Photo courtesy Land Park Harlequins
Day one of the North American International (NAI) 7s has ended, and the three of the four girls’ divisions will contest another round of pool play Saturday before knockouts begin.
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There are four teams in the girls’ U14 division, and the winner will be named after teams play each other twice. Land Park currently leads the standings at 2-0-1, tying its opening match against Genesis 19-19 before defeating the Celtic Barbarians (2-1) and Little Lady Wasps. Click here for the full schedule and standings.
South Bay (3-1) currently leads the girls’ U16 division, having played all four round robin matches Friday. The rest of the five-team field will play its fourth game Saturday morning, and if Land Park (3-0) beats the Arizona Bobcats, then the Harlequins will top the standings. South Bay and Land Park played a thrilling match that ended 19-14 in favor of the NorCal side. Click here for schedule and bracket details.
Photo: Jay Coulter
The U18 OPEN is the largest of the divisions and hosted two pools. In Pool A, Oregon’s Valley Panthers are 3-0 with convincing wins over the Utah Lions, Montana Vigilantes and Rio Grande. In Pool B, the Mambas are undefeated and kicked off the day with a two-point win against Canada’s Upright Rugby. The competition moves into quarterfinals – Pool A #1 vs. Pool B #4, etc. – for Saturday. Click here for schedule and bracket details.
Atlantis leads the girls’ U18 ELITE, and those three wins were tough. The select side took single-digit wins over the local Utah Lions and Idaho Grey Wolves, and defeated the Atavus All-Stars 26-20. Idaho and Atavus are both 2-1, but the former sits in second in the standings due to a larger point differential. It’s a six-team round robin, so the field will play two more games Saturday before a final match for place. Click here for standings and tomorrow’s schedule.
U18 Elite Atlantis / Photo: Diane Ramage
NAI 7s – FRIDAY RESULTS
U14
Land Park 36-7 Little Lady Wasps
Land Park 31-5 Celtic Barbarians
Land Park 19-19 Genesis
Celtic Barbarians 29-19 Little Lady Wasps
Celtic Barbarians 29-7 Genesis
Genesis 29-17 Little Lady Wasps
U16
South Bay 44-0 Arizona Bobcats
South Bay 20-0 Idaho Grey Wolves
South Bay 19-12 Atlantis
Land Park 26-12 Atlantis
Land Park 20-0 Idaho Grey Wolves
Land Park 19-14 South Bay
Atlantis 38-0 Arizona Bobcats
Idaho Grey Wolves 20-0 Arizona Bobcats
U18 OPEN
POOL A
Valley Panthers 31-5 Utah Lions
Valley Panthers 32-5 Montana Vigilantes
Valley Panthers 26-0 Rio Grande
Utah Lions 39-5 Montana Vigilantes
Utah Lions 17-10 Rio Grande
Rio Grande 17-0 Montana Vigilantes
POOL B
Mambas 26-24 Upright
Mambas 33-7 Idaho Grey Wolves
Mambas 26-5 Institute of Rugby
Upright 12-5 Institute of Rugby
Upright 38–0 Idaho Grey Wolves
Institute of Rugby 20-0 Idaho Grey Wolves
U18 ELITE
Atlantis 15-5 Atavus All-Stars
Atlantis 21-19 Utah Lions
Atlantis 26-20 Idaho Grey Wolves
Idaho Grey Wolves 36-5 Rocky Mountain
Idaho Grey Wolves 40-7 Land Park
Atavus All-Stars 38-7 Rocky Mountain
Atavus All-Stars 7-5 Utah Lions
Utah Lions 21-5 Land Park
Land Park 36-14 Rocky Mountain