Fallbrook girls win rugby championship

The Southern California Youth Rugby championship tournament was held May 12, at Mission Vista High School, and the Fallbrook Rugby Club won the girls under14 championship.

Fallbrook won four games in the round-robin tournament and outscored the opposition by a cumulative 133-27 margin.

“They know how to play the game,” Fallbrook co-coach Craig Pinnell said.

The under14 portion of the tournament utilized a seven-a-side format as did the under16 competition in which Fallbrook’s girls placed second in the round-robin standings. The under18 championship competition consisted of one game with 15 pl...