Badger Rugby

 The Badger girls program competed at the Tropical 7s over the weekend.  In their first action of the year, their program won 4 matches out of 18 played in various divisions. Congrats to the girls and coaches involved for their contributions and for a nice win over Iowa's 2nd team in the open division.

  Fallbrook (CA) won the Elite division and the Iowa Hawkeyes won the Open Division, defeating Sparta Rock of Michigan in an all-Midwest final.  Sparta Rock will be making their first appearance at the Midwest Girls 15s Championships in Elkhart in two weeks time as well.

Elite Division (0-6)

  Badger 5  The Rugby Advantage Black 17

  Badger 5   Rhinos 7

  Badger 14 Upright Rugby 17

  Badger 7  USA Rugby South 31

  Badger 5  Rugby Advantage Red 22

  Badger 0  Rock Rugby 30

u18 Open (4-2)

  Badger 15  Colorado 7

  Badger 5   Iowa Hawkettes Young Guns 17

  Badger 15  King's Edgehill School 17

  Badger 10  USA South 5

  Badger 14  Riverdale 5

  Badger 25  Iowa Hawkettes 5

u16 Division (0-6)

  Badger 7   Iowa Hawkettes 20

  Badger 7   Rhinos 31

  Badger 0   Belmont Shore 46

  Badger 0  Tsunami Canada Misfits 10

  Badger 10  USA South Red 17

  Badger 10  USA South Blue 24

15s Rugby Re-Emerges in Iowa

 

After a dozen years, 15's girls high school rugby was played in Iowa once more.

Around 2007-2010 there were some small but hardy attempts to play high school girls rugby 15s in the Iowa area.  Each spring they'd host a wonderful tournament that drew from Kansas City to Minnesota to Wisconsin.   One year Katie Johnson came down as a 16 year old to play with her Dad's Hopkins, MN team.  Now a current USA 15s Eagle and 7s Olympian, KJ led her team as 10 back in high school.

This event comes to mind as the highly successful Iowa Hawkettes 7s selectside made a shift this spring into girls 15s as well.  Earlier this month they'd traveled to play a Missouri team and came out victors.

This weekend DSHA took their varsity and jv sides down to Iowa for their first spring run-out.  By all account Coach McDowell and Coach Klein were happy with a competitive match that offered benefits for both teams in two well-reffed matches.

DSHA 44 Iowa Hawkettes 5

DSHA jv 52-5 Iowa Hawkettes B 5

Intro to Rugby Camp (6th-11th Graders) June 2022

Learn and play the tag version of rugby, one of the world's most widely played sports.  Be coached by current high school players in addition to adult coaches. No experience is needed!   This is for beginners as well as girls considering transitioning from flag rugby or other sports over to high school contact rugby.  Campers will learn passing, attack, kicking, as well an introduction to contact on pads.  Campers should bring cleats (soccer work fine), mouth guards, and a water bottle.

When:  June 6,8,9th   M, W,Th

              6-715pm

Where:  CMH Turf Field

Who:  Girls Entering 7th-11th Grade

Link:  https://catholicmemorial.net/admissions/summer-camps/

With questions contact

wisconsingirlsrugby@gmail.com

Grant Announced to Fund New School Teams

 “A critical step in the development of rugby and the growth of the game is through our schools. Once rugby is established as part of the athletic programming on high school campuses, we will see new levels of growth in grassroots rugby. This new funding arrangement with USRF will make this a reality for aspiring programs across the country,” according to David Poole of USA Youth & High School Rugby.

Full article and details here

Contact your area youth leaders to get involved and help with sustainable, long term rugby growth.

High School Girls Rugby (single schools) Nationals Websites 2022

2022 Girls High School Rugby National Tournament Event websites and social media may be found here, which will include info on lodging, sightseeing and scheduling:

Girls Nationals (click here)

Girls Nationals Facebook Page (click here)

In other news, some scores and events that may have some implications on seeding for the national tournament:

Carolina Ruggerfest 2022*

*There was no champion at the CRF.  Teams were organized into pools and only played teams in their pools.  There were no playoff or advancement rounds.

Wando (NC)       29                                      Tribe (TN)  45

Brunswick (OH) 0                                        Raleigh (NC)  24

Brunswick (OH)  15                                    Charlotte (NC)  10

Morris (NJ)           12                                    Badger (WI)(select team) 17

Highland (OH)  5                                         Morris (NJ)  29

Vienna (VA)      15                                        Tribe (TN)   0

Moon Area (PA)  17                                      Vienna (VA) 39

Greer (SC)           15                                       Warsaw (IN) 0

Hudson (OH)      24                                        West Carrol (MD)  15

Roswell(GA)      0                                            Badger B (select team) 10

Warsaw (IN)       15                                        Hudson (OH)  39

Charlotte (NC)    52                                        Moon Area (PA) 5

Badger (select)  66                                            Brunswick (OH) 38

Highland (OH)  0                                            Tribe (TN)  12

Greer (SC)       12                                            Wando (NC)  22

Hudson (OH)   10                                            Morris (NJ)    5

Spring Girls Rugby Events 2022

 Girls National HS Single School Tournament   May 21st-22nd, 2022

Location:  Notre Dame College, OH

Register Here 

Girls Midwest Championship Tournament  April 30th-May 1st, 2022

Location:  Moose Rugby Grounds Elkhart, IN

Register Here

James Foley Memorial Tournament May 7th, 2022

Location:  Catholic Memorial HS, Waukesha, WI

Varsity 10s, JV-B side 7s

$75/side

Register Here

Girls Rugby Nationals 2022 (Feb Update)

 The 2022 Girls High School Rugby National Tournament is ramping up plans for the May 21st-22nd competition held at Notre Dame College in Ohio.

While the last national tournament was held in 2019 at Infinity Park in Colorado, interest in restarting the competition has been strong among single school teams.

The following 12 teams have completed their initial registration and are planning to attend.  Organizers are working with a list of other possible teams to fill up the four remaining spots.

Teams interested in competing should fill out this online form:  https://www.jotform.com/form/213154244791050 

Congrats to the 12 teams who've committed to competing at this level:

Catholic Memorial HS (WI)       2021 WI State Champions

City Honors HS (NY)                2021 NY State Champions                    

DSHA HS (WI)                         2021 WI Runner-up

Eagle HS (ID)                            2021 Idaho 7s State Champions, 2020 15's Runner up

Grandville HS (MI)                    2021 Michigan Runner-up

Hamilton HS (WI)                     2021 WI 3rd Place

Highland HS (OH)                    2021 Ohio State Champions

Orchard Park HS (NY)             2021 New York Runner-up

Penn HS (IN)                            2021 Indiana Runner-up

St Joseph's Academy (OH)       2021 Ohio Runner-up

Wando HS (SC)                        2021 South Carolina State Champions

Watkins HS (OH)                     2021 Ohio 3rd Place