GRR: Tropical 7s
Here's a quick roundup of what happened in the Boys and Men's U23 brackets at the Tropical 7s.
Men U23Wheeling University stormed through with a 6-0 record in pool play, beating Upright Rugby 28-5 in the process. That setup a final between Wheeling and Upright, which Wheeling took in emphatic fashion 43-5.
Some statements were made at the Tropical 7s Boys U18 Elite bracket today.
The Jamaica Junior Crocs showed how far their program has come with two impressive victories over Rugby Quebec and Hawkeyes, and their loss to Eagle Impact Rugby Academy (which cost them #1 in their pool) was just 24-19. EIRA, like the Crocs, went 2-1, losing a shaky opener 12-7 to Hawkeyes.
The Tropical 7s has confirmed its teams for this year's massive tournament.
Held on Easter Weekend each year, the tournament will be in March for 2024 because Easter is early this year. Fields open on Wednesday March 27 for training and the tournament will run March 29-30 at the Tournament Sportsplex of Tampa Bay in Florida.
The brackets are:
It was a pretty eventful Tropical 7s boys and men's competition this past weekend, with champions coming from all over.
Here's a look at what happened with some comments from the players.
Here's a look at the Girls and Women brackets at the Tropical 7s and how they panned out.