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USA Women’s Sevens Squad Named for RugbyX

By djcoilrugby on October 21, 2019 Sevens

The USA Women’s Sevens have named their squad for RugbyX, a new five-on-five tournament that will be held at The O2 in London on Oct 29. Assistant Coach Warren Abrahams will be the head coach for the event for the USA. The team includes six of the 12 players that recently won gold at home in Glendale, CO for the opening round of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, while seven also won silver just before that at the Pan American Games in Lima. Alev Kelter, the most capped USA Women’s Sevens player, will serve as co-captain alongside Kayla Canett.…

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USA Men’s Sevens Extended Squad: AF International Sevens & RugbyX

By djcoilrugby on October 20, 2019 Sevens

USA Men’s Sevens Head Coach Mike Friday has selected a 16-player extended squad for two preseason tournaments in AF International Sevens (Oct 25-26) and RugbyX (Oct 29) which are being held in England. The squad includes a mix of players from the USA Sevens Residency Program, with Carlin Isles, Perry Baker, Danny Barrett, Stephen Tomasin joining others to develop cohesion and to increase depth ahead of the Olympic year ahead. Maku Unufe also returns to the team after missing last season. The Athlete Factory International Sevens will include England, France, Spain and Ireland joining the USA again along with South…

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2019 Oktoberfest Sevens Squads & Matches

By djcoilrugby on September 16, 2019 Sevens

The Oktoberfest Sevens will be held in Munich, Germany at the former Olympic Stadium on September 21-22, 2019. There will be eight national teams participating and all matches in the USA will be streamed on florugby.com/ The USA will face Fiji in Pool play at 8 am ET on September 21. They then will play Germany and England later that day. Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa, and France will comprise Pool A. Knockout stages begin on September 22 at 5 AM ET. Details are available at oktoberfest7s.com/zeitplan. Oktoberfest Sevens Squads Pool A: Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, France Pool…

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USA Men’s Sevens Squad Named for 2019 Oktoberfest Sevens

By djcoilrugby on September 13, 2019 Sevens

The Oktoberfest Sevens will be held in Munich, Germany at the former Olympic Stadium on September 21-22, 2019. There will be eight national teams participating and all matches in the USA will be streamed on florugby.com/ The USA Men’s Sevens Team will be led by USA Men’s Sevens Assistant Coach Phil Greening with Cody Melphy picked as Captain. USA selections were made to provide more game time for the wider player pool against international competition. There were several standouts at the 2019 USA Club Sevens National Championship. As a result of their performance, Corey Jones, Gavan Morrison, and Aren Marten…

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USA Rugby National Development Academy Invitational Tournament

By djcoilrugby on August 16, 2019 Sevens

American Rugby Pro Training Center will host the USA Rugby National Development Academy Invitational Tournament (NDIT) in Little Rock, Arkansas on August 17-18. Chris Brown will be on hand for a Friday Clinic for attendees and the players will be evaluated for potential inclusion on the national team, as well as for residency contracts. Pools A: Santa Barbara, Scion, Stars, Collegiate All-Americans (WCAAs) B: Armed Forces, ARPTC, Northeast, Phoenix Schedule Saturday, August 17 Pool Matches (CDT) 10:00 Scion vs. Stars 10:20 Santa Barbara Academy vs. Collegiate All-Americans 10:40 ARPTC vs. Phoenix 11:00 Northeast vs. Armed Forces 12:20 Santa Barbara vs.…

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San Diego Surfers & Washington Athletic Club Win USA Rugby Club 7s Nationals

By djcoilrugby on August 12, 2019 Sevens

The USA Rugby Club 7s was played at Swope Village in Kansas City this past weekend. There were thirty two teams, sixteen each for the Men’s and Women’s brackets. The San Diego Surfers successfully defended their title in the Women’s competition, while Washington Athletic Club emerged with the Men’s Championship. The tournament was broadcast of florugby.com. During Pool play, the San Diego Surfers, Berkeley All Blues, Life West, and Scion Sirens were undefeated with 3-0 records.The Berkeley All Blues shut out their opponents, while scoring 82 points. Between the Pool winners there were over 15 Eagles on their rosters. In…

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World Rugby Announces HSBC Sevens Series 2020 Schedule

By djcoilrugby on August 8, 2019 Sevens

World Rugby Release Women’s competition increases to eight rounds Six tournaments will be combined men’s and women’s events Los Angeles announced as the location for USA men’s tournament Record-breaking audience engagement figures with over 198 million video views in 2019 World Series 2020 serves as crucial build-up for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games The women’s series begins in Glendale, Colorado, USA on 5-6 October, 2019 World Rugby has confirmed the schedule for the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2020 in what will be the biggest season to date, with Fiji and New Zealand fighting to retain the men’s and…

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USA Men’s & Women’s Club Rugby 7s Teams Finalized for Nationals

By djcoilrugby on July 31, 2019 Sevens

The 2019 USA Rugby Club 7s Nationals will be held on August 10-11at Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City, MO. This past weekend the teams were finalized for Nationals. FloRugby will be broadcasting the event. The first teams that qualified for the 2019 USA Rugby Club 7s Nationals was Schuylkill River, who won the Eastern Open Qualifier, while Life West won the Western Open Qualifier. As the result of Schuylkill River earning an automatic bid at the Eastern Open, the Mid-Atlantic added a second team with National Athletic Village (NAV) Sevens Selects joining them after winning two of the three…

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USA Men’s Rugby Win Bronze at 2019 Lima Pan American Games

By djcoilrugby on July 28, 2019 Sevens

The Lima Pan-American Games Men’s and Women’s Rugby Sevens began July 26 and concluded July 28 at the Villa Maria del Triunfo cluster in Lima, Peru. The USA Men’s Rugby Sevens Team beat Brazil in extra time 24-19 to win the Bronze medal, while Argentina beat Canada 33-10 to win Gold. Men’s Rugby Sevens Recap 5th/8th Place Semifinal: Guyana vs Jamaica Jamaica jumped to a 21-0 lead at the break and won 33-19 over Guyana. Jamaica will play the winner of the Chile-Uruguay match for 5th place, while Guyana plays the loser for 7th. Jamaica’s Tayay Mikel Facey scored two…

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USA Women’s Rugby Sevens Wins Silver at 2019 Lima Pan American Games

By djcoilrugby on July 28, 2019 Sevens

The Lima Pan-American Games Men’s and Women’s Rugby Sevens began July 26 and concluded July 28 at the Villa Maria del Triunfo cluster in Lima, Peru. The USA Rugby Women’s Sevens team met Canada in the Gold Final losing 24-10 and earning a silver medal. Canada repeated as the Gold Medalist. In the Bronze Final, Colombia came back to tie the match in regulation time against Brazil before winning 29-24 in extra time. Day 3 Women’s Rugby Sevens Recap 5th/6th Semifinal: Trinidad & Tobago vs Peru Host Peru jumped out to a 17-5 lead at the break and won 31-10…

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USA & Canada Women Win Rugby Sevens Pool, While Men Second: 2019 Lima Pan American Games

By djcoilrugby on July 27, 2019 Sevens

The Lima Pan-American Games Men’s and Women’s Rugby Sevens began July 26 with the first round of Pool play at the Villa Maria del Triunfo cluster in Lima, Peru. On day two the pool matches were completed setting up the knock out rounds on Day 3, July 28. The Pan American Games are being held from July 26 to August 11, 2019. The USA and Canadian Women topped their Pools with 3-0 records and will face Brazil and Colombia, respectively. The USA and Canadian Men will also play in the Semifinals after finishing second in their Pools to Brazil and…

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2019 Lima Pan American Games: Rugby Sevens Day 1 Results

By djcoilrugby on July 26, 2019 Sevens

The Lima Pan-American Games Men’s and Women’s Rugby Sevens began July 26 with the first round of Pool play at the Villa Maria del Triunfo cluster in Lima, Peru. On day two there are two pool matches and on Day 3 on July 28th the knock out round is being held. The Pan American Games are being held from July 26 to August 11, 2019. Eight Men’s and Women’s teams will compete in each tournament. With 12 athlete rosters, a total of 192 athletes are scheduled to compete. Day One Women’s Pool Round One Matches Pool A Colombia vs Argentina…

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2019 Lima Pan-American Games Rugby Sevens Squads & Schedule

By djcoilrugby on July 25, 2019 Sevens

The Lima Pan-American Games are being held from July 26 to August 11, 2019. Men’s and Women’s Rugby Sevens will be held July 26-28 at the Villa Maria del Triunfo cluster in Lima, Peru. Eight Men’s and Women’s teams will compete in each tournament. With 12 athlete rosters, a total of 192 athletes are scheduled to compete. Men’s Pool A: USA, Brazil, Chile, Guyana B: Argentina, Canada, Uruguay, Jamaica Women’s Pool A: USA, Colombia, Argentina, Mexico B: Canada, Brazil, Peru. Trinidad & Tobago Men’s Rugby Sevens Squads Argentina: Santiago Álvarez, Lautaro Bazán Vélez, Felipe del Mestre, Luciano González, Fernando Luna,…

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Mount HPA Wins Surfside 7s

By djcoilrugby on July 17, 2019 Sevens, Sevens Rugby

Mount St Mary’s Release The Mount Rugby High School High-Performance Academy returned to action this past weekend at the Surfside 7s Tournament in Stone Harbor, NJ. The team looked to continue their strong summer campaign after a 2nd place finish at Collegiate Rugby Championships in the high school division. Coach Mike Williams and the squad arrived in New Jersey on Friday evening in preparation for the single-day tournament on Saturday. The Mount Rugby HPA returned a core of 5 players from CRCs and introduced 6 new players that were invited to make their Mount Rugby HPA debut. The team began the tournament with a tough matchup against MD15, a local select-side team from the Philadelphia…

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