Over 200 Teams Prepare for Tropical 7s
Over 200 Teams Prepare for Tropical 7s
Select sides from all over North America and further afield are at the Tropical 7s.
The Tropical 7s kicks off Friday at the Tampa Sportsplex in Florida, with over 200 teams in action in 14 brackets.
And while there are robust Elite brackets for boys and girls, it's interesting to note that the biggest brackets are Girls U18 Open (32 teams) and Boys U18 Open (30 teams).
In the Elite brackets, Rebel Rugby, Panther, Atlantis, and EIRA from the USA lead the pack among the Boys, but Oakville out of Canada and Future Elite Sports out of UK should be watched, too.
For the Girls Elite, there's a heavy Canadian contingent to take on Majestics, Atlantis, and Midwest Thunderbirds, among others.
In the Open bracket, remember the tournament itself has run an academy this week for players who aren't attached to a specific team. These Tropical Rugby Academy sides will be in the Boys U18 Open and Girls U18 Open as the players have been in a residency academy during this week.
There are also U23 and Men's and Women's brackets. Rugby West Indies fields two teams in the adult divisions. Here's the list of teams:
| Tropical 7s U23 and Senior Teams | |
| U23/University Mens | U23/University Womens |
| Alberta Wolf Pack (CAN) | Clemson |
| Assassins Academy | Coastal Carolina |
| Black Goats | Davenport University |
| Coastal Carolina "Bronze" | Durham College Lords (CAN) |
| Coastal Carolina "Teal" | Emory & Henry |
| Eckerd Tritons | Florida International U. |
| Howard University | Florida State |
| Morehouse College | Lander University |
| Rugby XV | Penn State |
| U. Florida | UCF |
| UHSP | U. Florida |
| Senior Mens Elite | Senior Womens Elite |
| Black Goats | Atlantis |
| Boston Rugby Select | Chicago Lions |
| Crewmen Rugby | H.E.B. Lady Hurricanes |
| Great Danes Select | MacDowell (CAN) |
| Pirates 7s (CAN) | Magandaquins Rugby |
| Rugby West Indies | NAV 7s |
| Saratoga Jockeys | Phoenix Rugby 7s |
| Rugby West Indies | |
| Tropical 7s U18 and Young Teams | |
| U18 Boys Elite | U18 Girls Elite |
| Atlantis 'Teal' | Alberta Wolf Pack (CAN) |
| Detroit Rugby | Atlantis |
| EIRA | Eagle Lady Mustangs |
| Future Elite Sports (UK) | EORU 'Decourver' (CAN) |
| Gorilla Rugby | MacDowell |
| Jacksonville Wolverines | Majestics |
| NXT GEN Rugby | Midwest Thunderbirds |
| Oakville Crusaders (CAN) | Nova Scotia Keltics |
| Rebel Rugby Academy | NRU Thunder Gold (CAN) |
| Rock Rugby Academy | Rugby Advantage BLACK |
| TOA | Rugby Québec |
| Panther Academy GOLD | TOA |
| U18 Girls 'Development' | U16 Girls Elite |
| Atlantis 'Teal' | Atlantis |
| Gorilla Rugby | EORU 'Schonfeld' (CAN) |
| King's Edgehill School | Midwest Thunderbirds |
| MacDowell Rugby | NRU Thunder Gold (CAN) |
| Nashville Nighthawks | Toronto Rugby Reds (CAN) |
| Oakville Crusaders (CAN) | Panther Academy RED |
| Oshawa Vikings BLACK (CAN) | Utah Cannibals |
| Rebel Rugby Academy | |
| Rugby XV | U14 Girls |
| Salish Sea Warriors (CAN) | Atlantis |
| Tampa Krewe | MacDowell (CAN) |
| U16 Boys Elite | NCYRU |
| Panther Academy | Oshawa Vikings (CAN) |
| Whanau Rugby (T&T) | Toronto Amazons (CAN) |
| Woodlands Youth Rugby | Upright Rugby (CAN) |
| Panther Academy | |
| U14 Boys | USA West |
| Assassins Academy | |
| Atlantis 'Teal' | U16 Girls Open |
| AYR ATLiens | Barrie RFC (CAN) |
| Cayman Islands (CAY) | Bruce Bandits (CAN) |
| Fearless Rugby | Castaway Wanderers (CAN) |
| Gorilla Rugby | Celtic Barbarians (CAN) |
| Jacksonville Wolverines | Crimson Tide (CAN) |
| Mountain View RC | EORU 'Newsome' (CAN) |
| NCYRU | MacDowell (CAN) |
| Oakville Crusaders (CAN) | NB Spruce (CAN) |
| Ottawa Snowbirds | Oshawa Vikings (CAN) |
| Upright Rugby (CAN) | Salish Sea Warriors (CAN) |
| Panther Academy BLUE | Toronto Rugby Reds (CAN) |
| Panther Academy RED | Upright Rugby RED (CAN) |
| USA West BLUE | Upright Rugby WHITE (CAN) |
| USA West RED | Panther Academy BLUE |
| USA West | |
| U16 Boys Open | |
| Assassins Academy | U12 Coed |
| Atlanta Youth Rugby | Atlanta Youth Rugby |
| Atlantis | Gorilla Rugby |
| Cayman Islands (CAY) | NEFLYR Black Roses |
| EORU 'Elias' (CAN) | San Diego Mustangs |
| Gorilla Rugby | St. Pete Pelicans |
| MacDowell (CAN) | SWFL Sharks Rugby |
| NCYRU | Upright Rugby (CAN) |
| NS Surge | Panther Academy |
| Salish Sea Warriors (CAN) | USA West BLUE |
| Toronto City (CAN) | USA West WHITE |
| Toronto Rugby Reds (CAN) | UTAH MVP |
| Upright Rugby (CAN) | Woodlands Warriors |
| Panther Academy BLUE | |
| Panther Academy RED | U18 Boys Open |
| USA West | Alaska BLUE |
| Alaska GOLD | |
| U18 Girls Open | Atlantis |
| Alaska | Belleville Bulldogs (CAN) |
| Atlantis | Cobourg Saxons (CAN) |
| Badger Rugby Academy | Crestwood Prep (CAN) |
| Barrie RFC (CAN) | Detroit Rugby |
| Crimson Tide (CAN) | EORU 'Armstrong' (CAN) |
| Detroit Rugby | EORU 'Fatoric' (CAN) |
| EORU 'Grant' (CAN) | Future Elite Sports (UK) |
| Lumberjackies | Gorilla Rugby |
| MacDowell (CAN) | King's Edgehill School |
| Miss Edgar's and Miss Cramp's (CAN) | Laguna Beach Lions |
| NB Spruce (CAN) | MacDowell (CAN) |
| NCYRU | NCYRU |
| NL Rock (CAN) | Oakville Crusaders (CAN) |
| Notre Dame Rugby (CAN) | Pioneers RC |
| NRU Thunder Green (CAN) | Rugby XV |
| Oakville Crusaders (CAN) | Scottsdale Wolves |
| Oshawa Vikings RED (CAN) | Small Loggers (CAN) |
| Prince Edward Island (CAN) | Tampa Krewe |
| Raleigh Redhawks | Tanoa Rugby |
| Rugby Colorado Academy | Toronto Rugby Reds (CAN) |
| Sacramento Harlequins | Towhees (CAN) |
| Scottsdale Wolves | Tropical Rugby Academy |
| Southwest Rugby PINK (CAN) | Upright Rugby (CAN) |
| TOA | Panther Academy RED |
| Toronto Rugby Reds (CAN) | Panther Academy WHITE |
| Trinity College School (CAN) | USA West |
| Tropical Rugby Academy | Whanau Rugby (T&T) |
| Upright Rugby (CAN) | |
| Panther Academy BLUE | |
| Panther Academy RED | |
| USA West | |
| Woodlands Youth Rugby | |
