The North American Invitational (NAI) 7s has concluded and champions have been named. The U18 Cup Invitational came down to two National Development Programs (NDPs), and Rhinos Rugby Academy beat ARPTC 41-7. The U18 Cup went to Pleasanton 22-10 over Pioneer. The SacPAL Amazons defeated EIRA 15-12 for the U16 Cup, and Rhinos’ Green team beat Belmont Shore 26-10 for the U14 Cup title. Click here for the full results and stay tuned for follow-up features.
U18 CUP INVITATIONAL
Quarterfinals
ARPTC 15-12 Utah Lions
Charlotte Tigress 19-10 Panther 7s
Maui 17-0 Rock Academy
Rhinos 24-5 Badger Selects
SF: ARPTC 10-7 Maui
SF: Rhinos 24-5 Charlotte Tigress
3rd: Charlotte Tigress 26-17 Maui
Final: Rhinos 41-7 ARPTC
Plate
SF: Panther 7s 24-19 Badger Selects
SF: Utah Lions 22-0 Rock Academy
7th: Badger Selects – Rock Academy
Final (5th): Utah Lions 28-12 Panther 7s
U18 CUP
Quarterfinals
Majestics 31-19 SacPAL Amazons
Eagle 17-15 Scottsdale
Pleasanton 27-10 San Diego Mustangs
Pioneer 39-0 United
SF: Pleasanton 17-14 Eagle
SF: Pioneer 26-17 Majestics
3rd: Eagle 31-7 Majestics
Cup Final: Pleasanton 22-10 Pioneer
U18 PLATE
SF: SacPAL Amazons 35-17 United
SF: Scottsdale 21-17 San Diego Mustangs
7th: San Diego Mustangs 17-14 United
Final (5th): SacPAL Amazons 31-10 Scottsdale
U18 BOWL
Quarterfinals
Belmont Shore 28-0 New Mexico
Rocky Mountain 31-14 Badger Selects 2
(TOA and Bitterroot advanced directly to SFs)
SF: Rocky Mountain 26-20 TOA
SF: Bitterroot 24-10 Belmont Shore
11th: TOA 34-12 Belmont Shore
Final (9th): Rocky Mountain 32-5 Bitterroot
U18 SHIELD
Final (13th): Badger Selects 21-0 New Mexico
Some really fantastic games occurred in the U16 competition, culminating in the SacPAL Amazons defeating EIRA 15-12 for the Cup championship. Rhinos Academy topped Belmont Shore for third. Kahuku and Maui also came very close to the Cup semifinals, as the Raiders dropped their Cup quarterfinal 19-17 to the Amazons, and Maui losing 12-7 to EIRA.
U16 CUP
Quarterfinals
Belmont Shore 38-0 Rocky Mountain
SacPAL Amazons 19-17 Kahuku
EIRA 12-7 Maui
Rhinos 24-0 TOA
SF: SacPal Amazons 33-7 Belmont Shore
SF: EIRA 19-14 Rhinos
3rd: Rhinos 22-17 Belmont Shore
Final: SacPal Amazons 15-12 EIRA
Plate SF: Kahuku 29-7 Rocky Mountain
Plate SF: TOA 26-19 Maui
7th: Maui 31-5 Rocky Mountain
Final (5th): Kahuku 31-0 TOA
U16 BOWL
SF: AZ Bobcats 20-0 Celtic Barbarians (fft)
SF: Celtic Panthers 31-5 Lioness
11th Lioness 20-0 Celtic Barbarians (fft)
Final: Celtic Panther 7s 29-7 AZ Bobcats
U14 CUP
9th: Rocky Mountain 20-0 Celtic Barbarians (fft)
7th: AZ Bobcats 20-0 South Davis (fft)
5th: SacPAL Amazons 20-0 Panther 7s
3rd: Majestics 24-21 Rhinos Black
Final: Rhinos Green 26-10 Belmont Shore