SUMMER 2010 sees the launch of the much-anticipated National Sevens Series in the UK. 9 of the world's top invitational sevens teams will battle it out for Series honours across 4 of the UK's favourite sevens festival events.
In conjunction with the Ultimate Rugby Sevens [UR7s], Rugby Unplugged will be bringing you an overview of the National Sevens Series as we move through the summer, and will be directing you to UR7s.com for detailed analysis.
Ultimate Rugby Sevens has been working with the RFU and other stakeholders to create a pioneering property in the new era of Olympic Rugby Sevens that brings direction to a structured Sevens season in the UK.
The Series launches in 2010 and the inaugural season is taking place over a 6 week period in June and July.
The purpose of the Series is to:
- Bring unprecedented exposure and profile to the sport in the UK
- Provide direction to the UK Sevens season
- Raise the standard of Sevens in the UK
- Provide a structured development platform for Team GB
- Encourage greater external investment in every level of Sevens in the UK
The 2010 National Series will take place at the following Sevens festivals:
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Rugby Rocks (London) 12th June |
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West Country 7s, 18th-20th June |
Manchester 7s, 3rd-4th July |
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Newquay Surf 7s, 17th-18th July |
NATIONAL 7s ON TV
IF you can't make it to the rugby festivals, Sky Sports will be showing highlights; a 90-minute primetime highlights show from each of the four tournaments will be screened that make up the series during June and July.
The first of the four shows is being shown on 
at 19:30 BST on Tuesday 15th June 2010, so you can catch up with all the action as it happened from Rugby Rocks at Richmond. For the full TV listings on Sky Sports for the National 7s Series, click here:
12th June 2010
RICHMOND ATHLETIC GROUND
WINNERS: SAMURAI INTERNATIONAL RFC
ALONGSIDE the 9 core teams, three invitational sides, the French Pyrenees, Esher RFC and the Irish Raiders took part in the inaugural National Sevens Series tournament in South West London.
Despite the previous form of the established core teams, the invitationals managed to make a significant impact.
Earlier, though Esher lost badly to the HFW Wailers in their opening game, they came back to win their next three matches against Olorun ID and the Akuma Smurfs in the quarter finals to set up a their next match against the formidable British Army. But Esher spoilt the party entirely for the Army who were 21 - 0 up at half time; an incredible second half turn-around hurled them out of the Cup at the semi final stage beating them 24 - 21.
The other finalists were the favourites, Samurai International, who progressively increased their winning margin in every match. Esher managed to give the Samurai a scare too; at half time the outsiders were leading 24 - 12, but as expected, the eventual winners pulled themselves together and scored 30 points in the final half to win the first National Sevens Tournament.
For a detailed analysis and round up of all the Group Stage matches, click here:
For a full report on the knock out stages through to the final, and the plate final won by Olorun ID, click here:
19th June 2010
KEYNSHAM RFC
WINNERS: SAMURAI INTERNATIONAL RFC
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