Bald Eagle Omen and Other HSAA Notes
On the Thursday morning after sweeping the BC select sides, the HS All Americans and Eagle Impact Rugby Academy players went down to the beach near the University of British Columbia’s Museum of Anthropology.
7s Eagles Fully Engaged as Squad Announcement Looms
The USA Men's 7s team for Rio will be announced officially on Sunday, and it's been a tough road to pick that group of 12 players.
For many fans, there are likely to be some no-brainer - Perry Baker was on the World Series Dream Team; Madison Hughes is the captain; Danny Barrett is a special breed of monster the USA needs.
HS All Americans Shut Out BC U18s
The High School All Americans were superbly impressive in defeating the British Columbia U18s 48-0 Wednesday at the campus of the University of British Columbia.
The HSAA team shut out their counterparts, something the players said they took great pride in.
“We really wanted that zero,” said hooker Oscar Ockomichalek. “That was more impotent to us than anything.”
Super Series - Canada Wins, USA Loses
Canada beat France 29-10 and England beat the USA 38-13 to finish off the women's Super Series Saturday in Salt Lake City, Utah.
HS All Americans Named for BC
USA Rugby HS All American Head Coach Salty Thompson has named his HSAA West team to travel to British Columbia to play the BC U19s.
This is a different group from the squad that toured Ontario last week. Thompson drew players from the Western regional all-star tournaments for this trip, and added in Sim Mander, a HSAA veteran who attends school in England.
