ACRC 7s Kicks Part of Elite College 7s Events
World-class sevens rugby returns to the Virginia Beach Sportsplex April 29-May 1 with the 2016 URugby Sevens Virginia Beachfeaturing the American Collegiate Rugby Championship Sevens (ACRC7s).
Nate Ebner to Try Out for Olympic 7s Team
Nate Ebner has re-signed with the New England Patriots, but as part of that deal, he will be taking a break from the NFL team to try to make the USA Olympic rugby team.
Friday Praises Team Effort, Character
Coming out of a 3-3 performance in Vancouver, USA 7s team Head Coach Mike Friday seemed relatively at ease.
And perhaps he should be. The Eagles produced a more consistent group of games this past weekend at BC Place, crushing France, beating England, and beating Wales handily.
Notes from the Canada 7s
So I'm back from the Canada 7s in Vancouver, and I have some observations.
Samoa Beats USA for Plate in Vancouver
Samoa beat the USA 31-19 in the Plate Final at the Canada 7s in Vancouver.
In the end, the Samoans played a very good form of defense, pushing the USA team back, and slowing the ball down in the breakdown.
As a result, little turnovers became big problems for a starting seven that had put everything not the weekend’s effort.
