Plenty of rugby in all of its varieties kept the U.S. in motion last weekend. The following is a quick summary of events and results, but stay tuned for follow-up interviews, in addition to some belated coverage on girls’ high school champions and the Mexican-American program that is playing 7s and 15s at home and abroad. Message Jackie Finlan with updates/corrections.

WER

Women’s Elite Rugby, the country’s professional 15s league, played all of its Week 7 games on Sunday. Standings leaders Bay Area and Denver improved to 6-1, as the Breakers beat Boston (1-6) 57-19, and the Onyx beat the Exiles (2-5) 42-14. TC Gemini (5-2) banked a bonus-point win against Midwest rival Chicago Tempest (1-6), making for a nice race among the top three teams in the competition.

The league gets a three-week break, resuming after the holiday weekend, on July 11. There are three more regular-season rounds to go, all of which will be played in July, and then the Legacy Cup is meant to be contested in mid-late August. However, no details on the semifinals and championship event have been released.

U23 ALL-STARS

After years of 2nd and 3rd-place finishes, the Midwest Thunderbirds won their first U23 all-star 15s title. The team beat the Mid-Atlantic 47-7 and Pacific South 45-5 on day one, and then in a rematch of the 2025 final, defeated the Rocky Mountain Peaks 42-38 in the final. See full results. Stay tuned for interviews with captain Annie Henrich and MVP Ava Reuter.

CLUB 7s

There are many more club 7s tournaments occurring than the ones listed below, but the following are building to either state, regional or national qualification. Check https://usaclub.rugby/7s for a complete list of national qualifiers.

Midwest Qualifier #2
Firehouse @ Lemont, Ill.
Championship: Chicago Lions 29-5 Chicago North Shore

Pacific Northwest Qualifier #1
WAC @ Seattle, Wash.
Championship: Life West defeated Washington A.C.

Texas/Red River + TOLA 7s #1
Bloodfest @ Round Rock, Texas
Championship: Serpientes (Mexico) 24-15 HEB*
3rd: Dallas Quins 12-5 SHARC
*Since Mexico isn’t part of the series, all the teams will receive standings points for a place higher than they finished.

Carolina Summer 7s Series #1
Cape Fear @ Wilmington, N.C.
Championship: Badger Rugby Academy 24-21 Phoenix

Florida Summer 7s Series #3
Gulf Coast @ St. Petersburg, Fla.
Championship: Orlando defeated Phoenix

Keystone Cup #4 (Pennsylvania)
Cheesesteak 7s @ Wilmington, Del.
Champion: Union County Mudturtles (N.J.)

NERFU Summer 7s Series #3
Union Point @ Weymouth, Mass.
Championship: Boston 43-14 Worcester

The Mid-Atlantic held its second qualifier at the Billy Gardner 7s but the women’s premier division didn’t appear to have participants.

HIGH SCHOOL

Buckeye Invitational 15s
@ Dublin, Ohio
Champion: Atlantis (4-0, 176-7 PD)

Meijer Games (7s)
@ Sparta, Mich.
Champion: Ridge Rugby Academy