Fallbrook's rugby team wins girls high school championship

FALLBROOK – Under a beautiful California sky, Saturday, Feb. 26, the SoCal Youth Rugby Girls High School 7s Championship was held in Fallbrook. Four teams from Southern California, Fallbrook, Tesoro, Poway and Torrey Pines high schools all set their sights on the Division 1 Trophy.

The reigning 2021 champions, Fallbrook High girls continued their success into 2022 sweeping the regular season competition and most impressively denying all teams' access to the try zone; and the Lady Warriors were adamant to continue that streak into the final play-offs.

In addition to the hype of play-off rugby was the emotions felt throughout the stadium as it marked the last time many of the seniors would play with their high schools teams. Many families and teammates showed up with flowers and signs of encouragement for their players as they took the field for a final time donning their high school colors.

The championship tournament was conducted in a round robin style, where the competition had their sights on frontrunner Fallbrook, and although the competition was fierce, the Lady Warriors continued their undefeated streak and kept all opponents out of the try zone with a 158-0 point differential.

Torrey Pines played with grit and determination as they took runner-up honors with victories over Poway and Tesoro high schools while challenging the Fallbrook staunch defense with multiple threats of scoring.

With the final high school games coming to an end, many of the players will transition to club play competing in 10's play across Southern California.

Submitted by Fallbrook Girls Rugby.