Solid HS-Age Brackets at NY 7s
Solid HS-Age Brackets at NY 7s
Over 130 teams converse on Randall's Island this Saturday for the Annual NY 7s.
This is a massive tournament that covers elite teams down to "super social."
In the U18 brackets, there are 16 teams in the Premier levels for girls and for boys. There is also a HS Club bracket which was 16 boys and 15 girls teams in action.
Among those competing are:
Boys Premier: Tsunami Canada Misfits, which have won this tournament three times previously, are back and a favorite.
Next Phase Rugby, which is fielding a team for the second major tournament, following their 2nd-place finish at the NAI 7s. This lineup is very different from the previous lineup. Of interest, though, is that Next Phase picked up a player from their November 12 ID Camp to compete, bringing in Luke Zingaro based on what he showed at the ID camp.
Rugby PA has a very strong outfit and the Junior Jacks, sponsored by the New England Free Jacks, along with Canada's Upright Rugby, could be contenders.
Rugby Quebec, Junior Jacks, Barrie RFC, Rugby PA, Upright Rugby, Tsunami Canada Misfits, Next Phase Rugby, Greenwich RFC
Girls Premier: The Rugby Advantage won the. NAI 7s in 2023 and the NY 7s in 2022 and will field two sides in the Girls Premier. They will be chased by a solid Atlantis side and a USA West Rugby team that has expanded rapidly from youth and U14 up to these older levels.
Keep an eye on Upright and also the Elite Girls Rugby League select side.
Rugby Quebec, Atlantis, Upright Rugby, USA West, Halifax Tars, The Rugby Advantage Black, The Rugby Advantage Red, EGRL Selects
The club brackets for HS players are pretty robust with notable teams such as Eastern Ontario (boys and girls), a NYRC regional team, Aspetuck (boys and girls), Upright (boys and girls), Junior Jacks (boys and girls) and some talent from far afield. Charlottetown is coming all the way from Prince Edward Island in Canada, which is not an easy trip. There is also a team from New Brunswick, and note also COBRA, the City of Bridgeport Rugby Alliance, which has connections to teams in Fairfield, Conn.
HS BOY’S CLUB
Oshawa Vikings 7s Academy
Rugby New Jersey
Charlotttetown Rural
Play Rugby USA Boys
NDG Rugby Club
Aspetuck Valley Rugby Club
NYRC High School
Junior Jacks Boys Red
Rugby PA All-State
EORU - Black
EORU - White
Upright Rugby Rogues
USA West Rugby
COBRA (City of Bridgeport Rugby Alliance)
MYRO Lions
Nation Sports
HS GIRL’S CLUB
Oshawa Vikings 7s Academy
Mystic River U19
Charlottetown Rural High School
Play Rugby USA Girls
Aspetuck Valley Rugby Club
Atlantis Rugby
EGRL - Selects 1
Rugby PA All-State
EORU
Upright Rugby Rogues
Rugby NB 7s
Condors
Halifax Tars RFC
Morris Girls
Junior Jacks Girl