The Boys High School Rugby National Championships will be held on May 19-21, 2016 at the Rugby Athletic Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.    The Boys High School Rugby National Championships expect to attract the top high school teams and clubs in the nation to the premier high school-aged tournament in America.

Established in 2014, the Rugby Athletic Center is a privately owned sports, entertainment, and events venue located three miles from the city center in Charlotte, North Carolina.  The 13-acre facility includes two high-grade competition fields and up to 4,000 spectator capacity.  The Rugby Athletic Center recently hosted the 2014 & 2015 American Collegiate Rugby Competition’s Bowl Series.  http://rugbyathleticcenter.com/ 

The Boys High School Rugby National Championship tournament will include separate competitions for boys’ single high school teams and multiple high school club teams.  The competition will consist of three 60-minute matches over the course of three days – beginning on Thursday afternoon, May 19th and concluding on Saturday, May 21st.  

Teams interested in competing in the tournament are invited to submit an application to the tournament committee.  The application is available now and must be completed by clicking here.

The deadline for applications is February 15.  

After a thorough selection process based on teams’ applications, the twelve most qualified teams (in each of the two separate competitions: single-school and high school club) will be sent invitations by April 1. In early May, the 24 teams will be seeded based on each team’s performance throughout the spring 2016 season.  The eight top-seeded teams in each category will play in two separate competitions for the Single High School and High School Club Championships. The four lowest seeded teams in each category will play in a single competition for the Combined Cup.

Please note that the Boys High School Rugby National Championships will not be planned, organized, or run by USA Rugby, and USA Rugby will no longer name an official National High School Champion.

Inquiries regarding the event may be directed to the members of Boys High School Rugby National Championships Organizing Committee:

Bart Bottorff (Penn HS): bart@premierprint.com

Lee Kelly (Gonzaga HS): lee.kelly@ecoscribesolutions.com

Joe Sweeney (Xavier HS): sweeneyj@xavierhs.org

Additional members will be added to a Seeding Committee.