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.
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
