GRR: North Carolina
The North Carolina girls team controlled their own destiny throughout this past weekend’s NorthState Tournament in Greensboro, NC, winning all four games and allowing just three tries in the process.
The North Carolina Blue team beat NC Grey 57-0, Atlantis 15-7, Ohio 20-0, and Valkyries out of Georgia 29-12.
Let's take a look at Boys HS 7s around the nation.
OhioSt. Ignatius still leads well in Rugby Ohio’s boys 7s.
Charlotte Cardinals beat Charlotte Tigers 50-7 to secure their third successive North Carolina State Championship.
In the semifinals, these teams dispatched the Raleigh Redhawks and Clayton Cobras respectively, and this was a high quality contest as one would expect in a state final.
Charlotte Cardinals beat cross-city rivals Charlotte Tigers 43-7 Saturday with a dominant second half display.
It was a well-contested, physical, and high-quality contest with no quarter asked or given as one would expect from a top-tier local rivalry.
Hough will play Marvin Ridge in next week’s North Carolina School final, providing fans with a replay of last year’s championship match.
Both teams won their semifinals Friday night via shutout.
Hough won comfortably over Sun Valley, taking the game 56-0 (officially listed as 35-0 per NCYRU rules). But when we get to knockout rugby all bets are off about winning margins.