Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Girls High School Rugby Nationals: National Tournament 2020 (Single School)

Girls High School Rugby Nationals: National Tournament 2020



What?    Single School HS Girls National Tournament
When?   May 16th-17th, 2020
Where?  Notre Dame College  Cleveland, Ohio
How?     Register Here (click here)
Format:  Top Tier Bracket (teams ranked 1-8)
               Second Tier Bracket (teams ranked 9-16)
              Possible JV Bracket (TBD based on interest)

Questions?   ngccrugby@gmail.com


Nov 1st, 2019                                                                                    


     The 21st Annual Girls High School Rugby National Tournament for single school programs will take place the weekend of May 16th-17th, 2020 at Notre Dame College in Cleveland, Ohio.


     “Notre Dame College is excited to offer its facilities for the upcoming National Championship. There are incredible opportunities available for girls rugby players and we want to help showcase this, while providing a professional atmosphere for student athletes at the high school level,” added Luke Markovich, Head Women’s Coach at Notre Dame College.


     The National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) women’s collegiate program will host matches on Mueller Field and Normandy Field.   NDC has hosted three Rugby Ohio State Championships in the last three years.


    NGCC schools chair John Klein noted, “Bringing the national tournament to another new location is important to the girls rugby community, especially when it helps bring in new competitors.  We are encouraged whenever rugby can help rugby at different levels and are thankful for the NIRA program at NDC for hosting all these girls teams.”


     Single School teams will compete in a quarterfinal and semifinal Saturday May 16th with final matches Sunday May 17th.  Developing programs are encouraged to compete against teams they might not normally ever compete against.  Organizers are once again planning multiple brackets of competition; an eight-team division one competition, along with an eight-team second division.  Planners are considering a JV Bracket, perhaps of 10s, pending interest.


   Klein stressed that “single school competition does not mean teams need be school recognized varsity programs in order to compete. Teams must strive to draw their members from one community. The goal, however far off it may be in any community, is getting a team in every school in America.  Some teams from last year were considered a club at their schools or had other varying degrees of relationships with their schools.  We’re seeing this pay off.  Heading into this year another school has moved to more fully adopt a team with full school support that has competed numerous times at nationals following this pathway.”


    The school brackets could feature returning competition from throughout the Midwest, the South and the West. Organizers are encouraged by the expectation of renewed participation from several East teams who have responded to early surveys.   “Having teams from different territories makes this tournament a National event,” noted Klein. 


   Questions regarding registration and policies should be directed to National Coaches Committee member John Waliszewski.  Venue and city information should be directed to Luke Markovich at NDC. 


    Teams may register here (click)



Tournament Host

Luke Markovich

Head Coach NDC Women’s Rugby

Lmarkovich@ndc.edu

614-584-4163


SPRING 2020 Events


Girls Midwest Championships   April 25th-26th, 2020  (info here)  @Moose Rugby Elkhart, IN

James Foley Memorial Tournament  May 2nd, 2020 @Bill Young Stadium Waukesha, WI

Girls National Tournament (schools)  May 16th-17th, 2020 @NDC  Cleveland, OH

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