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Written by Pat Clifton    Saturday, 06 August 2011 22:47    PDF Print Write e-mail
Belmont Cruises Through Pool B
Sevens - Club Sevens
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Shalom Suniula for Belmont

Marist in green with ball

Boston being defended by NOLA

Belmont Shore didn’t just win Pool B, they dominated it from start to finish, outscoring their three opponents by a combined score of 115-14. The only team to keep pace at all was Marist out of Hawaii, but even that game was never in doubt.

“Mission accomplished for day one, but like I keep telling the boys, it doesn’t mean anything,” said Belmont Shore coach James Walker. “We expected to go through. We thought some of the games would be a little bit tighter, but we just clicked and the result was the result, but it doesn’t mean anything.”

The leading try scorer for Belmont Saturday was wing Alex Ross with five. The former San Diego State All American is a capped Eagle, and he showed why Saturday, leaving many opposing wings in his wake en route to pay dirt.

“It was more so the playmakers playing inside me just kind of putting me into space and making my job easy,” he said. “I think any wing in 7s, you’re on the field to score tries. My teammates made that pretty easy for me today.”

Walker says Ross had a hand in his handful of tries, too.

“I think Alex is a confident player, and I think he’s been playing in our system for the summer and he’s just gotten better and better. He’s definitely got the talent, and now that his confidence is coming back, the sky’s the limit. He’s got serious gas.”

Finishing second in Pool B was Marist, who is Hawaii’s first representative at Nationals. Marist gave Belmont its toughest pool game, and then dispatched of pesky New Orleans 17-12. The Hawaii club’s scoreline against Belmont, versus that of the pool’s other contender, would prove to be the difference in who moved on.

Like Marist, Boston lost to Belmont and beat New Orleans. But unlike Marist, Boston lost big to Belmont, 48-7. And when Marist scored a centered try at the death of day one’s final match, which converted forced a 17-17 tie, the Hawaiians’ point differential is what pushed them into the Cup Quarterfinals.

Pool scores
Belmont 24-7 Marist
Boston 19-7 New Orleans
Belmont 48-7 Boston
Marist 17-12 New Orleans
Belmont 43-0 New Orleans
Boston 17-17 Marist

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Written by Alex Goff    Saturday, 06 August 2011 22:23    PDF Print Write e-mail
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Written by RUGBYMag Staff    Saturday, 06 August 2011 20:33    PDF Print Write e-mail
Women 7s Nationals Pool Standings
Sevens - Club Sevens

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Pool A

W

L

T

Pf

Pa

Pd

Pts

NOVA

4

0

0

92

5

87

12

Berkeley

2

1

1

111

36

75

9

Boston Belles

2

1

1

93

38

55

9

Philadelphia

1

3

0

33

109

-76

6

Belmont Shore

0

4

0

17

158

-141

4


Pool B

W

L

T

Pf

Pa

Pd

Pts

DC Furies

3

0

1

85

34

51

11

San Diego

2

0

2

75

32

43

10

Glendale

2

2

0

67

46

21

8

Atlanta

1

2

1

35

58

-23

7

Seattle

0

4

0

0

92

-92

4

 

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Written by RUGBYMag Staff    Saturday, 06 August 2011 22:11    PDF Print Write e-mail
Men's Pool Play Box Scores
Sevens - Club Sevens

Editor's note: The scores and statistics shone here were kept by the fourth officials, not RUGBYMag.com

POOL A (Will only have five games. SFGG forfeited to Utah for use of an illegal sub)
Lions            26
Tries: Mauer (2), Tiberio (2)
Cons: Peterson (3)

SFGG            12
Tries: Barrett, Okusi
Cons: Timoteo



Utah            28
Tries: Unufe, Nichols, Palefau (2)
Cons: Pye (3), Nichols

Glendale        5
Tries: Gordon



SFGG            29
Tries: Barrett (2), Aswega, Okuis, Okusi
Cons: Timoteo (2)

Glendale        7
Tries: Reed
Cons: Malifa



Utah            12
Tries: B. Nichols, Palefau
Cons: Pye

Lions            5
Tries: Mauer



Lions            31
Tries: Degutes, Harrington (2), Tiberio, Thiem
Cons: Harrington (2), Franco

Glendale        7
Tries: Winbush
Cons: Malifa



POOL B
Boston            19
Tries: Quick, Marshall, Rude
Cons: Marshall, Rude

New Orleans        7
Tries: Rude
Cons: Rude



Belmont Shore        24
Tries: Howden (2), Suniula, Sio
Cons: Suniula (2)

Marist            7
Tries: Vaka
Cons: Umeda



Belmont Shore        43
Tries: Hamilton (2), Boyd, McKenna (2), Ross, Pitts
Cons: Pitts, Palamo (3)

New Orleans        0



Boston            17
Tries: Creighton, Goonan, McAlliston
Cons: McAllister

Marist            17
Tries: Tufuga, Talaimanu, Umeda
Cons: Umeda



New Orleans          12
Tries: Allen, Phillpot
Cons: Reuther

Marist Hawaii         17
Tries: Peni (2), Tufuga
Cons: Vaimasanuu


Belmont Shore      48
Tries: Ross (4), Kelm, Williams, Pitts, Suniula
Cons: Suniula (4)

Boston             7
Tries: Quick
Cons: Quick


POOL C
Middlesex        33
Tries: Collinson (2), Daley, Mullane, Mahoney
Cons: vettese (3), Mullane

Atlanta Old White    7
Tries: Kamba
Cons: Kamba



Woodlands        19
Tries: Tofte, Guillen, Kolka
Cons: Mack (2)

Pittsburgh        5
Tries: Heinle



Middlesex        17
Tries: Mullane, West (2)
Cons: Veltese

Pittsburgh        7
Tries: Heimle
Cons: Wilk



Woodlands        24
Tries: Mack, Guillen, Rogers, Moonlight
Cons: Mack (2)

Atlanta Old White    24
Tries: Kanda, Muchugia, Barford, Omondi,
Cons: Kanda (2)



Atlanta Old White    36
Tries: Tanui (2), Barford (2), Wentzel, Muchugia
Cons: Barford (3)

Pittsburgh        7
Tries: Heinle
Cons: Koon



Woodlands Exiles    22
Tries: Tofte, Mack (2), Moonlight
Cons: Mack

Middlesex        5
Tries: Mahoney



POOL D
Denver            10
Tries: Cramer, Ramirez

OMBAC            5
Tries: Kanto



Schuylkill River        24
Tries: Purcel, Burch, Wright, Ambrogi
Cons: Wright, Blower

OMBAC            5
Tries: Barnard        



Denver            10
Tries: Haapapuro, Drury

Youngbloodz        12
Tries: Augspurger, Johnson, Schatz
Cons: Molloy



OMBAC            5
Tries: Claros

YoungBloodz        21
Tries: Benda, Jonhson, Molloy,
Cons: S. Augsburger (3)



Denver            14
Tries: De Achaval, Hapapuro
Cons: De Achaval (2)

Schuylkill River        21
Tries: Ambrosia (2), Boyle
Cons: Wright (3)



Schuylkill River        21
Tries: Boyle, Wright, Ambrogi
Cons: Ambrogi, Wright, Knipscher

YoungBloodz 12
Tries: Schatz (2)
Cons: Blower

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Written by RUGBYMag Staff    Saturday, 06 August 2011 20:16    PDF Print Write e-mail
Men Club 7s Sunday Matchups
Sevens - Club Sevens

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Bowl QFs

9am SFGG v. New Orleans
9:20 Denver v. Pittsburgh
9:40 Atlanta Old White v. OMBAC
10am Boston v. Glendale
(Winners to Bowl Semis, losers end play)

Cup QFs
10:20 Utah v. Hawaii
10:40 Schuylkill River v. Middlesex
11am Woodlands Exiles v. YoungBloodz
11:20 Belmont Shore v.  Chicago Lions
(Winners to Cup Semis, losers to Plate Semis)

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