High School Boys
The Utah Lions Rugby Academy has announced tryouts for boys and girls 7s events and tours in 2017. The 7s program will compete in the North American HS 7s Championship Series (NAHS 7s) events in Las Vegas (the LVI) and the NAI 7s in Salt Lake City.
Carroll HS of Fort Wayne defeated Penn HS 22-12 in the final of the inaugural Rugby Indiana Boys HS 7s league.
"This is our 1st year of 7s," said Carroll Coach Tom Riethmiller. "It's a good way to recruit, with the help from Olympic exposure, and re-energize our returning players. They get to play different positions at a higher pace."
Chase Schor Haskin was intending to be the starting point for a new Maccabiah USA U18 rugby team to play in the Maccabiah Games, but then a funny thing happened - the senior team figured out how good he is.
Christian Brothers Academy won the Varsity Rugby New Jersey State Championships this past weekend, beating St Augustine by one points.
The championship was played over five tournaments with points awarded for each tournament. The last tournament was played Sunday in Denville, NJ, hosted by Morris Rugby.
This is an Opinion Column by Alex Goff - USA Rugby is soliciting thoughts and ideas from the American rugby populace about HS rugby eligibility and age breakdowns.