Fullerton set to host International Youth Event(Taken From rugbydirt.com)

What started as a boy’s high school rugby tournament in 2004 has quickly become one of the premier youth rugby events in the United States. The Fullerton rugby club prepares to host its’ fifth annual International Youth Rugby tournament and even though it is scheduled for the end of March, there is a large amount of anticipation and excitement surrounding the event. After the opening year of the tournament, a girls division was put in place in 2005 that expanded the tournament to its current size and prowess. The international event fields teams from a number of locations including various teams from around the U.S. and teams from Canada, Australia, Puerto Rico and other international rugby nations. The age limit for the event is very specific; all players must be enrolled in high school and must be 18 years old or younger as of September 1, 2007. The age guidelines serve to promote some stellar rugby action at the event, especially in the 2007 tournament. In the girls cup final match, the North Shore Highlanders slid by the Surrey Eagles 5-0 to claim the top prize and the team from Back Bay downed the Cougars 7-0 to take the boys championship. With such a wide variety of teams and such a deep talent pool, everyone involved with the 2008 tournament is expecting the competition to equal or surpass that of last year and the Fullerton rugby club is excited to get moving toward the weekend in March.