GRR: Rugby NY
Fourteen teams played in the latest weekend of action in Rugby New York's fall HS 7s action.
Seven teams played in the Boys Varsity bracket, while the rest were split between the Boys JV and the Girls brackets.
In the Girls bracket, Play Rugby went undefeated, with Morris 1 taking 2nd, Morris 2 3rd, and Spartan 4th.
The Met NY All-Stars beat the Campion RFC U18 team on tour.
The Friday-night game resulted in a 36-5 win for the New Yorkers.
Flanker Liam Bruckner of Pelham HS was named player of the game.
The MET NY U19 All Stars will face the youth program from Campion RFC Friday evening as the British side is touring the USA.
Assembled fairly quickly to host Campion, the Met NY side will rely on certain players being sufficiently familiar with each other to provide some cohesion.
Xavier defeated Rye HS 21-17 in the Rugby New York D1 Boys HS final Sunday to win the state championship on the grounds of Siena College, but it wasn't easy..
It was a much closer result than expected and closer than three weeks ago when Xavier beat Rye 22-6.
Some quick notes from state championships around the nation.
In New York it will be Rye vs Xavier on Sunday for the state D1 championship. Rye shut out Canisius 18-0 and Xavier beat Corning on Saturday.
In Illinois, Glen Ellyn defeated New Trier 45-17 Friday night to take the Rugby Illinois title. Joey Pope scored four tries for the Ducks.