NY 7s Wraps Up
NY 7s Wraps Up
The New York 7s wrapped up on Saturday.
The biggest single-day tournament in the Western Hemisphere, this tournament has 12 brackets including HS and College brackets.
Here's how the younger-age brackets ended up:
Eastern Ontario Casey beat COBRA Prep 34-15 in the final of the HS Boys Club. Vikings Academy out of Oshawa, Ont., edged Atlantis 22-17 to take the Girls HS Club bracket. The Vikings went 5-0 scoring 164 points and allowing 34 points—half of those scored by Atlantis.
The Toronto Reds won the Boys Premier bracket, beating Upright Rugby Rogues 19-14 in the final. Berks County (Pa.) and Raptor Rugby (Tenn.) were the losing semifinals and the highest-finishing American teams.
Atlantis beat Eastern Ontario Decouver 24-10 to win the Girls Premier bracket. Atlantis was fairly dominant on the day, outscoring teams 146-17. Only EORU scored more than one try against them.
The collegiate brackets were a combination of single-school teams and compilation teams. The New England Independents, who are part of the New England Free Jacks academy system, dominated in the men's collegiate bracket, outscoring opponents 194-5. Only finalists AC Foundation All-Stars (made up of New York City-area college players and funded by the New York Athletic Club Foundation) scored on them. Bishop's University (Quebec) and Southern Connecticut State were the losing semifinalists.
The New England Independents also won the women's collegiate bracket, beating Bishop's 27-10 in the final.
