Hawkins Out as USA 7s Coach
USA Rugby has posted a report that USA Men's 7s Head Coach Matt Hawkins has stepped down.
Hawkins, who was captain of the USA team before being named Head Coach a little over a year ago, is one of the USA's most experienced 7s players.
The South-African-born former water polo player with the nickname The Polar Bear, is the USA's third coach since early 2011.
Utah Lions Win Denver 7s
The Utah Lions 7s team followed up their HSRC 7s Championship with a win in the HS Boys bracket of the Denver 7s this past weekend.
In a very competitive bracket, Utah worked through some difficult matches and finished the stronger, beating East HS 40-0 in the final.
Barbos Win in Massive Denver 7s
The Denver Barbarians won the Men's 7s Qualifier at the Denver 7s Saturday, crushing the Glendale Raptors 61-0 in the final.
The Kansas City Blues looked very strong in taking third over Aspen. Denver now leads the three-tournament West series with 6 points, but the decisiveness of the Barbarians' win over Glendale puts the rest of the region on notice.
Teams Confirmed for Youth Olympic 7sThe International Rugby Board has confirmed the six men’s and six women’s teams that will participate in the Rugby Sevens competitions at the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games from August 17-20. Nanjing will be the first time that Rugby Sevens has appeared on the Olympic programme and 144 players will participate across the six men’s and six women’s teams with Japan,
