Serevi Cup Girls Latest
We are midway through the Serevi Cup HS 7s tournament, and here’s the latest on the Girls Bracket.
APEX Academy, run by Summit HS Coach Karl Barth and featuring players from all over the country, started slowly against the Washington Loggers II, but after they scored a try midway through the first half, they started to roll.
Success in Canada, but Closer Games NeededThe big test this summer for a huge group of young women rugby players came with trips to Canada. The Midwest U23 Thunderbirds took a U23 and U20 team to Mosquito Heaven, otherwise known as Brandon, Manitoba. There the T-Birds U20s played four shortened games over two days.
MW Thunderbirds Start Well in Canada
The Midwest women’s age-grade select sides, the Thunderbirds, are right in the middle of a trip to the Canadian prairie.
The Thunderbirds U20s defeated Manitoba U18s 67-0 and Saskatchewan U18s 41-0 in shortened games on Saturday. The U23s will face the Prairie National Women’s League team later on Saturday. Then they do it all over again on Sunday.
Utah Boys Finish 2nd in Victoria
The Utah Lions boys All-Star 7s team made the final of the Victoria International Youth 7s, but fell to a well-drilled British Columbia Gold side 45-0 in the championship match.
Utah defeated Ontario, Alberta, and BC White, but lost to BC Gold 27-12 in pool play before edging BC Blue 14-12 to secure a place in the final.
Girls Stars & Stripes Roster
The girls roster for the 2014 USA Rugby Stars and Stripes Camp has been announced by USA Rugby.
