On Saturday, July 19th, New Orleans Rugby Club hosted the South Rugby 7’s Championships. The top two winners of this championship would qualify for the USA Rugby Club Sevens National Championships being held in Seattle, Washington at Sunfire Sports Stadium.
Here are each of the matches that were played:
First Round of Pool Play
Atlanta Old White 19, Charlotte 10
New Orleans Royale 22, Florida Heat 5
Second Round of Pool Play
New Orleans Royale 19, Orlando 10
Atlanta Old White 10, Birmingham Vulcans 5
Third Round of Pool Play
Charlotte Rugby 10, Birmingham Vulcans 7
Florida Heat 17, Orlando 7
Semi-Finals
Atlanta Old White 19, Florida Heat 14
New Orleans Royale 22, Charlotte 5
Third Place Finals
Charlotte 10, Florida Heat 12
Finals
New Orleans Royale 26, Atlanta Old White 5
Rosters (jersey numbers are not congruent)
Atlanta Old White
| 1. Tyrus Battops |
| 2. Gerson Blaise |
| 3. Jamie Gasparella |
| 4. Ross Harkness |
| 5. Michael Hendricks |
| 6. Tyler Hoffman |
| 7. Sean Hunt |
| 8. Kevin Ndongi |
| 9. Fidelis Odoh |
| 10. Ronald Omondi |
| 11. Takura Tela |
| 12. Bryan Williams |
Birmingham Roster |
| 1. Sam Maina (10) |
| 2. Kwame Little (21) |
| 3. Brad Kilpatrick (6) |
| 4. David Fillingim (14) |
| 5. Zackary Blalock (15) |
| 6. Jonathon Blalock (23) |
| 7. Brendan Smith (7) |
| 8. Justin Armstrong (9) |
| 9. Adam Umstead (13) |
| 10. Zac Pleton (8) |
| 11. Jethro Houser (11) |
| 12. Tommy Babkitis (22) |
Charlotte Rugby |
| 1. Justin Kyle Anderson |
| 2. Justin Bourgeois |
| 3.Colton Cariaga |
| 4. Wayman Cassell |
| 5. Chris Edouarzin |
| 6. Colin Federo |
| 7. Amro Gouda |
| 8. Michael Markofski |
| 9. Chris Milledge |
| 10. Ethan Suznevich |
| 11. Ruan Swart |
| 12. Henry Hicks |
| 13. Craigh Knight |
Florida Rugby Burn |
| 1. Joe Digregorio |
| 2. Ben Catonia |
| 3. Ethan Baldiro (5) |
| 4. Ignacio Panunzio |
| 5. Damien Clemente |
| 6. Jeff Herron |
| 7. Adrian Salazar |
| 8. Brian Richardson |
| 9. Matt Coore |
| 10. Jeff Brill |
| 11. Dewayne Parks |
| 12. Matt Bulkley |
New Orleans Royale |
| 1. Adam Ducoing |
| 2. David Buckingham |
| 3. Chance Doyle |
| 4. Ross Bellaci |
| 5. Nick Benvenutti |
| 6. Saade Bou-Mikael |
| 7. Jarrett Falcon |
| 8. Bobby Johns |
| 9. Zach Miller |
| 10. Ryan O’Leary |
| 11. Jeff Reuther |
| 12. Nick Raciano |
Orlando Rugby |
| 1. James Flynn |
| 2. Christopher Clare |
| 3. Greg Hesler |
| 4. Daniel Foshee |
| 5. Sam Nelson |
| 6. Grant Seymor |
| 7. Dyneal Fessal |
| 8. Daniel McGann |
| 9. Will Doherty |
| 10. Jason Kinsley |
| 11. Dylan Hamilton |
| 12. Evan Haigh |