New England RAST All-Tournament Team
The Boys all-tournament team has been named for the New England Regional All-Star Tournament held this past weekend.
Not surprisingly, several players from the Greenwich program, which won the Boys Varsity, are on the list.
EIRA Success Shown in RAST Winners
Eagle Impact Rugby Academy, (EIRA), a network of development academies set up by Salty Thompson (HSAA Head Coach), and Michael Engelbrecht, (HSAA and U20s assistant coach), is beginning to make a difference in high performance age grade rugby.
Player of the Week - Ben CimaWhile it’s not official, it will be no surprise if Ben Cima is named to the High School All Americans team to tour Argentina this month. The just-graduated Gonzaga HS flyhalf captained his team to a National Invitational Tournament win over Jesuit, helped the USA U20s to a creditable 3rd-place finish at the Junior World Rug
HSAA Team to be Named SoonHigh School All American Head Coach Salty Thompson will confirm his team to tour Argentina probably later this week. The team will face Cordoba Academy, Argentina, and Italy in a demanding itinerary that Thompson believes sets the players up well for the rigors of international rugby. They play Cordoba Academy July 16, Argentina U18s July
St. Ignatius Wins Ohio Boys 7s
St. Ignatius of the Cleveland area won the Ohio State HS 7s boys DI bracket Saturday, defeating Indian Springs 19-7 in the title game.
Led by MVP Aedan Mangan, St Ignatius claimed their second-straight 7s title, about a month after winning the Ohio state championship in 15s.
