GRR: All-Stars
Day One of the Buckeye Invitational is in the books with North Carolina among the girls, and Celtic Elite, Atlantis, and Aviators showing well among the boys.
The Great Northwest Challenge select side tournament has set its pools and schedule.
To be held in Missoula, Mont. June 21-22 at Fort Missoula Regional Park, the tournament will feature four divisions on four fields.
Efforts are being made in various circles to revitalize all-star or select-side HS rugby, but the efforts have had to navigate COVID shutdowns, the emergence of the MLR, and the changing calendar.
Paced by some very strong work in the forwards the Great Lakes Thunderbirds defeated the Midwest Barbarians 34-0 in the final of the NCR Men’s Collegiate All-Stars in Round Rock, Texas to take the championship.
NCR’s men’s collegiate all-star tournament kicks off Saturday with eight teams in competition in the Austin, Texas area.
The Northeast Independents are looking to make it a three-peat as they once again enter more than one team. The college rugby-dense region has a lot of depth and has come out on both in 2022 and 2023 (although they were called New England in the first year).