International Rugby News
USA South A is into the final of the NACRA U19 15s Championships after defeating Barbados 32-7 on Tuesday in Orlando.
In a game delayed by lightning, the South took a 6-0 lead early on thanks to some concerted pressure and two penalty kicks from Arkansas State flyhalf Dylan Boast.
(This is an opinion column by Goff Rugby Report Editor Alex Goff). The end of the Pan-Am Games for the USA was not what they wanted.
The USA Rugby South A team finally got on the field at the NACRA U19 Championships with a 24-0 shutout of Bermuda.
After some early jitters, the South team dealt with the big, physical Bermuda team. Flanker Brennan Falcon led from the front and inspired the senior South players to front up.
Canada dominated the final of the women’s rugby competition at the Pan-Am Games, defeating the USA 55-7.
The Eagles opened the scoring with a nicely-taken long-range try from Kristen Thomas, but after that, Canada controlled all. They poached brilliantly at the ruck, and either re-won their restarts or pinned the USA deep in their 22 and exerted pressure from here.
Canada and Argentina will play for the Pan-Am Games Men’s Rugby gold medal after Argentina hammered Uruguay and Canada edged the USA in the semis in Toronto.
Argentina got two tries from Santiago Alvarez in a 43-7 rout. It was much closer in the USA v Canada semi.
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