Tournaments and HSNC Dress Rehearsals in Big Weekend
Tournaments and HSNC Dress Rehearsals in Big Weekend
Spring breaks are over for some and starting for others in HS rugby.
But we do have a couple of tournament that make this end of March especially interesting.
Fairfield
For many the Fairfield Tournament is really a preseason warmup, and as such the teams will run unlimited subs. But this is still a stern early test for a number of Northeast teams.
Hosts Fairfield Prep are in a pool with Canisius from the Buffalo area and Simsbury from Connecticut. Boston College High, McQuaid Jesuit (Rochester, NY) and the Fairfield (Conn.) Pegasus club. Fordham Prep, a very tough Trumbull HS out of Connecticut, and BC High's 2nds are in Pool C, and there's a JV pool, also.
Teams play shortened pool matches on Saturday and then the 1st-through-4th play semis and finals. 5th through 8th do the same. The 9th-placed team will play Fairfield Prep's D2 side.
Friendship
The power of Friendship comes in the form of the Friendship Cup, which features the Charlotte Cardinals (GRR HS Club #1), The Woodlands (#2), Cavemen (#12), Pendleton (#25), Raptor #23), and Greer (#36). That's a pretty imposing lineup of games and there are no easy games. We've got teams from North Carolina, Texas, South Carolina, Indiana, and Utah as well as Tennessee. The matches will be live streamed from Tennessee Rugby Park in Knoxville, Tenn.
Keep An Eye On ...
St. Edward plays St. Martin Kingfishers and Notre Dame de la Salette over two days in Illinois. This is obviously a dress rehearsal for the rigors of the National Championship, with two very tough, fit, educated teams in two days. La Salette is also at Nationals, so they are doing the same thing, and the match with Ed's could be a key seedings result.
In Colorado Regis Jesuit, under new coach Ben Pinkelman, is putting together some good results and faces a very useful Valor side that might be the strongest in the state. Staples at Rye is a rankings-heavy game in the Northeast. Brother Ma
Further west Scottsdale vs Tempe is a big game in Arizona, All of the RugbyPA D1 games have heft to them, NorCal hinges. on Danville vs Granite Bay and Jesuit at Marin is an important one for both. KC Jr. Blues and Brother Martin are traveling.
Check back for scores:
| Date | Away | vs | Home | Comp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/26 | St. James | 7-30 | KC Jr. Blues | Kansas |
| 3/26 | SLUH | 60-19 | CBC STL | Missouri |
| 3/27 | Detroit Cent. Cath. | 69-7 | Forest Hills | Michigan |
| 3/28 | St. Anthony's | at | Mt. St. Michaels | Rugby NY |
| 3/28 | Regis Jesuit | 17-14 | Valor | Colorado |
| 3/28 | Staples HS | 7-51 | Rye HS | Cross Border |
| 3/28 | Middleton | 17-44 | Eagle | Idaho |
| 3/28 | Meridian | 10-63 | Rocky Mountain | Idaho |
| 3/28 | Timberline | 5-92 | Owyhee | Idaho |
| 3/28 | St. Edward | 24-36 | St. Martin | Non-Conf. |
| 3/28 | HEB | 31-41 | FFA | Texas |
| 3/28 | Austin Huns | at | Cathedral HS Houston | Texas |
| 3/28 | Dallas Jesuit II | at | San Antonio | Texas |
| 3/28 | Memorial | at | Lamar | Texas |
| 3/28 | Woodlands II | at | Kingwood | Texas Club |
| 3/28 | Four Points | 0-59 | Boks | Texas Club |
| 3/28 | Rock Rugby | 27-17 | Plano | Texas Club |
| 3/28 | Katy | 28-0 | Cypress | Texas Club |
| 3/28 | Spartans | at | The Woodlands | Texas Club |
| 3/28 | Great Hearts | 52-0 | Allen HS | TX/LA VC |
| 3/28 | Celina | 13-38 | Dallas Jesuit | TX/LA VC |
| 3/28 | Lake Travis | 76-0 | HCYRA | TX/LA VC |
| 3/28 | Martin HS | 0-28 | FFA | TX/LA VC |
| 3/28 | St. Charles | at | Warrior | Ohio |
| 3/29 | Vienna | 40-5 | Aspetuck | Cross Border |
| 3/29 | Phoenix | vs | Red Mountain | Arizona |
| 3/29 | Eclipse | vs | Brophy Prep | Arizona |
| 3/29 | Scottsdale | 10-45 | Tempe | Arizona |
| 3/29 | Jacksonville | 17-34 | Tampa | Florida |
| 3/29 | Louisville Crash | 26-0 | Carmel | Indiana |
| 3/29 | Penn HS | at | Mudsock | Indiana D1 |
| 3/29 | Hammond HS | at | Catahoulas | Louisiana |
| 3/29 | St. Paul | vs | Shaw | Louisiana |
| 3/29 | Redhawks T1 | at | Clayton T1 | N. Carolina T1 |
| 3/29 | Cardinals Gold | at | Tigers T2 | N. Carolina T2 |
| 3/29 | Clayton T2 | at | RattleSnakes T2 | N. Carolina T2 |
| 3/29 | Brother Martin | 29-12 | Christian Bros. TN | Non-Conf. |
| 3/29 | St. Edward | 5-45 | ND de LaSalette | Non-Conf. |
| 3/29 | STL Jets | 17-8 | Westfield | Non-Conference |
| 3/29 | Carmichael | 19-48 | Lamorinda | NorCal Gold |
| 3/29 | San Mateo Wolverines | 68-33 | Elsie Allen | NorCal Gold |
| 3/29 | EPA | 10-85 | Silicon Valley | NorCal Gold |
| 3/29 | Norman | at | F5 | Oklahoma |
| 3/29 | Jesuit New Orleans | 24-34 | Strake Jesuit | TX/LA VC |
| 3/29 | Richmond | 20-26 | Fort Hunt | Virginia |
| 3/29 | Chuckanut Bay Steamers | 0-64 | Liberty Patriots | Washington |
| 3/29 | Wenatchee Schoolhouse | 55-0 | Budd Bay Buffalos | Washington |
| 3/29 | West Valley Warriors | 24-50 | East HS | Utah |
| 3/29 | Westlake Thunder | 0-52 | Olympus | Utah |
| 3/29 | SLV Rhinos | 15-34 | Mountain Ridge | Utah |
| 3/29 | Brighton | 19-22 | Kearns | Utah |
| 3/29 | Provo Steelers | 35-33 | Mountain View | Utah |
| 3/29 | C'wood/Wasatch | 31-17 | Tribal | Utah |
| 3/29 | Panthers | at | Rainier Highlanders | Washington |
| 3/29 | Fife | 12-20 | Seattle Vikings | Wash. D2 |
| 3/29 | Seattle Ospreys | at | Kitsap | Wash. D2 |
| 3/29 | Snoqualmie | 0-36 | Steelheads | Wash. D2 |
| 3/29 | Snoqualmie | 17-29 | Ellensburg | Wash. D2 |
| 3/29 | Moscow | at | Yakima | E. Wash. |
| 3/29 | Liberty Warriors | 66-23 | Pendleton OR | E. Wash. |
| 3/29 | 757 | 0-20 | West End | Virginia D2 |
| 3/29 | Loudoun County | 0-28 | Winchester Cannons | Virginia D2 |
| 3/29 | Pasadena | 22-44 | Belmont Shore 2 | SoCal |
| 3/29 | Try Time | 10-71 | Belmont Shore 1 | SoCal |
| 3/29 | Los Al Tribe | 19-14 | SOC Raptors 2 | SoCal |
| 3/29 | SOC Raptors | 33-13 | Thunder Rugby | SoCal |
| 3/29 | Santa Monica | 34-21 | OMBAC | SoCal |
| 3/29 | Herriman | 22-31 | LCA | Utah |
| 3/29 | BC High 2 | 12-33 | Trumbull | Fairfield Tnmnt |
| 3/29 | McQuaid Jesuit | 0-26 | Fairfield Pegasus | Fairfield Tnmnt |
| 3/29 | Simsbury | 28-5 | Canisius | Fairfield Tnmnt |
| 3/29 | BC High 1 | 46-0 | McQuaid Jesuit | Fairfield Tnmnt |
| 3/29 | Canisius | 0-71 | Fairfield Prep | Fairfield Tnmnt |
| 3/29 | Trumbull | 19-21 | Fordham Prep | Fairfield Tnmnt |
| 3/29 | BC High 1 | 68-7 | Fairfield Pegasus | Fairfield Tnmnt |
| 3/29 | Fordham Prep | 54-12 | BC High 2 | Fairfield Tnmnt |
| 3/29 | Fairfield Prep | 35-3 | Simsbury | Fairfield Tnmnt |
| 3/29 | St. James | 14-33 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Kansas |
| 3/29 | KC Jr. Blues | 14-15 | Wichita | Kansas |
| 3/29 | Danville Oaks | 24-31 | Granite Bay | NorCal Premier |
| 3/29 | Jesuit Sac | 31-0 | Marin | NorCal Premier |
| 3/29 | SFGG | 34-12 | Motherlode | NorCal Premier |
| 3/29 | Charlotte Cardinals | 21-21 | Cavemen | Friendship Cup |
| 3/29 | Woodlands | 20-28 | Cavemen | Friendship Cup |
| 3/29 | Greer | 15-12 | Pendleton | Friendship Cup |
| 3/29 | Greer | 12-19 | Raptor Rugby | Friendship Cup |
| 3/29 | Pendleton | 14-38 | Charlotte Tigers | Friendship Cup |
| 3/29 | Charlotte Cardinals | 26-7 | Raptor Rugby | Friendship Cup |
| 3/29 | Charlotte Tigers | 12-34 | Woodlands | Friendship Cup |
| 3/30 | Charlotte Cardinals | 26-7 | Woodlands | Friendship Cup |
| 3/30 | Charlotte Cardinals | 19-13 | Pendleton | Friendship Cup |
| 3/30 | Cavemen | 28-0 | Pendleton | Friendship Cup |
| 3/30 | Cavemen | 27-7 | Raptor Rugby | Friendship Cup |
| 3/30 | Greer | 8-24 | Charlotte Tigers | Friendship Cup |
| 3/30 | Raptor Rugby | 7-5 | Woodlands | Friendship Cup |
| 3/29 | Brother Martin | 21-36 | 901 Rugby | Non-Conf. |
| 3/30 | Zionsville | at | Westfield | Non-Conference |
| 3/30 | St. Martin's | 13-43 | ND de la Salette | Non-Conf. |
| 3/30 | Greenwich | 7-28 | Xavier | Non-Conf. |
| 3/30 | Westshore | 24-0 | Dayton NF | Ohio NC |
| 3/30 | Perrysburg | at | Withrow | Ohio NC |
| 3/30 | Cumberland Valley | 13-14 | Conestoga | RugbyPA D1 |
| 3/30 | Gregory the Great | 37-30 | St. Joseph's | RugbyPA D1 |
| 3/30 | LaSalle | 48-17 | Berks | RugbyPA D1 |
| 3/30 | Malvern Prep | 7-52 | Doylestown | RugbyPA D1 |
| 3/30 | Lehigh Valley | 23-65 | Bishop Shanahan | RugbyPA D2 |
| 3/30 | Blackthorn | 10-36 | Wash Township | RugbyPA D2 |
| 3/30 | MontCo. | 74-0 | Delaware Co. | RugbyPA D2 |
| 3/30 | Roman Catholic | 28-35 | St. Joe's D2 | RugbyPA D2 |
| 3/30 | Downingtown | 35-0 | Malvern D2 | RugbyPA D2 |
| 3/30 | LaSalle D2 | 50-29 | West Chester | RugbyPA D2 |
| 3/30 | Knightmare | 54-21 | Hollidaysburg | RugbyPA D2 |
| 3/30 | Central Catholic | 0-36 | West Allegheny | RugbyPA D2 |
| 3/30 | Indiana | 21-22 | Moon Area | RugbyPA D2 |
| 3/30 | North Pitt | 50-12 | Penn Hills | RugbyPA D2 |
| 3/30 | Salesianum | 53-14 | State College | RugbyPA D2 |
| 3/30 | Hudson | 46-29 | Mentor | Ohio |
| 3/30 | Woodward/Toledo | at | Walnut Hills | Ohio |
| 3/29 | Morris | 7-45 | St. Augustine | New Jersey |
| 3/30 | Canisius | 5-21 | Fairfield D2 | Fairfield Tnmnt |
| 3/30 | McQuaid Jesuit | 15-10 | Simsbury | Fairfield Tnmnt |
| 3/30 | BC High 2 | 5-7 | Fairfield Pegasi | Fairfield Tnmnt |
| 3/30 | BC High | 29-12 | Trumbull | Fairfield Tnmnt |
| 3/30 | Fairfield Prep | 26-12 | Fordham Prep | Fairfield Tnmnt |
| 3/30 | BC High 2 | vs | Simsbury | Fairfield Tnmnt |
| 3/30 | Fairfield Pegasi | 17-15 | McQuaid Jesuit | Fairfield Tnmnt |
| 3/30 | Trumbull | 17-10 | Fordham Prep | Fairfield Tnmnt |
| 3/30 | BC High | 34-0 | Fairfield Prep | Fairfield Tnmnt |
| 4/2 | Marian | at | Warsaw | Indiana |
| 4/2 | Christian Bros. | 24-0 | Delbarton | New Jersey |
| 4/2 | United Kans. | at | KC Jr. Blues | Kansas |
| 4/3 | St. Rita | 53-10 | Mt. Carmel | Illinois |
