Samurai Rugby was formed in 1996 when Terry Sands was asked to enter a team in to the 25th anniversary of the Amsterdam Sevens tournament. Terry had been working in South Africa at the 1995 Rugby World Cup where he remembered and admired the great spirit of the Japanese team. The Japanese team lacked the size and technique required for the 15-man game, but were passionate, adventurous, enthusiastic and just loved to run with the ball. The team embodied everything you would look for to become a successful 7's team. With the Japanese Ethos in mind it was decided to name this all new invitation 7's side The Samurai.

They won their first event, the 25th Anniversary Amsterdam Sevens tournament, in style.
The team certainly caught people’s eye. Not only were they the crowd favourites in their unique and exclusive playing kit. Several Rugby administrators in the large crowd also took note.

Suddenly the team started to receive many more invitations. In their first season they won all 3 of the tournaments entered and went on in 1997 to successfully defend their Amsterdam 7s crown.

Invitations then started to flood in from all over the World. The Samurai team was initially totally self-funding finding it difficult to afford many overseas tournaments. However, with their success came assistance from several local businesses. Suddenly the team was not confined to Europe and they were able to participate Worldwide. They have since competed in tournaments in Hong Kong, Dubai, Australia, USA, Cayman Islands, Trinidad, Kenya, Portugal, Zambia, Italy, Wales and England.

By the year 2000 in a very short space of time, Samurai Rugby had become the most well known invitation 7s side in the UK and through some fine performances were fast becoming known all over the World.
More recently in 2008 the Samurai team enjoyed winning the Carrick 7s, Basingstoke 7s, Middlesex 7s and the Amsterdam Sevens Tournament for an astonishing 4th consecutive time.

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