in their first year as a club.
In its first trip to the New York state championship, Orchard Park finished the final four weekend 2-0, ending with a 33-29 win over reigning girls high school champ Play Rugby Academy for the title.
Xavier HS won the Rugby NY Boys HS championship with an impressive 40-0 defeat of The Harvey School Sunday in Utica, NY.
The perennial state champions had to battle for it a little bit, especially in the early part of the first half.
Here is the latest from the Rugby NY Boys HS playoffs:
Cup Semifinals
Xavier hammered a very solid Kenmore team 59-14 to make the final.
The Harvey School defeated Fairport 40-20 to make it an all-MetNY final.
Xavier and Harvey met previously this season, May 2, with Xavier winning 45-5.
DI Tier 2
Rugby New York is hosting its girls high school state championship this weekend, and three Buffalo-area teams will look to unseat current titleholder Play Rugby Academy over two days in Utica.