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Atlantis Rugby sent a men's team and a women's team to the Grenada Rugby World 7s in the first weekend of December, sending both teams to their respective finals.
Overall, Atlantis teams finished 10-2, with the women finishing 2nd in their bracket and the men finishing 1st.
The Global Youth Sevens Auckland, NZ event is set to kick off tonight USA time.
Three North American boys teams and three North American girls teams are slated for the U18 event.
USA Rugby has a boys and a girls team in action.
Scouting, Funding, and the USA U18 Boys 7s Team
One of the common comments about Rugby 7s in America is that it is the way forward to bring fans into the game—simpler to understand than 15s and more fast-paced. Sevens is fan-friendly and Premier Rugby Sevens CEO Owen Scannell knows that.
It was a difficult time in Cape Town for the USA Men's 7s team, as they ended up winning exactly one game all weekend, getting that in the final match to take 9th out of 12.
The USA women's 7s team finished 4th at the Cape Town 7s, winning their first game on Day Two but running into a wall against the top Southern Hemisphere teams.
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