GRR: Pelham
In a clash of well-regarded school teams in the Northeast, Pelham held off Fairfield Prep 17-14 Saturday in Connecticut.
Rugby NY wrapped up their HS 7s season over the weekend with Boys Varsity, Girls, and Boys JV action.
With state borders sometimes being irrelevant in the area of New York City, some teams from Connecticut and New Jersey also participated.
In a game played as a curtain-raiser for the local Major League Rugby game, Pelham HS defeated Rye HS 27-12 in Rugby NY action.
Xavier defeated the Pelham High School Pelicans and Chaminade in two games over the weekend.
“I thought that we were comfortable playing our own game," said Xavier hooker and Player of the Game vs Pelham, Anthony Dabao. This game, he added, was the performance against a tough Pelham team is what the Knights needed to get back on track for nationals.
Fourteen teams played in the latest weekend of action in Rugby New York's fall HS 7s action.
Seven teams played in the Boys Varsity bracket, while the rest were split between the Boys JV and the Girls brackets.
In the Girls bracket, Play Rugby went undefeated, with Morris 1 taking 2nd, Morris 2 3rd, and Spartan 4th.