GRR: 7s
Rugby New Jersey will begin their Fall 7s Series this Sunday at Christian Brother Academy in Lincroft NJ.
This is the 3rd year Rugby NJ is coordinating this Series.
“The competition has been keen, players and coaches are excited and the growth of the game supports the effort." saidy Pat Moroney, Rugby NJ 7’s Director.
Alex, Pat, and Bruce look back at Rio and what might have, or perhaps should have, been.
The guys talk selections, tactics, and whether the USA Men's Team and the USA Women's Team met expectations.
It gets a little fractious, but it's entertaining, especially when Bruce weights in on Mike Friday.
Eight of the 12 USA men's 7s players from the Rio Olympics have been offered new contacts for the coming season, with an additional four who were not initially on the squad for Rio also getting contracts.
Life could be changing at some point for the USA Men's and Women's 7s teams that train at Chula Vista, Calif.
The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) will, in 2017, be handing over administration of the Olympic Training Center at Chula Vista to the City of Chula Vista, and the City has outsourced the administration of the facility to Point Loma Nazarene University.
Boys HS teams from the Met NY area have started a fall 7s season.
The competition will feature five tournaments, with points awarded in each of them, making for a series winner. Pelham HS has committed to entering three teams, and Keio Academy two. North Fork, Montauk, New York, and Thornton Donovan are also expected to enter, with Rockaway, Harvey, and St. Francis possible.