Premier Rugby Sevens Release NEW YORK, May 23, 2023) Premier Rugby Sevens (PR7s), the highest professional level of rugby sevens in the United States, announced additional global rugby stars from New Zealand have signed with the league for the 2023 season. Stacey Waaka and Manaia Nuku will play for the women’s New York Locals, while Tysha Ikenasio and Kelsey Teneti will suit up for the women’s Texas Team. Rhodes Featherstone will play for the men’s Texas Team, and Kitiona Vai will join the Southern Headliners. As one of the most dominant players in the world, Waaka led the Black Ferns…

Premier Rugby Sevens Release Premier Rugby Sevens, the highest professional level of rugby sevens in the United States, announced global rugby superstar Ruby Tui has signed with the league for the 2023 season. Tui will join one of the eight U.S.-based franchises to compete for the PR7s Championship. Featuring male and female players competing under one umbrella with equal pay, PR7s will bring five tournaments across America starting June 17. Tui is one of rugby’s most significant international stars and captivating personalities, leading New Zealand at the highest levels in rugby sevens and rugby fifteens. She won a gold medal…

Premier Rugby Release Premier Rugby Sevens announced their 2023 coaches for the league’s sixteen teams that will battle for the 2023 PR7s Championships. In addition to planning and executing strategies on the field, the coaches will also identify protected players and select talent through the 2023 PR7s Expansion Draft. PR7s doubled the number of teams this year, including the addition of expansion franchises in the Bay Area and Pittsburgh. The following coaches have been confirmed, according to PR7s General Manager Mike Tolkin: Eastern Conference coaches: New York Locals men Tui Osborne, head coach Ethan Pougnet, assistant coach New York Locals…

PRSevens Release Premier Rugby Sevens (PR7s), North America’s top-tier women’s and men’s rugby sevens competition, today announced the name of their Western Pennsylvania franchise – the Pittsburgh Steeltoes Rugby Club. The expansion franchise will host the PR7s 2023 Eastern Conference Finals at Highmark Stadium on Sunday, July 23. The festival-style tournament features men’s and women’s teams for the Steeltoes, Texas Team, Southern Headliners, and New York Locals. The Steeltoes will also host an open tryout in search of local talent on Sunday, March 19. With plans to host five tournaments in 2023, each PR7s event will boast a party-like atmosphere with bands, DJs, games, and…

Premier Rugby Sevens Release Premier Rugby Sevens (PR7s), North America’s top-tier women’s and men’s rugby sevens competition, today announced the Texas Team will host the 2023 Eastern Conference Kickoff tournament, which will mark the start of the 2023 PR7s season. The festival-style event will take place at Q2 Stadium in Austin on Saturday, June 17. PR7s returns to the site of its 2022 Championship Weekend, which was the first non-soccer sporting event in the stadium. The Austin tournament is the first event to be announced for the 2023 season. The full PR7s schedule will take place in markets across the United States and will…

Premier Rugby Sevens Release Premier Rugby Sevens (PR7s), North America’s top-tier women’s and men’s rugby sevens competition, today announced a significant expansion and new competitive format for its 2023 season. The transformation will double the number of franchises that competed last summer and explicitly connect each franchise to a specific region or city for the first time. “The fan response to PR7s has been off the charts,” said Owen Scannell, CEO of Premier Rugby Sevens. “We wanted to give our fans the chance to have a professional team of their own and place teams into cities and markets. Our franchises…

Premier Rugby Sevens Release (NEW YORK, May 31, 2022) Premier Rugby Sevens(PR7s) announced their 2022 coaches for the league’s eight teams that will battle for the 2022 PR7s Championships. As PR7s prepares for its nationwide launch in San Jose, Washington, D.C., and Austin this summer, the coaches will be responsible for selecting their players through the inaugural PR7s Player Draft to take place on Tuesday, June 7. Six protected players for each team will be announced prior to the draft. The following coaches who will lead the men’s and women’s teams of PR7s have been confirmed, according to PR7s General Manager Mike Tolkin:…

Premier Rugby Sevens Release Three-year agreement to provide on-field high performance to prominent rugby organization (SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., May 26, 2022) Premier Rugby Sevens (PR7s), the electric new North American league that will launch nationwide in multiple cities this July, announced a first-of-its-kind team licensing agreement with Rhinos Rugby. As part of the three-year agreement, Rhinos will become the official team licensee of the Loggerheads franchise and manage the on-field aspects of both men’s and women’s teams, including coach and roster selection. Rhinos Rugby runs Rhinos High-Performance, the Rhinos Academy, and the San Clemente Rhinos professional team based in San Clemente, Calif. They…

Premier Rugby Sevens Release North America’s best male and female athletes to compete for the first-of-its-kind championship prize (NEW YORK, March 31, 2022) Premier Rugby Sevens (PR7s) announced its nationwide expansion into new cities in 2022. The league’s tournaments will bring the famous rugby sevens festival experience to Major League Soccer (MLS) stadiums in San Jose at PayPal Park (Saturday, July 9), Washington, D.C. at Audi Field (Saturday, July 16), and Austin at Q2 Stadium (Saturday, July 30).  As the first league of its kind with men’s and women’s teams competing under one umbrella with equal pay, each PR7s event…

Premier Rugby Sevens Release Premier Rugby Sevens to Hold Open Trials in Southern California on March 6 New League in Search of Male and Female Talent for 2022 Season (NEW YORK, Feb. 3, 2022) Premier Rugby Sevens (PR7s), which will launch its first multi-city season in the U.S. later this year, announced they will hold the PR7s West Coast Open Trials on Sunday, March 6. The tryouts will take place at the Vista Hermosa Sports Park, hosted by Rhinos Rugby in San Clemente, Calif. PR7s previously announced they will host the PR7s East Coast Open Trials at the Charlotte Rugby Club on Sunday, Feb.…

PRSevens Release Premier Rugby Sevens Names Former Wisconsin Badgers Executive as League’s First Director of Brand Marketing Jessica Burda to lead marketing initiatives for groundbreaking league (NEW YORK, Feb. 1, 2022) Premier Rugby Sevens(PR7s), which will launch its first multi-city season in the U.S. later this year, announced that Jessica Burda has been named Director of Brand Marketing for the league. As the former Director of Brand Communications for the Wisconsin Badgers, Burda will lead the marketing for PR7s, the first U.S. sports league to debut with men and women earning equal pay. “Jessica’s tremendous track record in building audiences and…

PR Sevens Release Premier Rugby Sevens (PR7s), which will launch its first multi-city season in the U.S. later this year, announced that Richie Walker has been named Head of Scouting for the league. As the former head coach of the USA Women’s Sevens National Team, Walker has an incredible rugby resume of coaching men and women at the highest levels, including two Olympic Games. As a native of Auckland, New Zealand, Walker was the head coach of the 2019 Major League Rugby Champion Seattle Seawolves. He left the MLR to be the head coach of the Auckland Storm in his…