December 23, 2015 USA Sevens Rugby and The Las Vegas Invitational USA Sevens Rugby & World Rugby HSBC Sevens Series Doug Coil The USA Sevens Rugby is one of ten stops on the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Series and is being held March 4-6, 2016 in Las Vegas. This is a new time for this event with the addition of a new stop in Vancouver, Canada. After the first two stops in Dubai and Cape Town, the USA Eagles 7s are currently in third place. While it is still early in this competition, if this was the Olympics in August,…
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December 23, 2015 Penn Mutual Collegiate Rugby Championship 2016 Banner: Penn Mutual Collegiate Rugby Championship 2016 Doug Coil The Penn Mutual Collegiate Rugby Championship will be held at Talen Energy Stadium, formerly PPL Park, in Chester, PA, June 4-5, 2016. The Penn Mutual Collegiate Rugby Championships, is the largest annual collegiate rugby sevens event in the world. This is the seventh year of the tournament where leading Collegiate sevens Colleges compete for the Pete Dawkins Trophy. For the first time, the 2016 Men’s Championships will consist of twenty four teams. Twenty of the teams have already been selected with the…
December 2, 2015 Saratoga Sevens Rugby Invitational Photo: Saratoga Sevens Rugby Invitational Doug Coil Press Release: Saratoga Sevens Rugby Invitational, Eric Huss, Tournament Director “Saratoga Springs, NY – The dates for the third annual Saratoga Sevens Rugby Invitational weekend have been announced to be July 15th – 17th, 2016. Located again at the beautiful, shady, idyllic Gavin Park in Saratoga Springs…the tournament looks to build off from a highly successful year in 2015! Again the tournament will be hosting the Men’s SCS (Sevens Championship Series) Qualifier Leg, Women’s SCS Final Leg, NERFU (New England Rugby Football Union) SCS Final Leg,…
Northeast Academy Roster for Tobago International Sevens Tournament Photos: Northeast Academy Doug Coil Northeast Academy Press Release: Ryan Trost “New York, NY; (Dec. 2nd, 2015) – Fresh on the heels of its title run at NY Sevens over Thanksgiving weekend, the Northeast Academy is traveling to sunny Trinidad & Tobago (T&T) for the Tobago International Rugby Sevens Tournament. Kicking off Saturday Dec. 5th, this event is developing into one of the classic events on the Academy’s annual circuit. Since 2011, the tournament has grown from just 12 men’s teams representing four countries, to a 28 team men’s and women’s event…
November 29, 2015 Japan Wins Asia Women’s Rugby Sevens Qualifier Photo: World Rugby Doug Coil Japan entered the second leg of the Asia Women’s Rugby Sevens Qualifier in Japan as the favorite to represent Asia in the Olympics. Three weeks earlier in Hong Kong, they won the Cup with a 22-0 victory over Kazakhstan. Hong Kong came in third with a 12-7 win over China. Guam came in fifth after a 21-5 win over Sri Lanka. These same teams face off in Tokyo, but only Japan, Kazakhstan, or Hong Kong can win the overall qualifier. Hong Kong would need to…
November 28, 2015 Stars Rugby 7s Rosters For New York 7s Doug Coil Stars Rugby 7s Press Release: Liz Entwhistle “Stars Rugby 7s is making its debut at New York 7s back-to-back after the Atlanta Life Rugby XVs tour last weekend. The Men’s and Women’s Premier teams met up Friday in New Jersey where they were hosted by the Morris Rugby Corporation for training and a STARBQ benefiting the girls high school program. Games kickoff at Randall’s Island Saturday morning with the following schedule, both teams are in Pool B of the Premier Brackets: 10:20am Women vs NE Academy 1…
November 24, 2015 USA Men’s Eagles 7s Squad For Dubai & Cape Town Logo: USA Rugby Doug Coil The 2015-16 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series begins December 4-5 with the Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens in the United Arab Emirates. During the 2014-15 season, the Eagles were the surprise team, as they finished 6th in the world. Mike Friday has prepared the team to believe that they will contend for each series title. That came to fruition by winning their first Cup Final at the Marriott London Sevens in May. The Eagles 7s were selected for the first two legs…
November 20, 2015 USA Women’s Rugby 7s Squad Selected For Emirates Dubai Rugby Sevens Logo: USA Rugby Doug Coil Jules McCoy, Women’s Eagles Sevens Head Coach has selected her squad for the Emirates Dubai Rugby Sevens, the first stop of the 2015-16 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, which kicks off Thursday, December 3rd. Jillion Potter returns to the USA Rugby national team as Captain. She last appeared in a USA Women’s Eagle at the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2014 in France. Richelle Stephens and Nia Williams will earn their first caps as part of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series.…
November 16, 2015 Kenya Qualifies For Rio Olympics With Win At Africa 7s Photo: World Rugby Doug Coil Kenya won the Africa Rugby 7s Olympic Qualifier and is going to the Olympics, while the other three Semi-Finalists, Zimbabwe, Tunisia and Morocco, will enter the Repechage in June in a winner take all tournament for the last Olympic spot. The Repechage in June will include Uruguay, Chile, Canada, Mexico, Spain, Russia, Germany, Ireland, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Sri Lanka, Tonga, Samoa, Tunisia, Morocco and Zimbabwe. Kenya joins host Brazil, Fiji, South Africa, New Zealand, Great Britain, Argentina, United States, France,…
November 16, 2015 Australia Men & Fiji Women Qualify For The Olympics Photos: World Rugby – Australia & Fiji Doug Coil Australia won the Oceania Rugby 7s Olympic Qualifier and is going to the Olympics, while the second and third place teams, Tonga and Samoa, will enter the Repechage in June in a winner take all tournament for the last Olympic spot. Australia was impressive during the entire tournament and remained unbeaten in capturing the tournament title and a berth in the Olympics. In day two action they won against American Samoa, enjoyed a semi-final win against Papua New Guinea…
November 14, 2015 Africa Rugby 7s Olympic Qualifier: Day One Poster: Rugby Afrique The Africa Olympic Qualifier is being held in Barnard Stadium in Kempton Park, Johannesburg, South Africa on November 14th and 15th. The winner of the tournament will join South Africa in the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in August 2016. The other semi-finalists will have one last opportunity in June 2016 in a World Rugby Repechage Tournament consisting of sixteen teams. Twelve teams are competing to win the Africa 7s and join Brazil, Fiji, South Africa, New Zealand, Great Britain, Argentina, United States, France and Japan at…
November 14, 2015 Oceania Rugby 7s Men’s & Women’s Rugby Olympic Qualifier: Day One Logos: Oceania Rugby & Rio 2016 Olympics Doug Coil The Oceania Rugby Sevens Olympic Qualifier is being played at the Trusts Arena in Waitakere, Auckland, New Zealand. The Winners of both the Men’s and Women’s competitions will earn a place at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, while the second and third place teams will enter the repechage expected to take place in June 2016. So far in the men’s bracket, both Australia and Samoa went undefeated in their Pools and are expected to meet…
November 9, 2015 Bears Win Fourth Straight Pac 7s Title Photo: Cal Athletics: Alex Menendez Doug Coil Cal Athletics Press Release: Anton Malko, November 08, 2015 “BERKELEY – California won its fourth straight conference title in the Olympic style of rugby Sunday on Witter Rugby Field, where the Golden Bears completed a 6-0 sweep of the PAC Rugby 7s Championship with a 17-5 win over UCLA in the cup final. The Bears’ win over the Bruins was preceded by a 34-10 cup semifinal victory over Arizona State on Sunday, giving Cal a two-day total of 253 points on 41 tries…
October 31, 2015 Cal Hosts PAC 7s Rugby Championship Nov. 7-8 Photo: Cal Athletics, Peter Fukumae Doug Coil Press Release By Cal Athletics on Fri, October 30, 2015 Cal Hosts Olympic 7s Tournament “BERKELEY – California carries an 11-0 fall 7s record into the PAC 7s Rugby Championship hosted by the Golden Bears Saturday and Sunday, November 7-8, on Witter Rugby Field. Aiming for a fourth straight conference crown, the Blue and Gold start pool play on day one against Stanford at 9 a.m. PT and continue vs. Colorado at 10:30 a.m., Oregon State at 12:20 p.m. and Utah at…