Doylestown Rugby Football Club News – July 12th, 2022
Women’s Team
The Doylestown Rugby Women’s Team went undefeated to take the first-place trophy at the Cheesesteak 7s Tournament on Saturday, July 9, 2022 at Alapocas Run State Park in Wilmington, DE. The Dragons defeated the Lancaster Thorns, Brandywine Riot, and Wilmington Women to make it to the semifinals where they defeated Brandywine Riot again. Doylestown then defeated Philly in the finals. The team is always looking for more players. Want to give a new sport a try?
Photo : The Doylestown Women’s Rugby Team celebrates winning the Cheesesteak 7s Tournament on Saturday, July 9, 2022, in Wilmington, Delaware.
High School Girls’ Team
The Doylestown Academy Girls’ Rugby came out victorious over Morris, 31-5 in the first annual Beauty and the Pitch Tournament held on Saturday, July 9, 2022 at Turk Park II in Doylestown. The girls defeated Knightmares of Lancaster, 17-7, tied PlayRugby, 12-12, and defeated Stateburg, a combination of 2 teams from the Harrisburg area, 38-7, to make it to the semi-finals. Doylestown then defeated PlayRugby in the semifinals, 28-14. Sydney Haddon led the team with five tries. Siena Accardi and Liz Johnston each had four tries. Maddie Doyle had three tries, and both Maggie Austin and Nolah Flynn tacked on two tries. Flynn also made fourteen conversions. The girls will take some much-needed time off before heading into the fall 7s season. The team is always looking for more players. Want to give a new sport a try?
Top (Left to Right): Maddie Doyle, Nora Rosenburg, Ryleigh Sanders, Ashley Villante, Lilly Fiske, Maggie Austin, Grace Bolling
Middle (Left to Right): Noelle Robinson, Nolah Flynn, Siena Accardi, Liz Johnston, Sydney Haddon, Daisie Jurbala, Kayla Robinson
Front: Reaghan King
Junior (U15) and Youth (U13) Boys’ Teams
Both the Junior and Youth Boys’ Teams competed on Saturday, July 9, 2022 at the Elizabethtown 7’s. The Youth won the championship, going 4-0. They beat Cumberland Valley 44-0, Coventry “A” 21-17, Coventry “B” 51-0 in the semifinal, and Coventry “A” in the 50-0 championship. The Juniors finished in second place going, 2-2 in the round robin. They lost to Elizabethtown 19-12, beat Coventry 43-12, beat Coventry 29-12, and lost to Elizabethtown 19-12.
Photo: Doylestown Rugby Academy Youth Team wearing championship tank tops:
Kneeling (L-R): Sean Harding, Sean Leuthe, Jackson Reilly, Liam Hoey, Louie Cipollo
Standing (L-R): Coach Kevin Reilly Jr, Coach Lou Cipollo, Gavin Graham, Mason Darrows, Brendan Bieker, Davis Parisi, Coach Kevin Reilly
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