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Written by Alex Goff    Friday, 05 August 2011 11:41    PDF Print Write e-mail
Schuylkill River Can Tough it Out
Sevens - Club Sevens

Maybe the weather will be nicer.

It could hardly be much worse.

Schuylkill River Head Coach Chris Ryan saw his team win the Mid-Atlantic 7s Championships two weeks ago in terrifically trying weather conditions.

The tournament was delayed a couple of times due to lightning. The temperature on the field was 115 degrees. And the delays forced his team to play a semifinal with very little rest. Somehow they survived the Maryland Exiles in that semi, and the Pittsburgh Harlequins in the final, to make it to the national tournament.

“Overall the guys played really well,” said Ryan. “They got through all those issues and toughed it out.”

Eager to prove wrong the murmurings around the country that MARFU 7s is weak this year, Schuylkill River will be matched up with YoungBloodz of Minnesota, Denver Barbarians and OMBAC.

“Denver and OMBAC have the history and a long tradition of doing well in this championship,” said Ryan. “And YoungBloodz is a very strong team. But our goal is to not be playing on Saturday night.”

Meaning he doesn’t want to play a Bowl Quarterfinal, and instead have the Cup Quarterfinals on Sunday morning. Either way, Ryan added, “we want to be playing for something meaningful on Sunday.”

In the MARFU final Schuylkill River were favored over Pittsburgh, but Pittsburgh were on a high and had nothing to lose. As a result, they were a challenge. Now it’s Schuylkill River that knows little is expected of them, and they have nothing to lose.

Led by Pat Boyle and Will Knipscher, two “natural leaders,” said Ryan, and with Greg Ambrogi playing superbly, Dan Wright showcasing speed out wide, and former lacrosse player Bryce Pyle, a surprise crossover, Schuylkill River has talent. The key is, do they have unity?

The entire summer, the team has practiced as a unit only once a week, with the DC-area players training Tuesdays in Maryland and the Philadelphia-area players training Tuesdays in Pennsylvania.

But leading up to the National Championships, SR has ramped up the full sessions. They put in two sessions last week and another this week before the final run-through on Friday in San Francisco. The players have embraced the need for a further commitment in their nationals run; whether it will be enough we’ll see on Saturday.

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Written by Alex Goff    Friday, 05 August 2011 00:05    PDF Print Write e-mail
Late Camp Arrival Might be Too Late
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According to sources, USA hopeful Mike Palefau may not be joining the USA team in camp after all.



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Written by Jackie Finlan    Thursday, 04 August 2011 21:40    PDF Print Write e-mail
USA Women Name Side to Face Canada
National Teams - USA Women

The USA Women have named their starting lineup for their second Women's Nations Cup match against Canada tomorrow. The only change to the roster is hooker Devin Keller gets the start over Lisa Butts.

Jamie Burke captains the USA against Canada (Bill English photo)

The USA is coming off a great opening performance against England, in which the Eagles lost 15-11 on the last play of the game. If the USA can repeat their excellent performance from Tuesday, then they'll nearly lock up the opportunity to replay the Roses in the championship match on August 13.

Jamie Burke takes over the field captain duties from Kim Magrini and hopes to replicate the win that occured during the North Americans' last faceoff at the Rugby World Cup in September.

The game kicks off at 7:30 EST. Stay tuned for game details and player and coach feedback.

1. Farrah Douglas, 2. Devin Keller, 3. Jamie Burke (c), 4. Stacey Bridges, 5. Stacy Baker, 6. Shaina Turley, 7. Lynelle Kugler, 8. Kate Daley, 9. Kim Magrini, 10. Sadie Anderson, 11. Vix Folayan, 12. Pam Kosanke, 13. Amy Daniels, 14. Vanesha McGee, 15. Samantha Pankey.

16. Lisa Butts, 17. Sarah Chobot. 18. Lauren Daly, 19. Kitt Wagner, 20. Carrie White, 21. Rebecca Brafman, 22. Katie Dowty

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Written by RUGBYMag Staff    Friday, 05 August 2011 10:41    PDF Print Write e-mail
Club 7s Championships Rosters - Men
Sevens - Club Sevens

Rosters for the 2011 USA Men’s 7s Club Championships

 

Marist Hawaii
Miller, Drake
Notoa, Vaipa'a
Peni, Talaimanu
Sooalo, Apelu
Sunia, Anthony
Taumua, Taumua
Taumua, Daniel
Tufuga, Junior
Umeda, Dusten
Vaimasanuu, Tupou
Vaimasanuu, Emagi
Vaka, Malakai


OMBAC
Adams, Trevor
Barnard, Brian
Bates, Dale
Claros, Ryan
Denham, Ian
Lanigan, Taylor
Paul, Steve
Purcel, Jamie
Ramirez, Jeremy
Shapiro, Zach
Shea, Mike
Tuisamoa, Tai


New Orleans
Allen, Bobby
Bellaci, Ross
Benvenutti, Nicholas
Guarisco, Brad
Hoffman, Robert
Johns, Robert
Johns, Eric
Mackintosh, Eric
Phillpott, Wesley
Raziano, Nicholas
Reuther, Jeffery


Pittsburgh Harlequins
D'Antonio, Anthony
Heinle, Justin
Hurley, Ethan
Jordan, Geoffrey
Koon, Nick
Novacic, Steve
Paul, Benjamin
Schell, Zack
Valz, Jonathan
Wilk, Michael
Williams, Thomas
Zimnik, Andrew


YoungBloodz (Eastside Banshees)
Agate, Alec
Augspurger, Nate
Augspurger, Sam
Bender, Garrett
Caldwell, Jeff
Jimmerson, AJ
Johnson, Nick
Molloy, Mitchell
Pulu, Finau
Reinhardt, Joe
Sanft, Tavake
Schatz, Mike


Belmont Shore
Boyd, Justin
Hamilton, Riaan
Hawkins, Matt
Howden, Taylor
Karalus, Sebastian
Kelm, Duncan
Palamo, Emmanuel Toshi
Pitts, Edgar
Ross, Alex
Sio, Peter
Suniola, Shalom
Williams, Gareth


Chicago Lions
Bluemel, Eddie
Degutes, Matt
Dolan Thomas
Eloff, Jean Pierre
Franco, Mickey
Harrington, Brad
Highberger, Jordan
Mauer, Rocco
Narewski, Maximillian
Peterson, Scott
Thiem, Lucas
Tiberio, Peter


Boston
Creighton, Blake
Goonan, Justin
Hunnewell, Mike
Kawuma, Adnan
Marshall, Kyle
McAllister, Marcus
Mitchell, James
Moore, Brennan
Quick, Terry
Regal, Brian
Vota, Duran
Wavomba, Derrick


Atlanta Old White
Aaron, Michael
Barford, Tim
Kanda, Richie
Mahoney, Chris
Muchugia, Frank
Ngamau, David
Omondi, Ronald
Tanui, Caleb
Wentzel, Ewald
Winiarczyk, Ben
Winiarczyk, David
Woods, Eric


Woodlands Exiles
Guillen, Brian
Kolka, Seth
Kreft, Colby
Mack, Phil
Moonlight, John
Rogers, Nathan
Slater, Chris
Tofte, Chris
Washington, Yamar
(Woodlands Exiles have opted to bring a small squad due to eligibility issues. This squad is a fully-legal squad)


Denver Barbarians
Bach, Joseph
Brenneman, Kenneth
de Achaval, Maximo
Drury, Adam
Haapapuro, Ben
Humphrey, Jake
Kantor, Ross
Kramer, Jody
Legge, Drew
Morena, Christopher
Spaur, Bryce
Uresk, Daniel


Schuylkill River
Albowicz, Joshua
Ambrogi, Greg
Bardwell, Joseph
Blower, Gavin
Boyle, Pat
Burch, Michael
Diviacchi, Giancarlo
Helsman, Randy
Knipscher, William
Pyle, Bryce
Suellentrop, Greg
Wright, Dan


Glendale Raptors
Croy, Dustin
Gordon, Dustin
Harding, Conor
Malifa, Ata
Parkhouse, Ryan
Reed, Dewon
Sarmento, Cristian
Scott, Spencer
Tamati, Shae
Wells, Spencer
Winbush, Bradley



Utah Warriors
Blasucci, Chet
Byrd, Matthew
Chapman, Ryan
Dunyon, Ryan
Mosa'ati Nau, Sateki
Nicholls, Ben
Nicholls, Daniel
Palefau, Mike
Palepoi, Faale
Palu, Neru
Pye, Jason
Maka Unufe, Kisi


SFGG
Aswega, Andrea Bela
Barrett, Daniel
Colata, Vulikivavalasi
Green, Ben
Larsen, Jordan
Okuis, Opeil
Okusi, Tevita
Quiles, Hector
Rouse, Volney
Thomas, John
Timoteo, Mose
Van Meter, Jeff
Veibittaki, Jeffrey
(* Volney Rouse has been listed is possible. If he does play, another player will be dropped to ensure SFGG has only 12 players)

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Written by Pat Clifton    Thursday, 04 August 2011 19:58    PDF Print Write e-mail
Exiles Will Compete at Nationals
Sevens - Club Sevens

The Woodlands Exiles qualified for the Nationals by winning the West. They achieved that feat by going undefeated in the last two tournaments, Kansas City and Denver, winning 10-straight contests.

However, because of the rule that requires players to play in two tournaments with the team for whom they're playing at Nationals, and the new eligibility regulation that requires a club to have 10 Eagle-qualifying players on their roster, the Exiles' team eligibility for the weekend has been in question much of the week. The Exiles, after subtracting players who played in just one tournament, had less than 10 Eagle-qualifying players.

The Exiles applied for eligibility waivers for multiple players, regarding the two-tournament rule, but they were denied. At one point, the Exiles thought they were on the outs and would not be able to compete whatsoever. Later in the week, USA Rugby asked the Exiles to compete in San Francisco with their ineligible players without having a shot at the title. In that scenario, they would have played pool play, and regardless of their finish, moved to the consolation bracket Sunday.

Dr. David Pope, founder and coach, refused the offer. USA Rugby is now letting them compete with an eight-man roster. One player, Phil Mack, is a not eligible for the Eagles. The Exiles will be eligible for the National Championship.



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