GRR: USA Rugby South
The USA South team at the RAN U19s is happy with the start of the tournament—two wins and no tries allowed—but there is work to do.
Two Wins for USA South U19s at RAN Tournament Day 1
USA Rugby South opened up their Rugby Americas North U19 account with two victories Wednesday.
The RAN U19 championships is played among national teams from North America and the Caribbean. Canada does not send a team, and the USA would basically win so comfortably as to make participation a negative for everyone involved.
Repeating in any age grade tournament is never easy and this year's National Youth 7s Championship was no exception.
Panther Rugby repeated as the National Youth 7s Rugby U16 champions, beating Gorilla in the final.
In a back-and-forth final PRA saw Gorilla come back to tie the game at 19-19 late before Panther pulled away with a converted try to win it 26-19.
The USA Rugby South Panther Academy will once again be representing USA Rugby at the Rugby Americas North 2024 RAN Men’s U19 International tournament.
The tournament will run from July 7 to July 14. The 2024 edition of this World Rugby International event will be hosted by Rugby Mexico at the Universidad Autonoma de Mexico Harp Held grounds in Mexico City.