GRR: Rugby Pennsylvania
Report and photos by Graham Arnall. In a matchup of the reigning Pennsylvania Boys Single School and HS Club champions, Cumberland Valley High School hosted West Shore United in a non-league game at Cumberland Valley High School in Mechanicsburg Pa. Wednesday evening.
West Shore United hosted the Warwick Swarm Sunday at Borough Park in New Cumberland, Pa. The conditions were perfect for Rugby with temperatures around 50 degrees and not a cloud in the sky.
The RugbyPa HS season is finally moving along as several teams saw action this past weekend.
West Shore United started the season missing all-state hooker Alex Katherman due to an injury, but that didn't stop them from putting the Chambersburg Trojans to the sword in the Club Gold Division.
North Bay had a sobering experiencing at last year’s girls high school championship. For its inaugural showing, the Maryland state champion was placed in DI and faced Fallbrook, Catholic Memorial and St. Joseph’s to finish 8th. But that’s not the end of North Bay’s story at nationals.
Slowly but surely, girls high schools are taking 7s more seriously. Fall leagues are popping up around the country, which is a good thing, because unless you live in Wisconsin or Colorado, there isn’t much 15s being played during this time of year.