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07.12.2024
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Author: Alex Goff

The USA South Panthers are into the final of the Rugby Americas North U19 championships after winning twice on Thursday.

The showcased some more outstanding defense, beating Bermuda 35-3 and Mexico 17-6. In the four shortened games of the tournament so far the South team is yet to allow a try.

Lock Alex Schenke, center Ed Durham, and flanker Kyler Rieves led the defensive effort, which sees the Panthers top the standings and ensuring they play the #2 team in the final on Saturday in difficult conditions in Querétaro, Mexico.

Here are the scores from Day One and Day Two

Bermuda17-10Mexico
Trinidad & Tobago0-34USA South
Cayman Islands0-7Mexico
Bermuda14-11Trinidad & Tobago
USA South31-3Cayman Islands
   
USA South35-3Bermuda
Trinidad & Tobago5-3Cayman Islands
USA South17-6Mexico
Bermuda33-0Cayman Islands
Trinidad & Tobago19-17Mexico

Here are the standings after Day Two

RAN U19 BoysWLTPFPAPD
USA South40011712105
Bermuda310675611
Trinidad & Tobago2203568-33
Mexico1304053-13
Cayman Islands040676-70

This has been a weird tournament. Mexico easily provided the closest game to the USA South, but ended up 1-3 with every other game won or lost by a try or less. Bermuda won their other three games and will play USA South in the final.

T&T will play Mexico for 3rd. Plans for a Mexico B vs the 5th-placed team appear to have been scrapped.

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