High School Boys
The Premier HS Boys Final in Northern California unleashed a high level of rugby and competitiveness as Granite Bay held off Danville to take top honors.
These two teams had played to a 26-26 tie earlier in the season so it's no surprise that this game was close as well.
Fairfield Prep defeated Staples 43-14 in midweek Connecticut action.
Staples would kick off with a massively high kick from Eoin Cuddy, who would use the boot all day to try to play territory against Prep, and whose restarts are elite level. Staples would retain several of their restarts.
Next Phase Rugby has big plans for the rest of 2023 and beyond. The rugby recruiting platform, known for connecting high school players with United States collegiate programs in the United States, will be introducing its Academy team this summer. It will also launch summer/winter camps, clinics, and a 7s tournament in 2024.
The Cascade HS rugby conference is coming down to the wire this month.
Played in eastern Washington state (and most of the state is eastern as it means the east side of the Cascade mountains), the league includes six teams that are all quite widely spread: Schoolhouse (Wenatchee), Yakima, Ellensburg, Liberty Lake (Spokane), Moscow (Idaho), and Tri Cities.
We're getting close to 100 games this weekend with playoffs and tournaments and much more going on.