Comment from Mark "eRugby News" July 2008

"HR's kiwi players GRADUATED CCNZ November 2007, and arrived in SLC in time to play the HR season, playoffs with NorCal, and Nationals.

They have since departed. USA Rugby cannot continue to endorse the participation of GRADUATE players within its event(s), without losing face. HR's representation that all rostered players are each US HS-enrolled (9th to 12th grade)is clearly false for the 3 kiwi GRADS who played the nationals.
Stop the rort! Enforce the present eligibility rules. Only USA Rugby received and verified certification of eligibility from the teams for the nationals. If found that the 3 HR players named above were ineligible ccnz GRADUATES, USA Rugby must follow its own precedent post-event & move to disqualify HR (as: Hayward 1997)."

Well said Mark!