GRR: Rugby Oregon
Rugby Oregon kicked off its fall 7s this past weekend with brackets for both boys and girls.
In the girls competition, the bracket was well-attended and the games were competitive throughout. The opener between Newberg and Reynolds went to the Newberg Lady Tigers, but it wasn't a walkover as Reynolds held Newberg to just two tries in a 10-5 results.
The Valley Rams won the Rugby Oregon Boys HS 7s with two wins in the championship tournament to cap off an 11-0 season.
The Rams went into the weekend 9-0 but still had to win out in the final event at Glenhaven Park in Portland. And with some lineup changes on some teams they could easily have slipped up.
Summer 7s is back in Oregon and the Valley Rams and Eastside Tsunami have started strong.
Both teams went through the opening tournament of the summer 3-0, with Valley edging Three Rivers 24-21, beating Clark County 26-12, and hammering Lincoln HS 45-7.
Eastside Three Rivers 22-12, Reynolds HS 10-5, and Lincoln HS 12-5.
Tackle high school rugby is back in Oregon with a summer 7s series for both boys and girls.
Rugby Oregon has canceled its fall HS 7s season.
In a post on Facebook today, Rugby Oregon Executive Director Laci Betts said there will be no fall high school 7s in Oregon.