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The annual North American Invitational (NAI) 7s took over Salt Lake City’s Regional Athletic Center from Friday-Saturday, July 25-26, and the tournament named champions in four girls’ divisions. The Majestics, Sac AIR Amazons, Utah Cannibals and Belmont Shore took home Cup trophies in the various age-grade competitions. For the full list of results, standings and brackets, visit: https://nai7s.com/schedule-results.
U18 ELITE
The U18 division combined its Elite and Open teams on day one. For day two, the top layer of teams moved into the Elite division for its knockouts, while the remainder played toward the Open title. The Majestics out of Utah won the U18 Elite trophy, and in convincing fashion.
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U18 ELITE RESULTS
Semifinal Play-in
TOA 24-14 Rugby Advantage Black
Semifinals
Belmont Shore 22-7 TOA
Majestics 28-7 Southwest (Canada)
3rd Play-in
Rugby Advantage Black 26-21 Southwest
3rd: TOA 29-14 Rugby Advantage Black
Final: Majestics 39-0 Belmont Shore
U18 OPEN
The 24 U18 squads were divided into six pools of four teams apiece. Everyone played three games during day-one pool play, and then the top-six moved into the Elite bracket on day two. The remaining 18 teams faced each other for the U18 Open title. The Sacramento AIR Amazons won gold, defeating the Utah Cannibals in the Cup final.
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CUP BRACKET
Quarterfinals
UT Cannibals 24-19 Atlantis
Eagle (ID) 24-10 Lakewood (CA)
Badger Rugby Academy (WI) 20-10 Eastside Lions (WA)
Sac AIR Amazons 17-7 San Mateo (CA)
Semifinals
UT Cannibals 22-5 Eagle
Sac Amazons 32-10 Badger
3rd: Eagle 22-14 Badger
Final: Sac Amazons 33-5 UT Cannibals
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PLATE BRACKET
Semifinals
Atlantis 28-5 Lakewood
San Mateo 17-7 Eastside
7th: Lakewood 22-14 Eastside
Final (5th): San Mateo 28-19 Atlantis
BOWL BRACKET
Quarterfinals
TOA 17-15 Wasatch
Meridian 21-10 NC All-Stars
EPA Razorhawks 20-7 Iowa Hawkettes
Sac Harlequins 29-10 Blaze
Semifinals
Meridian 26-15 TOA
EPA 17-12 Sac Quins
11th: TOA 29-15 Sac Quins
Final (9th): EPA 29-0 Meridian
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SHIELD BRACKET
Semifinals
NC All-Stars 15-12 Wasatch
IA Hawkettes 20-15 Blaze
15th: Wasatch 40-0 Blaze
Final (13th): NC All-Stars 31-0 Hawkettes
U16
The girls’ U16 competition included 10 teams divided into two pools. Everyone played their four pool games and then moved immediately to placing matches. The teams that topped the standings in each pool played for first; the second-place teams in each pool played for 3rd; etc. The Utah Cannibals took down SoCal’s Lakewood Patriots for the U16 trophy.
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1st: UT Cannibals 24-19 Lakewood (CA)
3rd: Provo 32-0 LCA
5th: Belmont Shore 29-12 Sac AIR Amazons
7th: Sac Harlequins 17-7 Atlantis
9th: Eastside Lions 29-5 TOA
U14
CUP BRACKET
Quarterfinals
Belmont Shore 46-0 Kaji
Majestics 24-5 Eagle Mountain
West Coast Mainland 17-10 EPA Razorhawks
USA West 24-5 TOA
Semifinals
Belmont Shore 21-12 Majestics
USA West 24-19 West Coast
3rd: Majestics 29-24 West Coast
Final: Belmont Shore 38-7 USA West
PLATE BRACKET
Semifinals
Eagle 19-0 Kaji
TOA 31-14 EPA
7th: EPA 19-17 Kaji
Final (5th): TOA 31-12 Eagle Mountain
BOWL BRACKET
Semifinals
LCA 22-5 Atlantis
HEB Hurricanes 17-10 Sac Quins
11th: Sac Quins 17-12 Atlantis
Final (9th): HEB 24-7 LCA