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The regional all-star tournaments are now done, and perhaps the biggest thing to come out of them is how many scouts, coaches, and organizers have expressed how impressed they have been with the boys JV level of play.
The Washington state branch of the Eagle IMpact Rugby Academy has named its squad for the Victoria International Youth 7s July 10-11 in the British Columbia provincial capital.
Wheeling Jesuit University has signed the first rugby player from a deaf school, as Model School for the Deaf standout Marcus Pointer will join WJU in the fall.
Pointer is an athletic, mobile front-rower who was spotted at the Washington, DC school when current WJU assistant Tal Bayer was coaching at DC-area Perry Street Prep.
For the second time this year, the USA Women have deprived the Canada Women of a hometown victory – first, during the inaugural Vancouver 7s tournament on the World Rugby Women’s Seven Series, and yesterday, in a 36-28 win at the Super Series.
The USA National Women’s team pulled off something of an upset in the Super Series on Wednesday evening, defeating home team Canada 36-28 in Red Deer, Alb. to move to 1-1 in the competition.
The Eagles fell behind 21-8 in the first half, but fixed their defensive lapses and ran in some impressive tries to come back.