High School Girls
Last year, Virginia won the Pittsburgh Challenge Cup (aka Mid-Atlantic Regional Cup Tournament) over Empire City 6-0, and that two-penalty-goal loss is not something the New Jersey/New York City-based team wants to repeat. All-star head coach Tom Feury has assembled a star-studded coaching staff and pooled some good talent for a run at the trophy this weekend.
The Regional Cup Tournaments (RCT) are great scouting venues and billed as the primary means by which athletes can be invited to the Stars & Stripes camp, which brings 100 of the top girls and boys high school players together for a week of elite development.
Sometimes creativity is called for when getting grassroots rugby off of the ground, and that’s exactly what Erik Saxon employed when looking to build girls high school rugby in North Carolina.
The girls Northeast Regional Cup Tournament brings Connecticut, Massachusetts, and a combination squad of Vermont and New York’s Capital District players to Amherst, Mass., this weekend. Here’s a look at the three select sides that will be vying for the all-star trophy.
Tennessee will be well represented in Charlotte, N.C., for this weekend’s girls South Regional Cup Tournament (RCT). Players from West Tennessee’s Ravenwood, Storm, and Riverdale have joined with Georgia for the Peach State's first-ever trip to regional all-stars, while Maryville and McMinn Tribe have combined to form the Tennessee Belles.