GRR: 7s
We're set for Day Two of the Freetail 7s after an exciting Day One in the new all-star end-of-year 7s tournament in Round Rock, Texas.
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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."
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.
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.