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The CRC Qualifier at the LVI is down to four teams still in the hunt for a spot at the NBC-covered college 7s invitational in Chester, Pa. in June.
The USA men’s 7s team is in the Cup Quarterfinals after crushing Japan and staying alive against Portugal.
The Eagles did what was expected, beating two of the less strong teams on the Sevens World Series circuit, and against Japan they looked just like a top team taking apart a team they should take apart.
The Girls High School All Americans garnered a lot of attention at the Las Vegas Invitational – that’s how program firsts typically go. But the USA needed skilled captains to lead these sides, and they found them in McKenzie Hawkins and Tess Feury.
Believe it or not, there is rugby being played this weekend outside of the city of Las Vegas (or Henderson) in Nevada, and perhaps one of the more intriguing weekends of rugby will be on the East Coast, when the US Naval Academy men take on Clemson on Saturday and Life University on Sunday.
The Girls High School Elite played out its version of the North American rugby rivalry in today’s LVI final. The Girls High School All Americans 1 (GHSAA) faced reigning champ British Columbia in the title bout, and after a tense few minutes, pulled away with the 27-5 win.