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Bloodfest 7s in Austin was a great tournament this year. There were 10 women’s teams and some fierce competition took place! For the full schedule and scores, go here. This week’s video is the Bloodfest 7s Final between the San Diego Surfers and the Glendale Raptors:

Bloodfest 7s Final – San Diego Surfers vs Glendale Raptors from Scrumhalf Connection on Vimeo.

Thank you to Jeff Young for videoing! Check out his website at etsy.com/shop/MJ42

To view more YSC videos hover over the heading ‘Videos’ on the navigation bar up top and choose Rugby Video Monday.

Please continue sending in your videos and I will keep posting them! Send them to wendy@scrumhalfconnection.com.

And its time for another HOT HOT tournament in Texas this weekend. This weekend it is in Austin, TX and is the Bloodfest 7s tournament. YSC will be playing with the Satiated Beavers and will be video taping the matches. Make sure to come back  next week to see the videos!

FRIDAY JUNE 18:

Pool Party, BBQ & Skit Contest

7p to 10p
Free Food & Drinks for Women’s rugby teams!
Skit Contest – Theme: My Favorite Furry Creature
For directions, please visit the Beaver Rugby website.

SATURDAY JUNE 19:

Bloodfest 7s Tournament

8a to 6p
Schedule will be posted when available
BURR Field: 6013 Loyola Lane, Austin DIRECTIONS HERE

TEAMS:
Angelo State Women
Austin’s Satiated Beavers
Baton Rouge Women
Glendale Raptors
HARC (Houston) Women
Little Rock Women
San Diego Surfers
Texas A&M Phatties
Texas Mockingbirds
University of Texas Rasta Rabbits

Teams guaranteed 4 matches
Concessions & merchandise available at the pitch

Bloodfest Pub Crawl on infamous 6th Street

6:30p to 2a
Hundreds of rugby players partying bar to bar to bar to bar!
For 21 and up only.

6:30-8:30 . BD Riley’s | 204 E 6th St | *Free Appetizers*
8:30-9:30 . MugShots | 407 E 7th St
9:30-10:30 . Mi Casa Cantina | 503 E 6th St
10:30-11:30 . Spill | 212 E 6th St
11:30-12:30 . Treasure Island | 413 E 6th St
12:30-2:00 . Logan’s | 200 E 6th St

SUNDAY JUNE 20:

West Territorial All-Star 7s try-outs

Burnet Middle School, MAP HERE
9:30a to 1:30p

Please visit www.HunsRugby.com for more information.

This weekend I had the pleasure of playing in the Lonestar 7s tournament in Dallas, TX. It was HOT as balls but the teams drank lots of water and played some great rugby! The final came down between Oklahoma and the Satiated Beavers (Austin Valkryries 7s team) and was a heck of a game. It was very back and forth with the Beavers pulling it out in the end.

Enjoy the Championship Match video below and watch a few of the other matches of the day here. Thanks to my brother Jeff for withstanding the heat to get these videos!

Lonestar 7s Championship – Oklahoma vs Satiated Beavers from Scrumhalf Connection on Vimeo.

Enjoy the Championship Match video below and watch a few of the other matches of the day here. Thanks to my brother Jeff for withstanding the heat to get these videos!

To view more YSC videos hover over the heading ‘Videos’ on the navigation bar up top and choose Rugby Video Monday.

Please continue sending in your videos and I will keep posting them! Send them to wendy@scrumhalfconnection.com.

The schedule for the 2010 Lonestar 7s has been finalized and released. Good luck to all of the Women’s Teams attending! (For the FULL schedule including men, go here.)

YSC is playing with the Satiated Beavers and will provide LIVE scores (on Facebook and Twitter) and videos from the match. Check back next week to watch the videos!

YSC is playing with the Satiated Beavers and will provide LIVE scores (on Facebook and Twitter) and videos from the match. Check back next week to watch the videos!

If you need any kit, Red Rhino will be on hand at the tournament.

No women’s rugby, but rugby on TV nonetheless…lets support!

NBC has agreed to broadcast the first Rugby 7′s collegiate championship June 5-6, marking what NBC believes is the first time college rugby games have appeared on broadcast television. The round-robin tournament will be held at Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, and feature 16 teams, including Notre Dame, Ohio State, Florida, Cal, Harvard and Yale. NBC will broadcast the games in the 4:30-6:00pm ET time slot on both Saturday and Sunday, while Universal Sports will air coverage from 2:00-4:30pm both days.  NBC Sports Exec VP Jon Miller said, “Rugby Sevens is an exciting, fast-paced sport that is growing in global popularity, participation and interest. USA Sevens is the ideal partner for this event, which features the best collegiate rugby teams in the country.” Rugby 7’s will make its Olympic debut at the ‘16 Rio de Janeiro Games.

From Buzz McClain and NBC Sports:

All times in ET

Saturday, June 5
Universal Sports (LIVE)
2:00 p.m. – Florida vs. Indiana
2:30 p.m. – Arizona vs. Arizona State
3:00 p.m. – Harvard vs. Notre Dame
3:30 p.m. – Utah vs. Bowling Green

NBC (LIVE)
4:00 p.m. - San Diego State vs. Tennessee
4:30 p.m. – Army vs. Navy
5:00 p.m. – California vs. Dartmouth
5:30 p.m. - Ohio State vs. Penn State

Sunday, June 6
Universal Sports (LIVE)
2:00 p.m. – Challenger semifinals
3:00 p.m. – Championship semifinals

NBC (LIVE)
4:00 p.m. – Challenger final
5:15 p.m. – Championship final

Complete Rugby Sevens schedule

Courtesy of Paki’s Corner, view the Best Tries of the 2010 USA Sevens Tournament:

and courtesy of Monty, here is the video of Kevin Swiryn proposing to his girlfriend Lauren Shaughnessey, sooo cute!

To view more YSC videos hover over the heading ‘Videos’ on the navigation bar up top and choose Rugby Video Monday.

Please continue sending in your videos and I will keep posting them! Send them to wendy@scrumhalfconnection.com.