GRR: Rugby New Jersey
LaSalle College High School defeated Berks to take the first Rugby Pennsylvania boys 7s tournament of the fall.
Both Berks and LaSalle were undefeated going into the final.
"We certainly made plenty of mistakes," said LaSalle Head Coach Jessica Nedzwecky, "but we can only continue to improve throughout the season, as we did with each game on Sunday."
The Rugby NY Major League Rugby team hosted a Tri-State HS select side tournament over the weekend, and in the boys bracket Connecticut came out on top.
The tournament was held Sunday, June 12 at JFK Stadium in Hoboken, NJ in a semifinal-final format.
Morris capped off their regular season in Rugby New Jersey with a 31-0 defeat of Union over the weekend.
Nick Buttorworth, Angelo Sweeney, Patrick Feehan, and Pierce Hillabrant all scored for Morris, with Sweeney scoring twice.
Rugby New Jersey is holding a College Fair and Combine on Sunday, Feb. 13 at the Middletown Sports Complex in Middletown, NJ.
The Combine will include assessment and testing through the morning, with athletes going through a variety of activities to test their ability, mobility, and power.
Fall 7s in high school has been taking over the country, at least parts of the country, and has become an excellent way of recruiting young people to the game.
Every state does it differently; some have boys and girls and multiple divisions, some have just girls playing, and some make it just a low-intensity fun thing.
Here’s a look.
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