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SPRINGFIELD -- On May 22 at Van Horn Park, the Wilbraham & Monson Academy (WMA) Rugby Titans bested three established club teams to clinch the Plate Division of the inaugural Massachusetts Youth Rugby Organization (MYRO) champion-ship tournament.
In the final match for the trophy, WMA faced a big, physical Worcester RFC side for the third time this season. WMA got the better, winning 5-0, but the match was a battle.
From left, WMA Coach Tim Harrington, Josh King of Westport, Conn., Maoi Marcelino of Sydney, Australia, Colin Scott of Wilbraham, Mikey McCarthy of East Longmeadow and Coach Wally Swanson. WMA Rugby Titans bested three established club teams to clinch the Plate Division of the inaugural Massachusetts Youth Rugby Organization championship tournament last month.
In its first season of rugby, WMA clinched the Plate Division of the first-ever MYRO State Championship. The Titans finished the season with a 5-1 tournament record and a 9-3 overall record. The three teams the Titans played in the tournament, Worcester, Middlesex, and Springfield, play at the under-19 level of an established men's rugby club. Middlesex and Worcester play most of their matches in the top division of high school-age rugby in New England.
MYRO was formed this spring. Prior to this year, the organization that operated all rugby in New England (men's and women's club, college, and high school) was New England Rugby Football Union (NERFU).
USA Rugby the national body determined that its highest priority is to develop youth rugby, particularly high school rugby, and that the best way to do that was to create state-based organizations like MYRO, as opposed to regional unions like NERFU. This is nation-wide effort is ongoing.
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