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Indiana has become one of the premiere states for high school rugby, with the boys' top league, the Super League, crowned the 2014 toughest high school league.[1] Indiana teams have claimed multiple national and regional championships.[2] At the start of the 2016 season, there were approximately fifty boys teams and fifteen girls teams competing in Indiana.[3] The fifty boys teams were organized into four programs in the Super League, eight in Division 1, twelve in Division 2, and one developmental side. In addition to varsity competition, many programs also contest in junior varsity and developmental competitions, allowing programs to put forth multiple teams.

Governance

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Unlike most high school sports in Indiana, governed by the Indiana High School Athletic Association, rugby in Indiana is governed by the Indiana Youth Rugby Foundation, Inc., which was formed in 1999[4] to replace the Indiana Youth Rugby Association, Inc. (1990–1999).[5] The foundation operates under the brand Rugby Indiana[6] and is a 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit corporation that operates outside the governing structure of the Indiana Rugby Football Union.[7] Rugby Indiana's stated vision is:

  • To make rugby a legitimate high school sport opportunity for all athletes by providing a great experience on and off the field, and by gaining recognition in High School, Middle School, and Grade School administrations
  • Stimulate the quality, growth and development of Rugby at the High School and Youth level
  • To raise awareness of, and educate the general public about the sport of Rugby[8]

Top performing teams may also compete in a regional competition governed by the Midwest Rugby Football Union and a national invitational competition. These competitions, unlike Indiana state-level competition, make a distinction between whether teams are composed of players drawn from a single school or a club program open to multiple student bodies.

Play and participation

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As Allyn Freeman explained in an article for RugbyToday.com, "America's high schools represented the last place of expansion" for domestic rugby.[9] Although slow to catch on, rugby at the high school level has exploded in growth since the close of the twentieth century. From 2008 to 2013, rugby participation grew by 81% in the United States, while participation in American football fell 21.1% in the same span.[10] In 2014, participation reached 1.2 million,[11] making rugby the fastest growing sport in the United States.[12] As of 2011, Indiana Rugby boasted 1,227 players at the high school level (902 boys, 325 girls).[13]

Lineout during Fishers v. Avon, 2016 D1 Varsity Boys Final

Unlike senior level clubs, which play two forty-minute halves, youth rugby in the United States is capped below the traditional eighty-minute match. In Indiana, matches are scheduled for two thirty-minute halves, with players not allowed to participate in more than ninety minutes of scheduled match time in a single day. In competitions in which teams compete in multiple matches, the total length of the match is truncated to comport with the ninety-minute daily cap, thus, the matches are contested at two halves each of 22.5 minutes in duration. Matches consist of fifteen players on the field for each team along with eight reserves on the bench (23 total).[8] Matches will end in a draw if level at the end of full-time unless in a championship competition. In a championship competition, if the match is level at full-time, an additional ten-minute sudden death period is played. If the match remains level after sudden death, then the outcome is decided on drop kicks. If multiple matches are to be contested in a single day, the sudden death period is foregone.[8] Coed play at the high school level is not permitted.[8] The coed prohibition was tested in May 2001 by the Mishawaka High School boys squads' attempt to include Nicole Kodba in its playoff lineup. Despite arguments from her coach and a community petition, Kodba was not allowed to compete for the boys team.[14] The ruling was controversial and drew critics from among the rugby coaching ranks.[15]

Rugby Indiana's season is broken into three different phases: a competitive season from March through June, a select side season (akin to all-star teams) from June through July, and a fall sevens season from September through October.[13] Based upon team participation, competition is held across a divisional and conference structure. At the top of the boys' competition is the Super League, comprising four teams. The next tier is Division 1 which divides eight teams among a north and south conference. In addition to the typical varsity competition, both Division 1 and the Super League hold a junior varsity competition that competes for a state championship. Below Division 1 is Division 2, which presently includes twelve teams split into north and south conferences. At times, Rugby Indiana has also conducted a developmental league to aid new programs. When participation is sufficient, the girls competition is broken into two divisions.[13] In 2016, only a single division was used for girls rugby spread across north and south conferences of unequal numbers.[16]

In order for players to compete, they must be registered both with Rugby Indiana and USA Rugby. Players must also not have reached nineteen years of age prior to September 1. Girls in the 8th grade who are at least 14 years of age may, at the head coach's discretion, compete on a high school team. Players must be enrolled in high school, enrolled in a GED program, or meet the standards of Indiana home school requirements. Players are also required to attend at least four practices with coached supervised tackling prior to participation in a sanctioned match. Players are also required to hold amateur status.[13]

Boys Championships

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2016 D1 Varsity Boys Award Presentation

Super League

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In 2014, four perennial powerhouse teams formed a new top tier, supplanting Division 1 as the highest tier. The original four teams forming the Super League were Brownsburg, the Royal Irish Rugby Club based out Cathedral and Bishop Chatard, Notre Dame de La Salette of Georgetown, Illinois, and Penn. Each team has reached tremendous heights on the national stage: the Royal Irish have claimed four national titles (2012, 2014, 2015, 2017),[17] Brownsburg claimed the 2005 Tier II national championship,[18] and both Penn and La Salette have reached the national finals.[2] After the 2014 season, this prolonged success led Goff Rugby Report to declare the Indiana Super League the toughest high school league in the United States.[1] In 2017, Notre Dame de La Salette began to compete in Illinois, leaving the four-team super league structure missing a fourth team. The Super League was expanded to nine teams split into two divisions. In the North Division were Bishop Dwenger, Carroll, Culver, and Penn. In the South Division were Brownsburg, Fishers, Hamilton Southeast, Royal Irish, and St. Xavier. At seasons end, Royal Irish, fresh off a national championship, would edge Penn for the Super League title.[19] The restructured competition also introduced the Challenge Cup as a consolation competition at the state playoffs. In 2019, the Super League contracted to seven teams with St. Xavier and Hamilton Southeastern dropping to Division 1.

Varsity State Champion

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Season Date Winner Score Loser Site Semifinalists MVP Sources
2014 May 31, 2014 Royal Irish 5–3 Penn Moose Rugby Grounds
Elkhart, IN 		Brownsburg
Notre Dame de La Salette 		Noah Schrader
Royal Irish 		[20][21]
2015 May 30, 2015 Penn 33–14 Royal Irish Moose Rugby Grounds
Elkhart, IN 		Brownsburg
Notre Dame de La Salette 		Inoke Moala
Penn 		[22][23]
2016 May 30, 2016 Royal Irish (2) 23–19 Penn Cyntheanne Park
Fishers, IN 		Brownsburg
Notre Dame de La Salette 		David Hannon, Royal Irish
Will Vakalahi, Penn 		[24][25][26]
2017 May 29, 2017 Royal Irish (3) 19–15 Penn Moose Rugby Grounds
Elkhart, IN 		Fishers
Carroll 		Gabe Coleman
Royal Irish 		[19]
2018 May 28, 2018 Royal Irish (4) 17–12 Fishers Cyntheanne Park
Fishers, IN 		Penn
Culver 		Andy Guhl

Royal Irish

[27][28]
2019 May 27, 2019 Royal Irish (5) 20–12 Penn Moose Rugby Grounds
Elkhart, IN 		Brownsburg
Fishers 		Russell Lemaster

Royal Irish

[29]
2020 N/A Cancelled
2021 May 31, 2021 Royal Irish (6) 32-21 Bishop Dwenger Moose Rugby Grounds

Elkhart, IN

Brownsburg

HSE

2022 May 30, 2022 Royal Irish (7) 20-17 HSE Moose Rugby Grounds

Elkhart, IN

Penn

Bishop Dwenger

Varsity Challenge Cup Champion

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Season Date Winner Score Loser Site Semifinalists MVP Sources
2017 May 29, 2017 Culver 31–12 St. Xavier Moose Rugby Grounds
Elkhart, IN 		Bishop Dwenger
Hamilton Southeast 		[30]
2018 May 28, 2018 Carroll 28–23 Bishop Dwenger Cyntheanne Park
Fishers, IN 		Brownsburg [31][32]

Junior Varsity State Champion

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Season Date Winner Score Loser Site Semifinalists MVP Sources
2014 May 31, 2014 Notre Dame de La Salette (JV) 29–17 Penn (JV) Moose Rugby Grounds
Elkhart, IN 		Brownsburg (JV)
Royal Irish (JV) 		[20][21]
2015 May 30, 2015 Penn (JV) 19–17 Royal Irish (JV) Moose Rugby Grounds
Elkhart, IN 		Brownsburg (JV)
Notre Dame de La Salette (JV) 		[23][33]
2016 May 30, 2016 Royal Irish (JV) 29–22 Penn (JV) Cyntheanne Park
Fishers, IN 		Brownsburg (JV)
Notre Dame de La Salette (JV) 		Stuart Earnhardt
Royal Irish 		[26][34]
2017 May 29, 2017 Penn (JV) (2) 29-14 Fishers (JV) Moose Rugby Grounds
Elkhart, IN 		Royal Irish (JV)
Carroll (JV) 		[35]
2018 May 28, 2018 Fishers (JV) 31-12 Royal Irish (JV) Cyntheanne Park
Fishers, IN 		Culver (JV)
Penn (JV) 		[36][37]

Junior Varsity Challenge Cup Champion

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Season Date Winner Score Loser Site Semifinalists MVP Sources
2017 May 29, 2017 Hamilton Southeast (JV) 34–19 Bishop Dwenger (JV) Moose Rugby Grounds
Elkhart, IN 		Culver (JV)
St. Xavier (JV) 		[38]
2018 May 28, 2018 Carroll (JV) 36–7 Bishop Dwenger (JV) Cyntheanne Park
Fishers, IN 		Brownsburg (JV) [39][40]

Division 1

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In the spring of 1990, the Indiana Youth Rugby Association was formed with teams drawn from the Indianapolis area and spearheaded by "members and alumni of the Indianapolis Rugby Football Club[.]"[41] Falling below the target of eight teams and 200 players, the inaugural season drew more than 100 players and produced five teams drawn from students of Scencina-Howe-Warren Central, Chatard, North Central, Lawrence Central and the Boys’ School. The teams competed in a seven-game schedule culminating in a playoff to crown a state champion.[42] With Lawrence Central's victory in what would become the Division 1 state championship, the school was awarded both the inaugural state title and an Indianapolis city championship.[43] By 2003, participation had expanded to 24 boys teams and 12 girls teams statewide.[44]

Varsity State Champion

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Season Date Winner Score Loser Site Semifinalists MVP Sources
1990 May 13, 1990 Lawrence Central 3–0 Northside Raiders American Heritage Park
Indianapolis, IN 		Charlton
Red Devils 		[45]
1991 May 11, 1991 Ben Davis 11–0 North Central Lake Sullivan Sports Complex
Indianapolis, IN 		Lawrence Central (3rd)
Lawrence North
[46][47]
1992 May 9, 1992 Ben Davis (2) 4–0 North Central Lake Sullivan Sports Complex
Indianapolis, IN 		Cathedral (3rd)
Lawrence North 		[48][49]
1993 May 2, 1993 Ben Davis (3) 16–11 Knightstown Cathedral (3rd)
Lawrence North
[50]
1994 May 7, 1994 Knightstown 17–0 Carmel Wellington (3rd)
Ben Davis
[51]
1995 May 6, 1995 Wellington 27–10 Carmel Lake Sullivan Sports Complex
Indianapolis, IN 		North Central (3rd)
Morton Memorial
[52]
1996 May 4, 1996 Morton/Knightstown 5–0 Wellington North Central (3rd)
Ben Davis
[53]
1997 May 24, 1997 North Central 29–0 Penn Lake Sullivan Sports Complex
Indianapolis, IN 		Columbus (3rd)
 Jonathan Younger (MVP) &
Adam Stockholm (MVB)
North Central 		[54][55][56]
1998 May 9, 1998

[57][58]
1999 North Central – Penn

[59][60][61]
2000 May 27, 2000 Bloomington South 22–0 Carmel Lake Sullivan Sports Complex
Indianapolis, IN 		Penn (3rd)
[62][63]
2001* May 12, 2001 Cathedral 18–5 North Central Major Taylor Velodrome
Indianapolis, IN 		Marian
Pike
[64]
2002 May 18, 2002 Penn 37–8 North Central Mishawaka
Pike 		Tim Bugg
Penn 		[65][66][67]
2003 May 24, 2003 Penn 29–17 Pike River Road
Carmel, IN 		Cathedral
Marian 		Ben Weber
Penn 		[68][69][70]
2004 May 22, 2004 Bishop Dwenger 14–5 Pike River Road Park Carmel, IN Brownsburg
[71][72][73]
2005 May 30, 2005 Penn 20–17 Brownsburg Moose Rugby Grounds
Elkhart, IN 		Marian
Pike
2006 Cathedral North Central Moose Rugby Grounds
Elkhart, IN 		Marian
2007 May 28, 2007 North Central 22–3[74] Brownsburg Moose Rugby Grounds
Elkhart, IN 		Marian
Penn
2008 May 26, 2008 Cathedral Royal Irish –[75] Richard Wigh Fields
Columbus, IN

2009 May 25, 2009[76] Cathedral Royal Irish –[75] Penn Moose Rugby Grounds
Elkhart, IN
Jason Harker
Penn
2010 May 31, 2010 Cathedral Royal Irish –[75] Brownsburg Richard Wigh Fields[77]
Columbus, IN

2011 May 30, 2011 Cathedral Royal Irish 15–10[75] Penn Moose Rugby Grounds
Elkhart, IN 		Brownsburg
2012 May 28, 2012 Cathedral Royal Irish 38–12 Penn Richard Wigh Fields
Columbus, IN 		Carmel
Notre Dame de La Salette
2013 May 27, 2013 Cathedral Royal Irish 24–21 Penn Cyntheanne, Park
Fishers, IN 		Brownsburg
 Max Schroeder[78]
Cathedral Royal Irish
2014 May 31, 2014 North Central 29–22 Fishers Moose Rugby Grounds
Elkhart, IN 		Culver
Hamilton Southeastern 		Trevor Shirley
North Central 		[20][79]
2015 May 30, 2016 Hamilton Southeastern 7–5 Fishers Moose Rugby Grounds
Elkhart, IN 		Bishop Dwenger
Avon 		Tyler Janney
Hamilton Southeastern 		[23][80]
2016 May 30, 2016 Fishers 76–3 Avon Cyntheanne, Park
Fishers, IN 		Bishop Dwenger
North Central 		Jake Nettleton
Fishers 		[26][81]
2017 May 29, 2017 Carmel 21-10[82] Avon Moose Rugby Grounds
Elkhart, IN 		Leo
Trinity
2018 May 28, 2018 Leo 29–24 Avon Cyntheanne Park
Fishers, IN 		Noblesville
North Central 		[83]
2019 May 27, 2019 Leo 38–5[84] North Central Moose Rugby Grounds
Elkhart, IN 		Avon
Noblesville

* – Penn did not compete in state tournament due to conflict with national championship tournament schedule.[85]

Varsity Challenge Cup

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Season Date Winner Score Loser Site Semifinalists MVP Sources
2017 May 29, 2017 North Central 27-22 Warsaw Moose Rugby Grounds
Elkhart, IN 		Columbus
Zionsville 		[86]
2018 May 28, 2018 Arsenal Tech 29–19 Angola Cyntheanne Park
Fishers, IN 		Carmel
Columbus 		[87][88]
2019 May 27, 2019 Carmel 55–5 Arsenal tech Moose Rugby Grounds
Elkhart, IN 		Marian
Trinity 		[89]

Junior Varsity

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Historically, top-level rugby teams in Indiana would commit a B-side to playing in Division 2. In 2012, a formal Junior Varsity championship was implemented. It was abandoned following the 2016 season.

Season Date Winner Score Loser Site Semifinalists MVP Sources
2012 May 28, 2012 Penn (JV) 10–7 Cathedral (JV) Richard Wigh Fields
Columbus, IN 		Carmel (JV)
2013 May 27, 2013 Penn (JV) 39–7 Notre Dame de La Salette (JV) Cyntheanne Park
Fishers, IN 		Brownsburg
 Cory Christman
Penn
2014 May 31, 2014 Hamilton Southeastern (JV) 13–12 Fishers (JV) Moose Rugby Grounds
Elkhart, IN 		Culver (JV)
North Central (JV)
[20][90]
2015 May 30, 2015 Bishop Dwenger (JV) 18–0 Hamilton Southeastern (JV) Moose Rugby Grounds
Elkhart, IN 		Fishers (JV)
 Charlie Perez
Bishop Dwenger 		[23][91]
2016 May 30, 2016 Fishers (JV) 63–0 Hamilton Southeastern (JV) Cyntheanne Park
Fishers, IN 		Bishop Dwenger (JV)
 Mason Miller
Fishers 		[26][91]

Division 2

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Season Date Winner Score Loser Site Semifinalists MVP Sources
1998 Carmel (JV) 15–10 (2OT) Lawrence

[92]
1999 May 9, 1999 Pike 38–12 Carmel (JV) Major Taylor Velodrome
Indianapolis, IN

[93]
2000 May 27, 2000 Marian – Noblesville Lake Sullivan Sports Complex
Indianapolis, IN

[94][95][96]
2001 May 12, 2001 Carroll 12–0 Noblesville Major Taylor Velodrome
Indianapolis, IN 		North Central (B)
Pendleton
[97]
2002 Pike – North Central (B)
[71][98]
2003 –

2004 Hamilton Southeastern –[3]

2005 May 30, 2005 Columbus 16–15[99] Bloomington North Moose Rugby Grounds
Elkhart, IN 		Penn (B)
2006 Penn (B) 23–15 Cathedral (B) Lawrence North
Noblesville
2007 May 28, 2007 Noblesville 12–7[74] Columbus Moose Rugby Grounds
Elkhart, IN 		Edgewood
Penn (B)
2008 May 26, 2008 Hamilton Southeastern –[59] Pendleton Richard Wigh Fields
Columbus, IN 		Columbus
2009 May 25, 2009[76] Cathedral (B) – Hamilton Southeastern[59] Moose Rugby Grounds
Elkhart, IN 		South Bend Mercenaries
2010 May 31, 2010 Zionsville –[100] Columbus Richard Wigh Fields[77]
Columbus, IN 		Penn (JV) (3rd)
Noblesville (4th)
Columbus, IN
2011 May 30, 2011 Penn (JV) 12–5[13] Bloomington Moose Rugby Grounds
Elkhart, IN 		Lawrence

Zionsville
2012 Columbus 15–13[99] Culver Richard Wigh Fields
Columbus, IN 		Indianapolis Tech
Zionsville
2013 May 27, 2013 Arsenal Tech –[78] Carroll
Shawn Nevers[78]
Arsenal Tech
2014 May 31, 2014 Warsaw 29–10 Pike Moose Rugby Grounds
Elkhart, IN 		Angola
Bloomington (Dev) 		Jason Taylor
Warsaw 		[20][101]
2015 May 30, 2015 Carroll 15–7 Pike Moose Rugby Grounds
Elkhart, IN 		Angola
Arsenal Tech 		Derek Longenberger
Carroll 		[23][102]
2016 May 30, 2016 Carroll 52–10 Pike Cyntheanne Park
Fishers, IN 		Homestead
Arsenal Tech 		JP Anzini
Carroll 		[26][103]
No Division 2 Boys Competition in 2017–2019

Girls Championships

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Super League

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Season Date Winner Score Loser Site Semifinalists MVP Sources
2018 May 2018 Warsaw 45–15 North Central Moose Rugby Grounds, Elkhart, IN Penn
Pike
[104][105]
2019 May 27, 2019 North Central 50–15 Penn Moose Rugby Grounds, Elkhart, IN Pike
Warsaw Area
[84]

Division 1

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Season Date Winner Score Loser Site Semifinalists MVP Sources
2000 May 27, 2000 Noblesville 3–0 Lawrence Central Lake Sullivan Sports Complex
Indianapolis, IN 		Carmel
 Nicole Connett (MVP) &
Katelyn Balach (MVB)
Noblesville 		[106][107][108]
2001 Carmel 8–5 Bloomington

[109][110]
2002 North Central 39–5 Carmel

[109]
2003 May 24, 2003 Penn 22–15 North Central River Road
Carmel, IN 		Noblesville
South Bend Clay
[69][109][111][112]
2004 May 22, 2004 Penn (2) 17–0 Lawrence North Carmel, IN Brownsburg
[109][113][114][115]
2005 Warsaw 41–5 North Central

[109]
2006 North Central (2) – Clay Noblesville Chaos
[109]
2007 May 28, 2007 North Central (3) – Brownsburg Moose Rugby Grounds
Elkhart, IN 		Noblesville
[109]
2008 May 17, 2008 Noblesville (2) 10–5 North Central Brownsburg
Carmel
[109]
2009 May 25, 2009 North Central (4) 30–5 South Bend Mercenaries Moose Rugby Grounds
Elkhart, IN 		Noblesville
[76][109][116]
2010 May 22, 2010 North Central (5) – Carmel McCullough's Run Park[77]
Columbus, IN

[109]
2011 May 21, 2011 North Central (6) 34–0 Columbus Richard Wigh Fields
Columbus, IN 		Brownsburg
South Bend Mercenaries
[109][117]
2012 May 19, 2012 North Central (7) 10–5 South Bend Mercenaries North Central
Indianapolis, IN
Bianca McManus
South Bend Mercenaries 		[109]
2013 North Central (8) – Warsaw

[109]
2014 May 31, 2014 North Central (9) 34–24 Warsaw Moose Rugby Grounds
Elkhart, IN 		Penn
Brownsburg 		Pre Smiley
North Central 		[20][21][118]
2015 May 30, 2015 North Central (10) 32–17 Penn Moose Rugby Grounds
Elkhart, IN 		Warsaw
Arsenal Tech 		Yami Hernandez
North Central 		[23][119]
2016 May 30, 2016 Warsaw (2) 34–12 Arsenal Tech Cyntheanne Park
Fishers, IN 		Penn
Pike 		Whitney Boren
Warsaw 		[26][120]
2017 May 29, 2017 Penn (3) 34–22 North Central Moose Rugby Grounds
Elkhart, IN 		Pike
Warsaw 		[121]
2018 May 28, 2018 Carroll 68–17 Brownsburg Cyntheanne Park
Fishers, IN 		Avon
Ft. Wayne 		[122]
2019 May 27, 2019 Carroll (2) 84–0 Fishers Moose Rugby Grounds
Elkhart, IN 		Ft. Wayne High Schools
Westfield 		[84]

Varsity Challenge Cup

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Season Date Winner Score Loser Site Semifinalists MVP Sources
2017 May 29, 2017 Avon 43–15 Westfield Moose Rugby Grounds
Elkart, IN 		Carmel [123]
2018 May 28, 2018 Westfield 66–5 Fishers Cyntheanne Park
Fishers, IN 		Noblesville [124][125]
2019 May 27, 2019 Brownsburg 20–12 Noblesville Moose Rugby Grounds
Elkhart, IN 		[84]

Division 2

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Season Date Winner Score Loser Site Semifinalists MVP Sources
2000 Noblesville –

[126]
2011 May 22, 2011 Bishop Dwenger – North Central (B) Richard Wigh Fields
Columbus, IN
Brie Rahrig
Bishop Dwenger 		[13][117]

Fall 7s Championships

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Following the induction of the shortcode of Rugby Union, known as Rugby sevens, into the 2016 Summer Olympics, Rugby Indiana added a high school fall 7s competition to augment its XVs spring competitions. The inaugural season was 2016 and consists of a 4-week season, with games on Sundays. For the first three weeks, each team/side got a minimum of two matches on each Sunday. The first three weeks scores/results did not count toward the ranking for championship. The 4th week was a championship tournament.

Source: Rugby Indiana
Source: Rugby Indiana

Boys

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Season Date Winner Score Loser Site Semifinalists MVP MVP
2016 October 9, 2016 Carroll 22-12 Penn Moose Rugby Grounds
Elkhart, IN 		Broad Ripple (3rd)
Avon 		[127][128]
2017 October 13, 2017
2018 October 14, 2018 Hamilton Southeastern 21–12 Penn Moose Rugby Grounds
Elkhart, IN
Donovan Riley
Hamilton Southeastern 		[129]

Girls

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Season Date Winner Score Loser Site Semifinalists MVP Sources
2016 October 9, 2016 Penn 25–5 Indianapolis #1 Moose Rugby Grounds
Elkhart, IN 		Bishop Dwenger (3rd)
Hamilton #1 		Kathleen Gearhart
Penn 		[128]
2017 October 13, 2017 North Central 24–7 Hamilton United Moose Rugby Grounds
Elkhart, IN 		Avon
Bishop Dwenger 		[130]
2018 October 14, 2018 Carroll Moose Rugby Grounds
Elkhart, IN
[131]

Indiana Teams at Midwest Tournament

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Boys

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Season Date Location Teams Participating Results Sources
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003 Penn Penn – Champion [132]
2004 May 1–2, 2004 Elkhart, IN Clay
Marian
Penn 		Penn – Champion
Marian – 9th
Clay – 12th 		[133][134][135]
2005 Elkhart, IN Brownsburg
Penn
Marian
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017 May 6–7, 2017 Elkhart, IN Brownsburg (s)
Carroll (c)
Marian (c)
Penn (s)
Royal Irish (c) 		Brownsburg (s) – 5th
Carroll (c) – 2nd
Marian (c) – 8th
Penn (s) – Champion
Royal Irish (c) – Champion 		[136]
2018 May 5–6, 2018 Elkhart, IN Brownsburg
Carroll
Fishers
Penn
Royal Irish 		[137]
2019 May 4–5, 2019 Elkhart, IN Brownsburg
Carroll
Fishers
Penn
Royal Irish 		Penn – Champion
Royal Irish – 2nd
Fishers – 3rd
Brownsburg – 5th
Carroll – 8th 		[138]
2020 May 2–3, 2020 Elkhart, IN

(c) – represents club team designation
(s) – represents single-school team designation

In 2018, the Midwest tournament ceased the split between single-school and club teams.[137]

Girls

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Season Date Location Teams Participating Results Sources
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019 April 27–28, 2019 Elkhart, IN Carroll (s)
Penn (s)
Warsaw (s) 		Carroll (s) – 7th
Penn (s) – 6th
Warsaw (s) – 5th 		[139]
2020 April 25–26, 2020 Elkhart, IN

(c) – represents club team designation
(s) – represents single-school team designation

Indiana Teams at National Championships

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Boys

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Season Date Location Teams Participating Results Sources
1991 Indianapolis, IN
1992 Doylestown, PA
1993 Seattle, WA
1994 Parker, CO
1995 Minneapolis, MN
1996 Fort Belvoir, VA
1997 Provo, UT
1998 Indianapolis, IN
1999 Provo, UT
2000 Provo, UT
2001 Columbus, OH
2002 Columbus, OH
2003 May 16–17, 2003 Kelly, TX Penn – 5th [140][141][142]
2004 May 22, 2004 Fort Worth, TX Penn Penn – 4th [143]
2005 Palo Alto, CA Penn, Cathedral, Brownsburg Penn – 3rd, Cathedral - 6th
2006 Hanover, NH
2007 Salt Lake City, UT Penn Penn – 3rd
2008 Pittsburgh, PA Notre Dame de La Salette (s)
Penn (s) 		Notre Dame de La Salette (s) – 2nd
Penn (s) – 3rd
2009 Pittsburgh, PA
2010 Sandy, UT
2011 Sandy, UT Royal Irish (c) Royal Irish (c) – 3rd
2012 Sandy, UT Penn (s)
Royal Irish (c) 		Penn (s) – 2nd
Royal Irish (c) – Champion 		[144]
2013 May 16–18, 2013 Elkhart, IN Brownsburg (ii)
Notre Dame de La Salette (ii)
Penn (s)
Royal Irish (c) 		Brownsburg (ii) – 3rd
Notre Dame de La Salette (ii) –
Penn (s) – 4th
Royal Irish (c) – 2nd 		[145]
2014 May 16–18, 2014 Elkhart, IN Brownsburg (s)
Fishers (c)
Notre Dame de La Salette (s)
Penn (s)
Royal Irish (c) 		Royal Irish (c) – Champion
Fishers (c) – 7th
Penn (s) – 3rd
Notre Dame de La Salette (s) – 5th
Brownsburg (s) – 7th 		[146]
2015 Charlotte, NC Fishers (ii)
Notre Dame de La Salette (ii)
Penn (s)
Royal Irish (c) 		Fishers (ii) – 4th
Notre Dame de La Salette (ii) – 3rd
Penn (s) – 4th
Royal Irish (c) – Champion
2016 Charlotte, NC Brownsburg (ii)
Penn (s)
Royal Irish (c) 		Brownsburg (ii) – 3rd
Penn (s) – 4th
Royal Irish (c) – 2nd
2017 May 18–20, 2017 Kansas City, MO Brownsburg (ii)
Fishers (s)
Penn (s)
Royal Irish (c) 		Brownsburg (ii) – 3rd
Fishers (s) – 8th
Penn (s) – 3rd
Royal Irish (c) – Champion 		[147]
2018 May 17–19, 2018 Kansas City, MO Brownsburg (s)
Fishers (s)
Penn (s)
Royal Irish (c) 		[148]
2019 May 16–18, 2019 Salt Lake City, UT Penn (s)
Royal Irish (c) 		[149]

In 2007, the national championship tournament split schools based upon whether their programs were made of students from a single school or a club of combined schools.

(c) – represents club team designation
(ii) – represents Tier II contestant
(s) – represents single-school team designation Source: Goff Rugby Report
Source: Boys High School Rugby National Championships

Girls

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Season Date Location Teams Participating Results Sources
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016 May 21–22, 2016 Ellensburg, WA None Participating – [150]
2017 May 19–20, 2017 Elkhart, IN None Participating – [151]
2018 May 18–19, 2018 Murfreesboro, TN None Participating – [152]
2019 May 17–18, 2019 Salt Lake City, UT None Participating – [153]

(c) – represents club team designation
(s) – represents single-school team designation

Source: Goff Rugby Report

Mr. & Miss Rugby

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Beginning in 2016, The Indianapolis Star added rugby to its list of Spring Award recipients. In 2019, the Star did not include rugby in its Spring Awards. Prior to that time, Mr. and Miss Rugby Indiana appears to have been selected by the Indiana Rugby Football Union, coinciding with all-state selections. The data below were sourced from Indiana newspapers searched through Newspapers.com from 1990 through 2019 and represent all information that could be gleaned therefrom.

Mr. Rugby

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Season Winner Nominees Sources
2001 Chad Murphy, Columbus [154]
2002 Ryan Cole
Penn 		[155][156][157][158]
2003 Ryan Cole (2)
Penn 		[159]
2004 Chris McNamara (Northern Indiana)
Marian 		[160]
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016 Satchel Carnine
Penn 		Eric Bradley, Pike
Russell Lemaster, Royal Irish 		[161][162]
2017 Jonas Petrakopoulos
Royal Irish 		Isaac Good, Brownsburg
William Vakalahi, Penn 		[163][164]
2018 Michael Nettleton
Fishers 		Andy Gulh
Peyton Wall 		[165]

Miss Rugby

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Season Winner Nominees Sources
2002 Gina Benbow
Carmel 		[166]
2003 Andrea Hunt (co-Miss Rugby), North Central
Kate Daley (co-Miss Rugby), Penn 		[167][168]
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 Jessica Bammann
Brownsburg 		[169]
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016 Kathleen (Kat) Gearhart
Penn 		Hannah Garcia, Warsaw
Victoria Jones, Noblesville 		[170][171]
2017 Kathleen (Kat) Gearhart (2)
Penn 		Tori Jones, Penn
Mikayla Tatum, Pike 		[163][164][172]
2018 Meagan Reed
Westfield 		Sarah Duenas, Warsaw
Delayney Moyer, International 		[173]

See also

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