GRR: Tennessee HS Rugby
South Doyle won the Tennessee boys HS 7s title this past weekend, going 5-0 in the championship tournament.
South Doyle was consistent throughout the day, keeping all opponents to one or two tries, and only once scoring fewer than three tries.
This weekend sees the Tennessee High School 7s championships held at Middle Tennessee State University, with eight teams vying for the title.
ATAVUS recently sent USA flyhalf/scrumhalf Shalom Suniula and former Eagle prop Shawn Pittman to Tennessee to work with players from Middle Tennessee State University, and high school players from South Doyle and other teams.
Suniula worked with the players on passing skills and decision-making, while Pittman works on contact and forward skills.
The Tennessee state championship went to South Doyle after they held off Ravenwood 24-18 in the final Saturday.
In a physical game where both teams wanted to play open rugby, the teams were separated by just a point on three different occasions before a late South Doyle try put it away.
The Tennessee state semifinals are set after this past weekends conference playoffs.
Christian Brothers defeated PCA and Germantown in impressive fashion to win the West Tn. Conference. South Doyle beat Bearden 41-0 to ensure their place into the semifinals, joining Ravenwood and Father Ryan.