Club Sevens

The 7s List - Who Looked Good, Who is USA Material

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 02:26:00 GMT

By Alex Goff (Mike, you coming back? Palefau impressed. Dobson Images) One of the purposes of the having a National 7s Championships is for the USA National 7s Team to see potential players. USA head coach Al Caravelli was at the tournament tracking players, and had former New Zealand st...

Punimata Turns Heads at 7s Nationals

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:59:00 GMT

By Alex Goff (Nu'u Punimata pays attention to Brian Naqica in the national semis. Dobson Images) No disrespect to Fili Botitu, who scored a series of crucial tries for OPSB in their successful national 7s campaign. And no disrespect to any of the other players involved in the competition, but...

Notes on Club 7s

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 20:03:00 GMT

By Alex Goff (Life v Griffins. Dobson Images) Notes on all 16 7s teams at the National Club 7s this weekend: Old Puget Sound. Well we’ll look at them in more detail later, but they proved they are good without Isi Daveta and really great with him. Doesn’t hurt to have the greatest ...

Consolation Trophies Still Nice for NOVA, Humless

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:28:00 GMT

By Alex Goff (Above, NOVA struggled against Belmont Shore. Below, Palamo goes high, and Humless center Mike Palefau taken down low. Dobson Images) A year ago, NOVA finished pool play 2-1, but failed to make the Cup Quarterfinals due to points difference. Disappointed, NOVA managed to finish the ...

Shore Laments Mistakes in Final

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:26:00 GMT

By Alex Goff (Dobson Images) Was the fatal flaw for Belmont Shore the fact they didn't spend enough time together? The defending national 7s champs made the final – indicating that they didn’t fall off that much – but were undone by an Old Puget Sound team full of players w...

Beached! OPSB Wins 7s Title

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 20:14:00 GMT

By Alex Goff Old Puget Sound scored two early tries and kept up the pressure to defeat Belmont Shore to win their first USA 7s club title in 18 years. Top, Fili Botitu spreads the field. Below, Punimata works on a tackle, and bottom, Curtis and Allen prevent Malifa ...

Shore, OPSB in 7s Final

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:48:00 GMT

By RUGBYMag.com Staff Belmont Shore and Old Puget Sound Beach will battle it out in the USA 7s National Club Championships final Sunday after each won thier semifinal games. Shore took Aspen apart 26-0 with tries from Riaan Hamilton, Matt Hawkins, Peter Dahl and Sinipati Uiagalelei. Aspen never ...

Club 7s Nats Latest Day Two

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:44:00 GMT

By Alex Goff (Dobson Images) Belmont Shore, Aspen, Old Puget Sound and Denver are all in the Cup Semis of the Emirates USA Rugby 7s Club Championships, but they all had to work for it. Shore fell behind 5-0 to Life in their quarterfinal, but in the second half got tries from Peter Sio, Nese Mali...

Wild Day at 7s Nats: Pool B

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 04:59:00 GMT

By Alex Goff (Dobson Images) Plenty of drama in Pool B of the 2010 Emirates USA Rugby Club 7s Championships, as the Denver Barbarians went from heights to depths to heights again. The Barbarians looked unbeatable against Boston, thundering through with their tough forwards. But they hit a road...

Wild Day at 7s Nats: Pool C

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 04:55:00 GMT

By Alex Goff (Dobson Images) Pool C saw the clearest division of ability at the 2010 Emirates USA Rugby Club 7s Championships, as it was the only pool with team that boasted a perfect record. Mark Roberts got the Chicago Lions started with a hat-trick in the opening match, a 38-7 defeat of...

Quarterfinalists Set at 7s Nationals

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 22:10:00 GMT

The Quarterfinal Matchups are set for the Emirates USA Rugby 7s Club National Championships Sunday: Cup Quarterfinals: Belmont Shore v. Life Aspen v. Atlanta Old White Chicago Lions v. Old Puget Sound Denver Barbarians v. NOVA Bowl Quarterfinals: Humless Provo v. Chicago Griffins Belmont Sh...

Wild Day at 7s Nats: Pool D

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 22:09:00 GMT

By Alex Goff (Dobson Images) Pool D of the Emirates National Club 7s Championships came down to the wire as all four teams were in with a shot as late as the third round. Aspen had to work very hard to beat Old Puget Sound 17-12 in their first match – Brian Naqica and Teddy Omondi carrying ...

Wild Day at 7s Nats: Pool A

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 22:08:00 GMT

By Alex Goff (Matt Hawkins holds off Jason Pye. Dobson Images) It was a day of upsets, inconsistency, and, ultimately, some pretty decent 7s rugby as the 2010 Emirates USA Rugby 7s Club Championships got underway at Treasure Island, San Francisco Saturday. In Pool A, the “Pool of Death&rdq...

USA Club 7s Championships Live Webcast

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 13:27:00 GMT

Emirates Airlines 7s Club Championships Live Webcast Free video chat by Ustream

7s Fuels Beach Revival

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:31:00 GMT

By Alex Goff (photo Alex Goff) The story of Old Puget Sound Beach in the last couple of years can be summed up in one exchange between RUGBYMag.com and head coach Evan Haigh. “Do you think the improved performance in this year’s 7s team was driven in part by the improved performance ...

7s Nationals Webcast

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:27:00 GMT

The Emirates Airlines USA 7s Club Championships will be streamed live from Treasure Island in San Francisco on Saturday, August 14 and Sunday, August 15. RUGBYMag.com's Alex Goff and former USA 7s national team captain Jason Raven will provide commentary. The link is http://www.ustream.tv/usarugby...

National Club 7s Rosters

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:46:00 GMT

All the rosters from the 16 clubs.

7s Nationals - Our Picks

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:24:00 GMT

By Alex Goff (Dobson Images) The culmination of an American rugby season that still loves the tournament is probably the National Club 7s Championships. This is where the fun of a large gathering of like-minded rugby nuts combines with a high level of play. Every year it seems the 7s club cham...

Old White Look To Go A Step Further

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:05:00 GMT

By Pat Clifton For the first time since ‘03 and ‘04, the South will send two representatives to the Club 7s National Championships in consecutive years. And for the second-straight time, one of those teams is Atlanta Old White, whose appearance in the knockout rounds of ‘09 is mos...

Pye: Humless a True Team

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:19:00 GMT

By Alex Goff (Photo Alex Goff) Despite losing in the final of the Pacific Coast 7s Championships, Humless of Provo has reason to believe they will do well at the national playoffs. It doesn’t hurt that both Jason Pye and Mike Palefau are on the squad, and they were a central part of the Aspe...

NYAC Needs Boost From New Faces

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:36:00 GMT

By Pat Clifton (Ed Hagerty photo) Since reaching the final in 2001, NYAC has only made it out of pool play at the 7s club championships once, in 2007, only to be dismissed by OMBAC 15-7 in the first elimination round, despite having entered nationals as the Northeast’s top seed four times in ...

NOVA Women Reiterate 7s Dominance

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 10:49:00 GMT

The 2010 NIT was more competitive than last year's, but NOVA's still the best.

NOVA Wins 2nd Straight Women's 7s Title

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 18:22:00 GMT

By RUGBYMag.com Staff (Dobson Images) NOVA won its second straight Women's 7s NIT, defeating San Diego 10-0 in the final. NOVA survived two close matches in the knockout rounds, edging the Belles 5-0 in the semifinal was well as the 10-0 final. However, the Northern Virginia team was untouchable...

Can Anyone Hang with Belmont?

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 14:13:00 GMT

By Alex Goff (Dallen Stanford handles some attention at the 2009 finalos. Dobson Images) Belmont Shore remains among the favorites at next weekend’s National Club 7s Championships. The team won in 2009 and followed that up with a win at the Club Championships Series final in Las Vegas in...

Nine Champions at Surfside 7s

Sat, 07 Aug 2010 19:41:00 GMT

By Ed Hagerty Stone Harbor, NJ - A total of nine champions were crowned in the 2010 Surfside 7s July 24. The tournament, which was conducted on two fields adjacent to the beach in Stone Harbor, NJ, kicked of...