July, 2010

The following members have been appointed as new Board of Directors  for the North Carolina High School Rugby Assoc.

• Ramon Villacura – President

• Carl Hamm – Director

• Harry King – Director

• Peter-John Anderson – Director

• Jeff Green - Director

The new Board is committed to keep promoting the development of High School Rugby in NC

 June 13, 2010 - Jeff Greene (PHS HOGGS Asst. Coach)

The HOGGS 7’s side continued their winning ways, capturing their second straight championship trophy.  After winning the Ft. Bragg Airborne 7’s Tourney, a couple of weeks ago, the HOGGS travelled to Greenville, SC on June 12th to compete in the Green Vegas 7’s tournament.  The HOGGS really came together as a team in this South Carolinian rugby hub, going undefeated, easily sweeping the competition aside from Asheville, Greenville and Easley, to take the U19 High School crown. 

Hoggs vs. Easley                      24 – 5   W

Hoggs vs. Greenville                 17 – 0   W

Hoggs vs. Asheville                  24 – 7   W

Hoggs vs. Greenville (Final)       17 – 5   W

Number 2 under the belt. The 7s side after the recent win in Greenville, SC.

Coach PJ Anderson, the Director of Rugby Operations at Charlotte Rugby Club, has done a great job unifying players from West Meck and Providence High Schools into the team to beat on the U19 7’s circuit. Congratulations to Hooker, Drew “Buzz” Busbee, on his first ever try. Back line players Austin Bryant-Ellis and Cory Graham recorded their first career 7’s scores.  Buzz, Cory and Austin all got to “shoot the boot” (Gatorade) to commemorate their auspicious achievement!

Congratulations are also due to our  “Big Brothers” and rugby mentors at the Charlotte Rugby Club.  The Senior 7’s side, coached by Jako Ah Hoy, dominated the field again in the Men’s Open Division, also winning their second title in a row.  Between the HOGGS and the CRFC Seniors we are bringing plenty of hardware back to Charlotte.

If any players would like to come along for practices and games you can contact PJ Anderson for more information.

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May 22-23, 2010

Charlotte Catholic High School competed in it's second consecutive year at the High School Rugby Nationals in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Ranked 7th, they faced the best high school teams from around the country. In their first match they managed to edge out, number 2 seed, Snow Canyon High School from Saint George, Utah 17-12. The win secured a semi-final berth, where they put up a gallant fight only to be beaten 24-12 by number 3 seed, Xavier High School from New York City. (Xavier went on to win the tournament). In the playoff for third and forth, Charlotte Catholic were well beaten by the number 1 seed, Jesuit of Sacramento.

It is very promising to see a Charlotte High School team compete with the best high school teams in the US. Well done to the team, coaches and all those involved on a very successful season.

Click here for details about Charlotte Catholic HS trip to Utah.

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August 7th 2009

NCHSRA has consolidated its partnership with Super League team Charlotte Rugby Club. A partnership that started in 2008; now has come stronger and more structured base on the commitment set by both organizations in the development of youth rugby in the region.

While the High School Association will support Charlotte Rugby Club allowing matches to be played in CRFC grounds as curtain raiser for the super league matches and also provide the coaches and volunteers to run some exciting new projects; Charlotte Rugby club will provide fundraising opportunities and a new School of Rugby as well as the Charlotte Rugby Academy for all the young players, future members and representatives of the club.

For more information, please contact Ramon Villacura, CRFC Youth Director at rvillacura@hotmail.com, and plan to attend September 2nd CRFC youth development meeting at Charlotte Rugby Club. 6:30 PM

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