On Saturday June 19, England Saxons beat Canada to reclaim the Churchill Cup before a large crowd at REd Bull Arena, just across the Hudson River from New York City.  Television cameras broadcast all three finals matches via Universal Sports nationally and Sky TV in dozens of countries.  In the 3/4th place match, France beat the USA, and in the 5/6th place match, Russia beat Uruguay. 

Xavier High School also received the trophy for their recent National High School Championships.  The rugby community turned out in unprecedented numbers, making the largest crowd for any rugby event in the New York area and probably the Northeast, let alone a paying ticketed audience.  The afterparty, sponsored by Papillon Bistro, East 54th Street and Madison Ave, capped a phenomenal week for rugby in New York.

Here's a link to the Flickr event group, post your photos of this amazing day.

Here's a link to the Wall Street Journal article about USA Rugby scrumhalf Mike Petri -

Here's a link to the highlights on Youtube.

Here's our Facebook page, please post your reactions, comments and suggestions.

Thanks for everything the clubs, referees and supporters have done to make this event amazing.  It was an transformative day for rugby in our area.  Please join us on Randall's Island on Aug 28-29 for USA Rugby's National Al l Star 7's Tournament.