New England Rugby U19 Select Sides

Day 1:
New England 12 Minnesota 7
New England 31 EPRU 5
Day 2:
New England 24 PRU 5
New England 12 MetNY 12, New England wins on kicks, 4 – 1.

From Sue DeVito:

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The New England U-19 Men’s team went 4 – 0 to win the 2009 Potomac Challenge Cup at Founders’ Field in Pittsburgh, PA.
Saturday’s wins included 14 – 7 vs. Minnesota, and 31 – 5 vs. EPRU.
Sunday saw the team get past PRU, 24 – 5, to set them up for the final against MetNY. (NERFU beat MetNY in 2008 for 3rd place.)
Despite the low score, play went up and down the pitch in a defensive struggle that saw the teams even at 5 at the end of regulation time. In the single 5 minute extra period, MetNY touched down and converted to go ahead 12 – 5 with slightly more than 2 minutes remaining.
Almost at the end of the period, New England stole a MetNY lineout, and, with quick ball through the hands, touched down to give them a chance to tie.
The conversion was good, sending the game to kicks at goal.
New England out-kicked MetNY for the win.

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The 2009 Select Side program is underway…  The team will travel to Pittsburgh again to play in the Challenge Cup tournament the weekend of 20 June.  In 2008 the team finished third, losing only to the eventual tournament winners.   In addition, several New England players received invitations to national team camps.

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Go to the Players page and fill out the registration form Here.
Then go to the Contacts page to subscribe to the appropriate email list.

The New England U-19 Men’s team finished 3rd at the 3rd annual Potomac Challenge Cup, held at Founder’s Field in Pittsburgh, PA.
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Congratulations to the NERFU U-19 Women’s team.
The NERFU U-19 Women defeated both Eastern Penn and Upstate New York this past weekend to win the NRU LAU tourney for the 2nd consecutive year.
Many thanks to the coaches who encouraged their players to participate.