High School Girls
North Carolina Youth Rugby Union concluded their high school fall 7s season in a state championship weekend after battling over several dates of competition taking place across the state.
St. Joseph's Academy won the Rugby Ohio Girls HS Fall 7s Sunday, beating a skilled Walnut Hills side in the final to take the title.
This was a very competitive finals day for the girls bracket, with some standouts throughout the teams.
Waverly Shell Rock finished up the Iowa girls 7s league regular season with two more shutout wins on a cold, rainy Monday night.
WSR ended the season undefeated at 10-0, being scored upon only three times. They beat Fort Dodge 57-0 and top-three team SE Polk 12-0.
Utah Youth Rugby’s fall 7s championships produced a big surprise in the girls bracket.
Wasatch/Provo, which had struggled to find victories over Majestics and United in the early going this fall, ended up beating those opponents in the state final tournament to win it all.
St. Ignatius is now at 9-0 after a 3-0 day at the Northern bracket of Rugby Ohio’s fall HS 7s.
The Wildcats beat Highland 25-7 and St. Edward B 48-7 before having to take on their own B side, a game they won 30-0.
"I think our defense really showed," said Aidan Miczak. "We didn’t let mistakes get into our head."