Serevi Rugbytown Sevens Day One Recap

August 27, 2016

Doug Coil

The Serevi Rugbytown Sevens is being held August 26-28, 2016 at Infinity Park in Glendale, Colorado. Twenty teams are competing in the tournament for the win and $10,000.

Day One: August 26, 2016 – Quotes from Marco Cummings Rugbytown article

In the Armed Forces Pool A, U.S. Army went 3-0 on day one and looked to be the team to beat for the Military Championship. They beat their closest rivals U.S. Air Force 41-0, while Air Force with a 2-1 record won against the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marines. The U.S. Navy record stands at 1-2, U.S. Marines at 1-1 and U.S. Coast Guard 0-2.

All-Army sports representative Anthony Poore said “Our goal is to win the Armed Forces Rugby 7s Championship and then advance and win in the Cup finals of the SRS.”

In Pool B the Glendale Raptors and the SoCal Griffins went 2-1-0 on day one. When they met the match ended in a 19-19 tie. The Royal Air Force went 1-2, Black Dragons 1-1 and the Bermuda 7s 0-3.

The home town Glendale Raptors opened its tournament with a 24-7 win over Bermuda and then followed with a 15-5 win against the Royal Air Force.

Raptors head coach Andre Snyman said “The boys looked a little bit nervous but we managed to win that game quite comfortably despite a few nervous errors.”

In the match against the SoCal Griffins, the Griffins lead 19-0 before Glendale stormed back to tie the match 19-19. Snyman said “It was really tough. They’re a loaded team with some USA Eagles. I’m really proud of our players. They showed a lot of character in the second half and defended well. I’m excited to go into the second day with the character they built in that last game.”

In Pool C, the defending SRS Champion Denver 7s looked strong, opening their tournament with a 33-19 win over Atlantis. They then followed with a 28-21 victory over Atavus and a 28-12 win over Rugby Utah. The British Army also went 3-0 on the day. The Atavus All-Stars were 1-2, Atlantis 0-3 and Rugby Utah 0-2.

In Pool D, the Ramblin Jesters, an elite invitational side out of the U.K., went 3-0, while Tiger Rugby went 2-1 and stand in second place. Their lone loss was to the Ramblin Jesters 24-12. Both the Rogues Rugby from Canada and the Texas based Negro y Azul were 1-2, and the Stars Rugby 7s, 0-2.

It was an exciting first day of action with more to come today and Sunday.

Syman said “The competition has really increased this year. The quality of the players has increased and everyone is talking about the quality of the games, which is really good.”

In action today, the remaining Pool Play matches begin at Noon MDT and is followed by the Military Championship at 4:30 p.m. After that the SRS Bowl and Cup Quarterfinals will be held.

On Saturday the Bruises and Brews Beerfest will also be held from 12-4 p.m. on the Festival Plaza, adjacent to Infinity Park. Twenty breweries will showcase their top brews, along with a few distilleries and a couple terrific hard ciders. Tickets for Glendale’s Bruises & Brews Beerfest are available for $35 online at glendalebeerfest.com or at the Infinity Park Stadium.

With a ticket to the Beerfest, fans also gain admittance to the 2016 Serevi RugbyTown Sevens tournament on Saturday.

On Sunday, the Semi-finals and Finals will take place

Watch today’s action or the live stream page and check out the great images of the day at the RugbyTown 7s Facebook page.

Other articles

DJCoil Rugby Preview article

Atavus All-Stars Squad

Stars Rugby 7s Squad

Pools

Pool A: US Army, US Navy, US Marines, US Air Force, US Coast Guard
Pool B: Bermuda 7s, Black Dragons, Glendale Raptors, Royal Air Force, SoCal Griffins
Pool C: Atavus All-Stars, Atlantis Rugby, British Army, Denver 7s, Rugby Utah
Pool D: Negro y Azul, Ramblin Jesters, Stars Rugby 7s, Tiger Rugby, Roques Rugby

Results

Aug.26 Schedule (Matches 1-28), Aug. 27 (29-49), Aug 28 (50-62)