If Jeanie the Greek was still around I bet they would have predicted that the finals for the Senior NASCs would be between NRU and Pacific again this year. Last year’s final with the same teams was thrilling as well, but NRU came out on top in 2010. The Championship match is below it pits NRU vs Pacific.

For full scores and rosters, go here. The rest of the matches can be watched through archive via U-Stream. To watch these matches, please go to www.ustream.tv/usarugby.

from USA Rugby:

BLAINE, Minn. – The USA Rugby Women’s All-Star 15s Championships wrapped up on Sunday with the Northeast reclaiming the title from the Pacific Coast at the National Sports Complex in Blaine, Minn.

The Championship game saw a rematch of last year’s finalists, Northeast and Pacific Coast battling it out for the title. The Northeast controlled a majority of the match and came out the victors 34-14 to reclaim their 2008 title back from Pacific to mark their fourth National All-Star Championship title since its inception.

In the consolation Tier A match, the Collegiate All-Americans couldn’t compete against a strong Midwest Territorial Union (TU), losing in a 65-0 thrashing.

Next up it was South versus Southern Cal in the Tier B final. With both teams looking to move up to Tier A, it was ultimately the Southern Cal side that would pull off the win, beating the South, 18-13.

In the Tier B consolation, the Mid-Atlantic TU also ran away with the match against the West, winning 50-5.

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Another year has gone by and this weekend is the 2010 USA Rugby Senior All-Star NASCs! This year the event is in Blaine, MN at the Olympic Training Facility. I love playing at this facitliy because of the dorm rooms and the fields are very nice! Plus the late night trips to Cold Stone and Target have some of the best memories…

This year there is a website dedicated to the tournament that has tons of information available and YSC will be providing the live scoring. Also Shootingthegap.com will be present and they will be taking the official event photos. Lastly, USA Rugby will be providing web video again through their Ustream site and the YSC team will be helping with video and commentary again.

Below you will find the schedule and the rosters, good luck to all the teams!

SoCal
Blue¸Marea    San Diego Surfers
Chang, Joann    Belmont Shore
Fields, Casey    San Diego Surfers
Fujiwara, Toni    Tempe
Garcea¸Nicole    Santa Monica
Globerson-Lamb, Sonia    Belmont Shore
Hartos, Kirsten    San Diego Surfers
Haynes, Crystal    Las Vegas
Hemstreet, Allyson    Belmont Shore
Henneberger, Kathryn    San Diego Surfers
Henry, Elisabeth    San Diego Surfers
Herda, Socorro    San Luis Obispo
HoChee, Te Awhina    Santa Monica
Johnson, Audrey    San Diego Surfers
Lechner, Grace    Belmont Shore
Naber, Ella    Tucson
Olson, Kelly    Tempe
Pisel, Callie    Tempe
Quiles, Amanda    Tucson
Sin, Erica    Santa Monica
Stephens, Heather    Belmont Shore
Suda, Christen    Tempe
Tucker, Amber    Belmont Shore
Wang, Ann    Belmont Shore
Whitfeld, Jill    Belmont Shore
Williams, Rebecca    San Diego Surfers
Wilson, Terri    Tempe

West

Abel Ruch, Kjrsten    Kansas Jayhawks RC
Adams, Angela    Austin Valkyries Women’s RC
Bray, Francine    Austin Valkyries Women’s RC
Bridges, Stacey    At Large- West
Edinger, Amanda    Kansas Jayhawks RC
Fletcher, Amy    St. Louis Sabres WRFC
Gaines, Stephanie    St. Louis Sabres WRFC
Guiton, Pascale    St. Louis Sabres WRFC
Hays, Alison    Mid Mo Women’s RC
Hurt, Angela    Kansas City Jazz RC
Kuchar, Jennifer    St. Louis Sabres WRFC
Montoya, Jennifer    Black Ice Women’s RC
Nelson, Jennifer    Kansas City Jazz RC
Nash, Patricia St. Louis Sabres WRFC
O’Connor, Micaela    Black Ice Women’s RC
Ottens, Meredith    Austin Valkyries Women’s RC
Page, Kathryn    Texas A & M Women’s RC
Pavao, Kathryn    Glendale Women’s RC
Rasmussen, Mandy    Glendale Women’s RC
Shagam, Pattie Austin Valkyries Women’s RC
Verdick, Crystal    St. Louis Sabres WRFC
Vestal, Abigail    Kansas Jayhawks RC
Weiner, Sara    St. Louis Sabres WRFC
Wieczorek, Lindsay    St. Louis Sabres WRFC

Mid Atlantic
Liz     Hirschhorn    DC Furies
Sadie     Anderson    Penn State
Meganne    Atkins    NOVA
Stacy    Baker    Philadelphia
Ida    Bernstein    At Large
Kate     Daley    At Large
Sarah    Davis    NOVA
Liz    Dilley    DC Furies
Farrah    Douglas    At Large
Megan    Hanson    NOVA
Lisa     Henneman    Penn State
CJ    Hildereth    NOVA
Julie    Hogan    DC Furies
Christine    Lantini    Penn State
Devon     Oswiany    Penn State
Whitney    Post    Raleigh
Rachel    Primo    Maryland
Courtney    Reapsome    Harrisburg
Emily    Record    Philadelphia
Jocelyn    Richards    DC Furies
Becky    Roof    Harrisburg
Sarah    Shanley    DC Furies
Rachel    Warden    NOVA
Sheara    Williamson    Philadelphia
Annie     Zeigler    Penn State

Management
Lance    Connolly    Coach
Jessica     Hammond    Coach
Nichole    Lopes    Manager

Pacific
Kelly Karden                          ORSU
Naima Reddick                     All Blues
Hillary Hegener “Rookie”    All Blues
Tina Nesberg                     Sequoia
Tori Campbell                    Oregon
Phoebe Boone                  All Blues
Krista Gust                          ORSU
Blair Groefsema            All Blues
Lisa Butts                             All Blues
Beckett Royce                   ORSU
Katrina Logan                     Sequoia
Julie Kieu JQ                       All Blues
Amanda Van Loon           Fog
Adrienne Acosta              ORSU
Jessica Green                    Mud hens
Elaine Gardner                  All Blues
Steph Bruce                       All Blues
Victoria Folayan                All Blues
Kelly Griffin                        All Blues
Nath Marchino                  All Blues
Ashley English                   All Blues
Alicia Binggeli                     SLC Slugs
San Juanita Moreno        ORSU
Tonya Ansel                       ORSU
Ashley Kmiecik                  Mud Hens
Hannah Cho                       Sequoia
Dpeng (Crazy)                   Stanford
28.   Robin Woods                     ORSU

Northeast
Amy Daniels – Beantown
Christina Hobson – New York
Claudia Braymer – Albany
Emilie Bydwell – Beantown
Hedwig Aerts – New York
Jamie Burke – Beantown
JoAnne Ward Kos – Albany
Kathleen Ryan – Village Lions
Katie Dowty – Beantown
Katy Augustyn – Beantown
Kim Magrini – Keystone
Kittery Wagner – Beantown
Kristin Bonomo – Beantown
Lara Vivolo – New York
Laura Bilizarian – New York
Maurin Wallace – Beantown
Melanie Denham – Beantown
Phaidra Knight – New York
Rebecca Brafman – New York
Renee Astphan – Beantown
Rosie Miesner – New York
Sharon Blaney – Beantown
Sharyn Wacht – Beantown
Vanesha McGee – New York

Midwest
Katie Wurst    Prop    Amazons
Rebecca Trapp    Prop    Pittsburgh
Jen triemstra    Prop    Valkeries
Sara Bakker    Prop    Amazons
Noby Takaki    Hooker    Chicago Northshore
Gabe Fidelman    Hooker    Valkeries
Laura Gill    Hooker    Valkeries
Jenny Menke    Lock    Valkeries
Anna Brown    Lock    Amazons
Sara Walsh    Lock    Chicago Northshore
Brie Mcnally    Flanker    Chicago Northshore
Sarah Chabot    Flanker    Valkeries
Amanda Kingzett    Flanker    Amazons
Kristen Zdanczewicz    Flanker    Valkeries
Jillian Potter    #8    Valkeries
Rebecca Radtke    Scrumhalf    Amazons
Katy Hertel    Scrumhalf    Valkeries
Mel Kanuk    Flyhalf    Valkeries
Hannah Stolba    Flyhalf    Valkeries
Sylvia Bratten    Centre    Amazons
Jenny Liu    Centre    Chicago Northshore
Lynelle Kugler    Centre    Amazons
Dez Markovich    Wing    Valkeries
Kristy Lear    Wing     Valkeries
Sarah Rueter    Wing    Valkeries
Christy Ringgenberg    Fullback    Valkeries

Head Coach – Chris Hopps
Manager – Nina Ciccone

Collegiate All-Americans
Tia Blythe – UCLA
Star Bollinger – Brigham Young University
Ashley Clancy – University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Delaney Chapman – UC-Davis
Lauren Daly – University of Colorado
Kayla Ellingson - Brigham Young University
Tanya Gouws - University of Maryland
Siche Green-Mitchell - University of Oregon
Keelia Harker - Brigham Young University
Nicole James – Texas A&M
Shawnna James – Rutgers
Joanna Kitlinski - Grand Valley State
Katie Lorenz – University of North Carolina
Jessica Lucia – University of Colorado
Kaelene Lundstrom – Gustavus Adophus *training only due to conflict with Track & Field Nationals
Adetayo Mafe – Michigan State
Kathryn McCormick - University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
Tyra McGrady – Indiana University
Laura Miller – Saint Mary’s College of Maryland
Maria Muscara – LaSalle University
Catherine Parkhill – University of Minnesota
Kaitlyn Rooney – American University
Kasonni Scales – Stanford University
Moira Somerdyk – Temple University
Emily Van Gulik – Claremont Colleges
Katie Weber – Iowa State

Staff
Lisa Rosen – Head Coach
Tom Waca – Assistant Coach
Angie Marfisi – Assistant Coach

South
Amy Catalino, Sumter RFC
Brie Cokos, Miami
Megan Doran, Atlanta Harlequins
Dana Esposito, Miami
Julie Freese, Columbia Bombshells
Hilari French, Baton Rouge
Carmel Glynn, Atlanta Harlequins
Carly Harrington, Atlanta Harlequins
Lindsay Hagerman, Bragg
Heather Hale, Atlanta Harlequins
Casey Heffernan, Atlanta Harlequins
Stephanie Iacobucci, Atlanta Harlequins
Katie Jenkins, Miami
Sharon Lau, Atlanta Harlequins
Lori Light, Orlando
Anne McClain, Atlanta Harlequins
Becky Martin, Charlotte Mayhem
Kari Morrison, Nashville
Cara Nocero, Atlanta Harlequins
Crystal Phillips, Miami
Carolyn Price, Sumter RFC
Beth Schlaerth, Miami
Keta Sutton, Bragg Rugby
Sue Uchneat, Clemson University
Becky Urion, Orlando
Lauren Waltz, Atlanta Harlequins

Alternates:
Tara Rowe, Jacksonville
Wendy Hill, Columbia Bombshells

The weekend was full of great quality rugby and it was almost all available on the new Ustream USA Rugby site (they had generator problems all weekend so some games were missed or partially available…this includes the Women’s final, we only saw about 8 minutes of it).

Northeast Women, West Men Take Home Titles at All-Star Sevens

Update 8/31/2009: Full results including the Tournament Writeup and Archived Videos are available here.

Welcome to New York!
On behalf of Metropolitan New York Rugby Union’s Host Committee, I am happy to welcome USA Rugby and its All Star Sevens Tournament to New York. This website will be the central resource for information before, during and after the tournament.

The competition will be held on new high-quality artificial turf fields on Randall’s Island. We worked with New York City government to ensure these and other fields fit regulation rugby dimensions, markings and goal posts. Both the match field and a warm-up field are dedicated to the tournament all day on Saturday August 29 and Sunday 30th, and one field is available for practice from 1-6pm both Thursday August 27 and Friday August 28th. There will also be a charity rugby match between the New York City Fire Department and the New York City Police Department on Saturday on an adjacent field. Information about the facilities is posted here.

There will be bleachers, tents, portajohns, food service, a videotaping service and medical professionals on call at the tournament site
Travel Arrangements
We have reserved blocks of hotel rooms at the Marriott East Side, located at Lexington Avenue at 51st Street in Manhattan, and at the Fitzpatrick Hotels at East 44th Street and East 57th Street. Details and discount codes are located here.

We plan to update this website with results from the tournament, to use Facebook and Twitter to keep participants who subscribe up to date on the results and on social events. We will be issuing all the usual publicity to media outlets in the area.

Welcome to New York, we hope you enjoy your visit and look forward to hosting USA Rugby and its All Stars in future.

UPDATE (6/21): The scores for this Tournament were posted moments after the games ended. If you would like Tournament scores posted LIVE, email me at scrumhalfconnection@gmail.com for more details.

I am still working on editing these videos so they are pretty and less jerky, but I wanted to get them up as quickly as possible for the die-hard fans out there!

And yes the first two videos are QUITE shaky because I had just finished playing and hadn’t eaten…I braved starvation and the risk of passing out to bring you these videos!

Look for more videos next week because my brother will be taping all the women’s matches at Dallas 7s this weekend. Summer rugby adventures are continuing on here at YSC!

**For final scores and writeup of the 2009 NASCs, go here.

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