High School Boys
St. Edward beat St. Ignatius on the final play of the game to take the Rugby Ohio Boys Fall 7s, and St. Ed's made it a double, winning the Shield competition, as well.
Rugby Ohio used the regular season to stratify the competitions, with one set of teams playing for the Cup, and a second tier playing for the Shield in the final tournament.
The Rugby New York 7s continues with the addition of a few teams from outside the state.
In the Girls Bracket, the NY All Stars (a group of girls made up of Aspetuck, Queens, Albany, and Pelham players) played Play Rugby in two games, winning both. While this seems like not much, it's something with many girls teams still trying to build back.
Mountain Ridge won the Utah Youth Rugby Boys Fall Series, getting by Herriman to take the title.
High School Rugby in Pennsylvania received an organizational boost this week as the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Board of Directors has approved the creation of an Emerging Sport classification.
The 1964 Rugby Foundation in Ohio is hosting their second ever Rugby Ball on Saturday, November 20 to present two special honorees and to raise funds for grassroots rugby efforts.
The 1964 Foundation supports youth rugby and grassroots rugby throughout Northeast Ohio. They provide grants to pay for jerseys, balls and other equipment, coaching, and to support youth initiatives.