Fallbrook Girls Rugby wins Las Vegas Sevens plate championship

The Fallbrook Rugby Club's under-18 girls team won the Girls High School Open Sevens plate championship at the Las Vegas Invitational tournament in March.

The Warriors overcame a 1-2 record in pool play March 2 to win all three plate bracket games March 3.

"I think overall for the under-18s it's a huge improvement," said Fallbrook co-coach Craig Pinnell.

Not all of the Fallbrook High School girls rugby players participated on behalf of the Warriors. Fallbrook also had a team in the Girls Under-16 Sevens division which reached the bowl bracket final, and older Fallbrook stars Lilly Durbin and N...