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Written by RUGBYMag Staff    Tuesday, 10 April 2012 13:26    PDF Print Write e-mail
HSAA Tough with England North
National Teams - Age-Grade Men


HSAAs v England North. Ian Muir photo.England North U17s defeated the USA High School All Americans in a tight, tough encounter 12-6 Tuesday at the Wellington International Festival in England.

A pair of Fitou Fisiiahi penalty kicks accounted for all of the All-Americans points in the encounter and two first half scores by England North was enough to give them the eventual edge.

England North must have taken notice of the HSAAs in their opener against Wales Under-16s on Saturday as the Englishmen had braced themselves for the punishing American scrums and game planned accordingly.

Inside center and HSAA captain, Fisiiahi, led by example slamming into the midfield defense and setting up go-forward ball for the HSAAs power runners. The All-Americans were able to stretch the defense against England North and showed an emerging mastery of basic but crucial attacking skills

Putting backs into space and pressuring the English fringes well in the second half wasn’t quite enough in the end though, and England North prevailed.

A developmental tournament, the Wellington College competition is designed to allow players and teams to progress and the HSAAs did just that.

Despite the loss, a few scouts for a number of English academies found themselves drawn to the powerful American forwards, namely Titi Lamositele, Kelepi Fifita, and Lisala Kanongataa.

“The game was outstanding to watch but our boys were devastated they lost the chance to beat England North. The progress the boys have made over the past week has been tremendous,” said H.S. All-Americans Head Coach, Salty Thompson.

Thompson continued to say that the team dynamic is there. “They arrived a bunch of individuals and have molded into a very promising team. This ‘95 born U\under-17 group will be around for one to two more years of high school,” said the coach with the hope of keeping players in the program and helping to prepare them for the USA’s senior national teams.

The HSAAs will play Belgium Under-17s on Friday April 13 at 5 a.m. Mountain/7 a.m. Eastern in their last match of the tournament.


HSAA lineup: 

Last Name

First Name

Position

Lamositele

Titi

1

Tonuao

McCarthy

2

Yun

Bruce

3

Harr

Stuart

4

Luvender

Bradley

5

Salvalaggio

Matteo

6

Germishuys

Hanco

7

Kanongataa

Lisala

8

Helu

Alauna

9

Dean

Scott

10

Tongilava

Aisea

11

Fisiiahi

Fitou

12

Maggs

Billy

13

Mander

Jesse

14

Sakalia

Allan

15

Baylor

Henry

16

Gaffney

Drew

17

Fifita

Kelepi

18

Heynen

Reed

19

May

Malcolm

20

Reid

Michael

21

Carley

Brian

22

Ternan

Matt

23

Moscone

Gavin


Brown

Stratton


Cowley

Samuel


Barry

Cian


Daif

Josh


Masoe

Matthew


Ruiters

Matthew


Warnock

John



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Written by RUGBYMag Staff    Monday, 09 April 2012 23:26    PDF Print Write e-mail
Boys HS Standings
School Age - Boys


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Western Penn SIngle School

Western Penn HS Club

Metro Area Rugby Conference (Wash. DC)

North Carolina

Georgia

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Ohio

Indiana

Illinois

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Written by Alex Goff    Monday, 09 April 2012 22:20    PDF Print Write e-mail
DI Club Playoffs Latest
Clubs - Men's DI Clubs


After some more league games and the Midwest playoffs, all of the Round of 32 DI Club are known except for the SoCal #4 and whatever the heck's going on in the Pacific Coast (see * at bottom).


Bracket 1
 Pacific Coast 1 (EPA Bulldogs lead) v. SoCal 4 (Las Vegas or Back Bay)

West North 2 (Kansas City) v. West South 3 (Austin Huns or HARC)


Bracket 2
 SoCal 1 (Belmont Shore) v. Pac Cast 4 (*)

West South 2 (Dallas) v. West North 3 (Denver Highlanders)



Bracket 3
 Northeast 1 (Mystic River) v. MARFU 4 (Schuylkill River)

South 2 (Atlanta Renegades) v. Midwest 3 (Cincinnati)

 

Bracket 4
 MARFU 1 (PAC) v. Northeast 4 (Monmouth)

Midwest 2 (Metropolis) v. South 3 (Charlotte)



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Bracket 5
 South 1 (New Orleans) v. Midwest 4 (Chicago Lions)

Northeast 2 (Boston IW) v. MARFU 3 (Pittsburgh Harlequins)

 

Bracket 6
 Midwest 1 (Palmer) v.  South 4 (Boca Raton)

MARFU 2 ( Norfolk) v. Northeast 3 (New York)

 

Bracket 7
 West North 1 (Glendale) v. West South 4 (Austin Huns or HARC)

Pac Coast 2 (*) v. SoCal 3 (Santa Monica)

Bracket 8
 West South 1 (Austin Blacks) v. West N 4 (Boulder)

SoCal 2 (OMBAC) v. Pac Coast 3 (*)

 

*The Utah Brothers are still contesting the Pacific Coast RFU’s decision not to approve their schedule and their status as Utah #1 (and therefore PCRFU #2).

This grievance is still ongoing and is headed for an appeal with USA Rugby (the details of which are still be hashed out).

It is still possible that Provo could get a challenge match with the NorCal #3 team for the 4th seed.

Should the Utah teams prevail, the Pacific Coast playoff seeds will be:
NorCal 1 (Probably EPA Bulldogs)
Utah Brothers
NorCal 2 (Probably Sacramento Lions)
NorCal 3 (San Mateo, Olympic Club or SFGG) OR Provo

Should the appeal be denied, then the seeds will be:
NorCal 1 (Probably EPA Bulldogs)
NorCal 2 (Probably Sacramento Lions)
NorCal 3 (San Mateo, Olympic Club or SFGG)
NorCal 4 (San Mateo, Olympic Club or SFGG)


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Written by Alex Goff    Monday, 09 April 2012 22:33    PDF Print Write e-mail
Playoffs part of Highlander Turnaround
RUGBYmag Premier - Exclusive News


The Denver Highlanders confirmed their 3rd place spot in the West-North DI club league with a tight 24-22 decision over Boulder Saturday.

That was the good news for the Highlanders, but there’s more coming.

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Written by RUGBYMag.com News Release    Monday, 09 April 2012 21:57    PDF Print Write e-mail
Small College Semis on TV
Colleges - Small Colleges


The National Small College Rugby Organization (NSCRO) is pleased to announce that the semifinal matches of its 2012 National Men's Division 3 Championship will be broadcast on FOX Soccer Plus. The semifinals will premier on FOX Soccer Plus on Tuesday, May 1st at 9pm ET and 12am ET (May 2nd) with an encore presentation on May 2nd at 6am ET for the first semifinal and on May 3rd at 6am ET for the second semifinal. The 3rd place match and championship final on Sunday, plus both semis, will be available live at www.nscro.org and both live and on demand at www.usarugby.org.

The NSCRO National Championship is making its inaugural appearance at Infinity Park in Glendale, Colorado. Infinity Park is the first municipally owned rugby-specific stadium in the United States and is the premier rugby facility in the country.

NSCRO wants to acknowledge and thank both the City of Glendale and USA Rugby for their support in making this national television coverage possible.

This will mark the first time that Division 3 national playoffs will be televised, a crucial step for NSCRO as the organization continues its efforts to showcase small college rugby at its best.

Schedule of Matches
Saturday April 28
1 p.m. MT - Franciscan University (Steubenville, Ohio) vs. Salve Regina University (Newport, R.I.)
3 p.m. MT - University of North Florida (Jacksonville, Fla.) vs. PacWest Region Champion*

* Determined on April 14-15. Teams competing are: University of Puget Sound, Wayne State College, California Maritime Academy and University of Texas-Dallas.

Sunday April 29
11 a.m. MT: 3rd Place
1 p.m. MT: Final

In addition to the television coverage of Saturday's matches, all four matches will be streamed live on usarugby.org as well as on UStream.tv for free public viewing. Details on the UStream channel will be provided on the NSCRO website including a direct feed of the matches in progress. Saturday's coverage will feature multiple cameras and Sunday's final and 3rd Place matches will be a single-camera production with commentary.

For additional information about the NSCRO, please visit our website at www.nscro.org or contact Steve Cohen at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

For additional information about Infinity Park, go to www.ipglendale.com.

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