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Potomac Union Runs Youth Clinic

The Potomac Rugby Union Youth League end of the season took place this past weekend in Columbia, Maryland.  57 youth teams sent sevens teams to compete in U7, U9, U11, and U13 brackets through the two day weekend. There were also U15 demonstration tackle games for boys and girls that took place on Sunday morning.

All in all, approximately 1000 youth rugby players were able to run, pass, catch and have fun in beautiful sunny conditions.  

After the U13 championship game on Sunday, it was time for the high school rugby players to get their opportunity to shine.

EIRA Touring Ontario - Games Today

The Eagle Impact Rugby Academy is playing four games today against Ontario age-grade teams at the University of Guelph.

Here are the lineups:

U18

Solid Showing For Utah Lions In Paris

The Utah Lions U16 team took 3rd at the Paris World Games in June.

The Lions ended pool play 3-1 with defeats over local team CD41 (21-5), AAS Sarcelles (57-0), and Sri Lanka (51-0), while losing 29-0 to French Academy Paris SUD.

That put Utah second in the pool and set the Lions up for a game against Singapore. That was a tough game, as Singapore led 19-12 going into the final moments. Utah had a chance to tie it with a ry under the posts but lost the ball with no time left.

That was a heartbreaker for the team, but the Lions rebounded to beat Paris Univeriste Club (who had lost in the semis to Paris SUD 19-17 in controversial fashion). The Lions, eager to return home with a victory at the end of the weekend, slammed PUC 45-12.

Danville Tour Set Tone For National Title Run

The Danville Oaks won the Boys HS Rugby National Championships HS club championship, and it might just be that a trip to England and Wales helped make it happen.

The Oaks toured Ireland with Irish Rugby Tours during the spring, and the trip sowed the seeds for a national title, and possible more in the future.

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"The tour was a great mix between high level rugby and immersing the team in some fun and culture during Spring Break," said head coach David Liebowitz. "Our goal for the Oaks' first international tour was to bond together as a team, playing three games in three cities, with the competition progressively getting harder."

EIRA U16s, U17s Selected For BC Games Wednesday

Eagle Impact Rugby Academy is set with its U16s and U17s to play BC U16s and U17s Wednesday on the campus of the University of British Columbia.

Both EIRA teams won their opening games. See more about those games here.

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Here are the starting lineups for Wednesday's games:

EIRA U16s:

10th Summer For Nike Camps In San Diego

Nike Rugby Camps return to University of San Diego in 2018 and welcome players for another great week of high-level training. Operating every summer for over a decade, Nike Rugby Camps in San Diego are proud to be Southern California’s longest-running rugby camp. Players, ages 9-17, attend from across the globe to improve their game with some of the nation’s best coaches and former professional players.

“The camp in San Diego is our flagship,” says Jason West, senior vice president for Nike Rugby Camps.  “We’ve offered a consistent, quality rugby experience for a decade now and we’re still going strong. It all comes down to having a great staff that truly wants to pass on their knowledge and passion for the game to the next generation.”

NAI 7s Live on FloRugby - Some Spots Still Open

The North American Invitational 7s tournament to be held August 2-3 in Salt Lake City still has a few openings left.

Registration will close soon.

NAI 7s Will Be Live-Streamed on FloRugby

But, here is what's available by bracket.

U20 Boys; 1 team

U18 NAHS7s boys: Closed

U18 Varsity ( tier 2 elite): 2 teams left

U18 Open Boys: 3 teams left

U16 boys: 1 spot left

u14 boys:  3 teams left

U20 Girls: 2 teams left

NAHS7s girls: Invite only

Girls U18 open: 2 teams left

Girls u16: 3-4 teams left

BC High Wins MIAA Final

For the fourth straight year, Boston College High School won the Massachusetts Division 1 Boys title. This time, BC High faced an undefeated Belmont High School that soundly defeated the Eagles in April.

The match began with both teams playing the territory game and attacking physically at the line of defense. Much of the first 15 minutes was spent in the middle of the field, but after a few minutes of sustained attack BC High earned a penalty at Belmont’s 22. The ensuing catch and maul drove the ball deep into Belmont territory, and the backs moved the ball wide to wing Michael Bennett who touched down in the corner. Rob Lester converted the try.

HS All-Star - RCT - Scores

Here are some scores from the Regional Cup Tournaments this weekend:

South:

Boys Varsity

Tennessee 14-5 Colorado

South Carolina 20-0 Georgia

North Carolina 29-0 Louisiana

South Carolina 17-12 Tennessee

Colorado 19-5 North Carolina

Louisiana 14-7 Georgia

Louisiana 17-5 Georgia

South Carolina 0-7 Colorado

North Carolina 10-5 Tennessee

Louisiana 5-21 South Carolina

Georgia 0-56 North Carolina

Final: Colorado 12-25 Tennessee

Tier 2

North Carolina 17-0 Georgia

Colorado 14-5 Raleigh Redhawks

South Carolina 0-45 North Carolina

Georgia 15-14 Colorado

Georgia 3-29 Raleigh Redhawks

Colorado 0-12 North Carolina

Raleigh Redhawks 55-5 South Carolina

Colorado 58-0 South Carolina

Three All-Star Tournament This Weekend

The Regional Cup Tournament season is wrapping up this weekend with three tournaments.

All three are big ones, with the South RCT kicking off on Friday

Schedule Here

South Carolina, Georgia, Colorado, Tennessee, North Carolina, Louisiana, and Raleigh all have teams in the competition.

The Great Northwest Challenge in Boise, Idaho features teams from Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, and Utah.

Schedule Here. Live-streamed by FloRugby. 

The Midwest RCT kicks off on Saturday and features teams from throughout the Midwest as well as Florida.

Full Scores Rocky Mountain Challenge

Rocky Mountain Challenge Scores from June 9-10.