Boys School Top 50 2024: Week 16
This was a relatively complicated school ranking to do because several teams have made moves.
The top 19 or so remain unchanged. However we do see St. Augustine shoot up after their win over Georgetown Prep. That bodes well overall for where New Jersey school rugby is going.
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Cardiff Blues Running Camps in July in Ohio, Pa, and Md
The Cardiff Blues are visiting three different American youth teams this summer, bringing world class professional coaching to various programs throughout the USA.
The Blues, who play in United Rugby Championship, will be sending a team led by Level 4 former Wales U20 Coach Dai Rees who has worked with the Dragons in Wales and the Hong Kong Union Welsh.
Boys HS Gamebreakers for April
Well it's been a while since we did a Gamebreakers column for high school players, so we've got quite the list for you.
These are players who had one big game, or, more commonly, have been standouts for their teams throughout the past month.
Massimo Pietranico, Pelham HS
The thunder lock for Pelham gets them go-forward and was a huge factor in Pelham’s win over Xavier and in their strong perfor
Around the National in HS Playoff Implications
Some notes around the nation in HS rugby as some playoffs start, or get set to start.
Colorado
In a battle of unbeaten teams, Valor beat East HS 20-12 over the weekend.
As happens every year, some leagues are wrapping up while some are just getting started. Why? Well look at this game, played in late April in 36-degree weather with about two inches of snow on the ground.
Jacksonville, Okapi Make Florida HS Final
Jacksonville capped off a nice improvement arc with a 29-12 win over Tampa to make next week's Florida final.
The Wolverines had opened the league season with a shutout loss and remained in a battle with Key Biscayne and Tampa, and even Gibbons, for a playoff spot.
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