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Tuesday saw the announcement that many 7s fans, players and administrators in the UK have been waiting for. The first UK National Sevens Series has been announced for 2010.
The UK National Sevens Series, approved by the Rugby Football Union, will build on the increasing popularity of Rugby Sevens, which will be included in the Rio 2016 Olympics. By then, Rugby will have been absent from the Games for more than 90 years.
“We have been developing the UK National Sevens Series for 18 months and it is an essential step in harnessing UK potential,” said Tim Lacey, Founder & CEO of Ultimate Rugby Sevens. “Today’s announcement marks Ultimate Rugby Sevens’ intention to lead the way in a new era for the sport with a pioneering property that will bring increased structure and direction to the UK Sevens season.”
The Series will take place in June/July 2010 and in its inaugural year, tournaments will take place in London, Bath, Manchester and Newquay. It will feature 10 teams, including national-level players from across the UK, battling for individual tournament honours and the overall, aggregate Series title. With the support of the Home Unions, UR7s plans to expand the Series to Wales and Scotland in subsequent seasons.
“The announcement of the UK National Series is a huge step forward for Rugby Sevens in the UK,” said Ben Ryan, England Rugby Union Sevens coach and RFU National Academy Coach. “It will give Sevens a stronger platform in this country and give increased opportunities for more players to experience this great sport.”
Rugby Sevens is one of the fastest growing sports in the world. Over the past year UR7s has brought the global Sevens community together via the multimedia portal, UR7s.com, and provides promotional support for hundreds of Sevens tournaments around the globe. The UK National Sevens Series is an exciting addition to the Ultimate Rugby Sevens portfolio.
“The launch of the UK National Sevens Series is a very welcome addition to the rugby calendar, one that will give the domestic sevens season increased direction and an improved development structure,” said RFU Tournaments and Competitions Director Terry Burwell. “We commend the vision and ambition of Ultimate Rugby Sevens and will continue working alongside them to help support the delivery of this initiative.”
The UK National Sevens Series 2010 -
June 12th - Rugby Rocks, London
June 19th - West Country Sevens, Bath
July 4th - Manchester Sevens
July 17th - Newquay Surf Sevens
The UK National Sevens will comprise of ten core specialist Sevens teams, plus two invitational sides competing at each host tournament. Teams gain points on where they finish at each event aggregating a Series league table.
Further details on the UK National Sevens Series will be announced in January including partners and participating teams.
For Press and Media queries please contact National Series Press. For all other inquiries please contact the team at UR7s.
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Barts and Royal London 1st VII Tue 1 Dec 2009 12:58
Fantastic, about time!!! Who's going to be playing in the Series?
Reply | Report this PostBilly White Tue 1 Dec 2009 16:09
Congratulations to the entire UR7s team! The National Series will be a tremendous advance in the game of Sevens in the UK! The White Hart Marauders have been campaigning for a number of years now to drive better standards across the game and the UR7s team are about to deliver just that. Well played guys!
Reply | Report this PostAdam D'Arcy-Wass Tue 1 Dec 2009 21:17
This is great news for all involved!!! Just Hope the big guns will still come to the newer tournaments to pull in THE crowds?
Reply | Report this PostJane Alexander - Newquay Hornets Colts Manager Tue 1 Dec 2009 22:17
In the past 2 years Newquay has hosted the Surf Sevens Tournament, that has not only been immensely enjoyable but proved very popular, locally and nationally. To be part of the UK National Sevens Series 2010 is one step closer to bringing this exciting sport to a wider audience, before it's return to the Olympics in Rio in 2016.
Reply | Report this PostSupport the 2010 Series, support Team UR7s ans support your local 7s teams.
Rugby Sevens Guru Tue 1 Dec 2009 23:36
Nice shot of Tom Drew playing for the RBS team. But which teams will make up the 10? Samurai, Scorpions,.. Or will new teams emerge?
Reply | Report this PostGreat news for Sevens Rugby! Great work Tim
Keane Wheeler Tue 1 Dec 2009 23:44
The fomation of this competition is a giant leap forward for rugby sevens. Great work.
Reply | Report this PostCan we implement a similar program in the Southern Hemisphere?
Terry O'Connor Wed 9 Dec 2009 22:38
iS THIS GOING TO BE AN ENGLISH INVITATION COMP OR MULTI NATIONAL?
Reply | Report this PostCraig dowse Wed 23 Dec 2009 22:49
Good news but I fear for some of the smaller tournaments. I am trying to put an invatation tournament together for July but it's smack in the middle of manchester and newquay. I don't stand a chance
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