Here's how to watch the 2022 Boys High School Nationals - Tier 2 on FloRugby.

The 2022 Boys HS Nationals starts on May 19, 2022, and runs until May 21, 2022.

Tier 2 Division

No. 1 Royal Irish (Indianapolis, Indiana)

Home-state advantage sweetens the blow of being sent down to Tier II, but the four-time national champions have a point to prove this year. One of America’s most successful programs in the sport for over three decades, they’ll have to fight through a field that will feature three other clubs from the Hoosier State in order to capture a Tier II crown.

No. 2 Thunder Rugby (Carlsbad, California)

Of the four teams that ran the high school rugby scene in Southern California this season, it was Thunder Rugby that was the odd one out, landing in the club division field. But don’t mistake it as a sign of weakness: these are the defending high school multi-school national champions, after all.

No. 3 Vienna Rugby (Vienna, Virginia)

Vienna has played a brutal schedule featuring 10 teams ranked in Goff’s Rugby Report’s high school club top 50. Though it’s probably a major reason Vienna got the ax down to Tier II, it just might pay dividends as the team has seen it all and against the best of the best this club season.

No. 4 Penn (Mishawaka, Indiana)

Winners of the Midwest Championship, Penn now only needs to do a brief jaunt east (about 20 minutes) toward Elkhart to prove itself on a stage against the best in the country. Regular contenders who’ve been inches away from first-place glory—their best finish was runner-up in the 2012 single-school tournament. Could it finally be Penn’s year to be on top?

No. 5 Raleigh Redhawks (Raleigh, North Carolina)

Raleigh is one of two representatives from North Carolina representing the state’s prep rugby scene in Indiana. They have never finished in the top four of a national field but have put up some notable scorelines for the current season nonetheless. An unbeaten weekend in Kentucky earlier this year in brutishly cold conditions was particularly impressive.

No. 6 Pendleton Rugby (Pendleton, Indiana)

Pendleton’s rise to national prominence in recent years has been nothing short of stunning, going from the ground up just two years ago and qualifying for their first nationals in front of what’s sure to be plenty of in-state support. These boys can play, too, despite being one of the smallest communities in Indiana, and nearly came back to beat Royal Irish in a matchup just a couple of weeks ago.

No. 7 Bishop Dwenger (Fort Wayne, Indiana)

Dwenger has a win over Penn on its resume, but needs to get through a powerhouse in Thunder Rugby before any chance of a rematch happens. Still, the team should undoubtedly benefit from being just 90 minutes away from the nationals site, and the familiarity of half the field being in-state foes will just make the environment feel even more cozy.

No. 8 Charlotte Tigers (Charlotte, North Carolina)

The No. 1 seed at club level and runner-up at nationals a year ago, Charlotte has struggled to regain the magical form it had throughout the 2021 campaign, seeing the team relegated to Tier II as the last remaining seed. If Charlotte is to produce a magical run this year, it must get through Royal Irish first.

Schedule

How to Watch:

STREAMING: Watch the 2022 Boys HS Nationals on FloRugby. SIGN UP HERE.

On Your TV: Now Available on Roku, Fire TV, Chromecast & Apple TV.

Cast: Cast to your smart TV including Vizio, Samsung and LG TVs.

On The Go: Download the FloSports app on iOS or Android.

Archived Footage

Video footage from the event will be archived and stored in a video library for FloRugby subscribers to watch for the duration of their subscription.

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