Gorilla Rugby Looks To Shake Up Freetail, LAI
When Mickey Patterson was taking Eagle Mountain Rugby to a select-side 7s tournament for high-schoolers, he saw that three of his strongest players were going to miss it because they were playing with a major select-side in a higher bracket; Patterson looked around, concluded he had a pretty good group of athletes, and figured "maybe I can have an elite select-side team too."
NA Lions Experience Invaluable
After winning all three pool games at the U19 International bracket at the Dubai 7s a week ago, the North American Lions were defeated by KwaZulu Natal in the quarterfinals and that was the end of their run.
Teams, Schedule Set For Freetail 7s
The Freetail 7s is set for December 30 and 31 at the Round Rock Multipurpose Complex just north of Austin, Texas.
Eight men's teams and four women's teams are playing for a purse and will also be live on Next Level Rugby. The teams are all high-level.
Eagle Women Solid In Cape Town
It’s business as usual for a very effective USA women’s 7s team as the Eagles finished Pool Play at the Cape Town 7s 2-1.
Only a somewhat unlucky end to the game against Australia—one missed tackle and one dropped ball—prevented a clean sweep.
Seven Beats One As HSAA Team A Pleasant Surprise
The USA HS All Americans’ 2-1 day at the World School 7s was a surprise.
Regardless of how the tournament ends, it has to be considered something of a success given expectations.
