The New York City Sevens squads have been announced to compete in the Aviva Premiership World Club 7s events to be held at Thomond Park, Limerick August 9-10 and Twickenham, London on August 16-17. These tournaments will see the New York side drawn against international powerhouses such as Auckland, Western Province and Saracens.

The combined squad is comprised of twelve players from the Northeast Olympic Development Academy (ODA) based in New York and Boston, as well as six players from the USA Men's 7s program in residence at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, CA. As the USA Rugby National Club Championships fall on the same date as the Limerick Tournament, players from the top two Northeast clubs, Old Blue of New York and NYAC, are available for the Twickenham leg only.

Several college players and those developed in college rugby have made the teams, and while some amor stars form the spearpoint of the New York squad, the shaft of the spear is from college rugby.

In addition, there's a return for Maka Unufe, who made the USA 7s team after helping United to the national HS final in 2011. Unufe took a break from the Eagles but appears to be working his way back.

NEW YORK CITY SEVENS - LIMERICK
Garrett Bender (USA Rugby) St. Cloud State (played rugby in HS in Minnesota)
Jared Collinson (New England Prime) Springfield College
Pono Haitsuika (USA Rugby) Oregon State University (played rugby in HS in Hawaii)
Will Holder (USA Rugby) West Point (played rugby in HS in Minnesota)
Carlin Isles (USA Rugby) Crossover from track
Seamus Kelly (University of California) (play rugby for Xavier HS in New York)
Jon Kokinda (New England Prime) Bloomsburg
Evin O’Driscoll (New England Prime)
Sean Rafferty (Long Island) Stony Brook
Ben Roach (Boston) AIC
Maka Unufe (USA Rugby) United HS in Utah
Duran Vota (Boston) Rhode Island and Curry College

MANAGEMENT:

Coaches:
John McGeachy
Sean Horan
Dave Williams

NEW YORK CITY SEVENS – TWICKENHAM
Nate Augspurger (Old Blue) Minnesota
Garrett Bender (USA Rugby) St. Cloud State
Nate Brakeley (NYAC) Dartmouth
Pono Haitsuika (USA Rugby) Oregon State
Marcus Henderson (Old Blue)
Will Holder (USA Rugby) West Point
Luke Hume (Old Blue)
Carlin Isles (USA Rugby)
Seamus Kelly (University of California) Cal
Derek Lipscomb (Old Blue)
Chris Mattina (NYAC) Delaware (played HS rugby with Xavier in NY)
Maka Unufe (USA Rugby) United HS

MANAGEMENT:
Head Coach – Steve Lewis
Sean Horan
Dom Wareing
Manager: Bret Costain