Big Win for GGA in Rugby PA
The weather played havoc with plenty of rugby this weekend, including the Rugby PA games.
Sunday's game between Berks and Conestoga didn't survive the rain. But the big clash between LaSalle and Gregory the Great did get played.
Both teams came into the matchup 3-0 and looking for the top seed in the playoffs.
HS Fall 7s Around the Nation: Plenty of Drama
Here's a look at the the fall High School 7s around the country.
Rugby PA
Susquehanna University hosted a leg of the Rugby PA Boys series, with series leaders Berks not in attendance.
In Pool A was West Shore, Bishop Shanahan, St. Joe’s Prep, and the Bethesda (Md.) Roosters.
Berks Continues to Impress in Rugby PA 7s
Berks County Rugby won the second in the fall series of RugbyPA 7s tournaments on Sunday defeating Gonzaga I in the final.
Hosted by Knightmare Rugby in Hempfield, Pa., the Boys tournament had two pools: Pool A was Berks, Gonzaga I, Bishop Shanahan, and West Shore United, while Pool B was Hempfield, Cumberland Valley, Conestoga. and Gonzaga II.
Gregory the Great Takes Rugby PA Title
Gregory the Great pieced together a intelligent and rapid-fire performance to defeat Doylestown for Rugby Pennsylvania’s Boys D1 high school championship.
Doylestown, having dismantled West Allegheny with a quick-offload, high-paced type of game to day before, had little answer as they struggled to maintain possession or put themselves in scoring position.
Moon Area Gets Through Rugby PA Girls Semi
Moon Area will play Doylestown in the final of Rugby Pennsylvania’s Girls HS division after seeing off a tenacious Downingtown Saturday in the semis.
It was a game of varied profiles, with the opening minutes seeming to promise an all-forward slog, and then the game changing dramatically in style and momentum.
