USA Rugby Club 7s (USARC7)

USA Rugby Club 7s
Sport	Rugby sevens
Instituted	1985 (Men); 2010 (Women)
Inaugural season	1985 (Men); 2011 (Women)
Number of teams	32 (16 Men's; 16 Women's)
Country	United States (USA Rugby)
Champions	Seattle Saracens (Men); Scion Sirens (Women) (2016)
Most titles	Seattle Saracens (8)
Website	USA Rugby Club 7s

The USA Rugby Club 7s National Championship is the top annual American rugby sevens competition organized by USA Rugby. It involves the best sixteen men's and women's clubs (32 clubs total) in the United States.

First played in November 1985, the tournament moved to the summer in 1986 and has been a fixture of the summer rugby season in the United States ever since. After a few years of informal women's invitationals, a formal women's competition was added to the event in 2011. The event is streamed online annually, typically on YouTube or The Rugby Channel.

Results — Men

Year	Champion	Score	Runner Up	Tournament MVP	Location	Ref
1985	Old Mission Beach Athletic	26-12	Duck Brothers Rugby		Tucson, AZ
1986	Quad City Irish	25-10	Denver Barbarians		Milwaukee, WI
1987	Duck Brothers Rugby	18-10	Denver Barbarians		Milwaukee, WI
1988	Old Puget Sound Beach Rugby	19-6	Denver Barbarians		Milwaukee, WI
1989	Maryland Old Boys	26-12	Northern Virginia Rugby	Vinny Granger	Alexandria, VA
1990	Old Puget Sound Beach Rugby	18-10	Northern Virginia Rugby		Alexandria, VA
1991	Old Puget Sound Beach Rugby	26-6	Northern Virginia Rugby		Alexandria, VA
1992	Old Puget Sound Beach Rugby	15-6	Old Blues Rugby (CA)		Alexandria, VA
1993	Old Blue of New York	40-22	Kansas City Blues		Hartford, CT
1994	Old Blues Rugby (CA)	31-0	Maryland Exiles		Palo Alto, CA
1995	Old Mission Beach Athletic	35-19	Northern Virginia Rugby		Philadelphia, PA
1996	Northern Virginia Rugby	26-21	Old Mission Beach Athletic		Philadelphia, PA
1997	San Mateo Rugby	57-7	Fresno Rugby		Philadelphia, PA
1998	San Mateo Rugby	29-7	Tempe Old Devils		Philadelphia, PA
1999	Philadelphia Whitemarsh Rugby	26-19	Northern Virginia Rugby		Philadelphia, PA
2000	Old Mission Beach Athletic	27-17	Sacramento Capitals [DQ]		Philadelphia, PA
2001	Old Mission Beach Athletic	17-7	Denver Barbarians		Philadelphia, PA
2002	Old Mission Beach Athletic	54-0	Maryland Exiles		Philadelphia, PA
2003	Riverside Rugby	22-21	Olympic Club Rugby		Pittsburgh, PA
2004	Riverside Rugby	38-19	Denver Barbarians		Park City, UT
2005	Old Blue of New York	31-17	Old Mission Beach Athletic	Sean Horan	Pittsburgh, PA
2006	Old Mission Beach Athletic	29-14	Old Blue of New York		Bellingham, WA
2007	Chicago Lions	35-21	Old Mission Beach Athletic		Bellingham, WA	^[1]
2008	Gentlemen of Aspen	26-24	Belmont Shore Rugby	Mike Palefau	San Francisco, CA	^[2]
2009	Belmont Shore Rugby	34-15	Gentlemen of Aspen	Peter Sio	San Francisco, CA	^[3]
2010	Seattle-OPSB Rugby	26-17	Belmont Shore Rugby		San Francisco, CA	^[4]
2011	Belmont Shore Rugby	37-14	Schuylkill River Exiles		San Francisco, CA	^[5]
2012	Belmont Shore Rugby	26–12	Chicago Lions	Mike Te'o	San Francisco, CA	^[6]
2013	Seattle-OPSB Rugby	26–5	Denver Barbarians	Miles Craigwell	Pittsburgh, PA	^[7]
2014	Seattle-OPSB Rugby	29–26	Old Blue of New York	Mike Palefau	Seattle, WA	^[8]
2015	Seattle Saracens	31–10	Denver Barbarians	Ata Malifa (Denver)	Des Moines, IA	^[9]
2016	Rugby Utah	48-12	Kansas City Blues	Don Pati	Denver, CO
2017					Minneapolis, MN

Results — Women

Year	Champion	Score	Runner Up	Tournament MVP	Location	Ref
2011	Berkeley All Blues	36-0	Boston Belles		San Francisco, CA	^[10]
2012	San Diego Surfers	33-12	Seattle Breakers		San Francisco, CA	^[11]
2013	Berkeley All Blues	22-5	Northern Virginia Rugby	Irene Gardner	Pittsburgh, PA	^[12]
2014	San Diego Surfers	45-0	Old Blue of New York	Nia Williams	Seattle, WA	^[13]
2015	American Rugby Pro Training Center	21-17	Seattle Saracens	Jess Wooden	Des Moines, IA	^[14]
2016	Scion Sirens	38-0	Old Blue of New York	Kiki Morgan (Scion)	Denver, CO
2017					Minneapolis, MN

Records

Men's Records

Most Cup Championships: 8, by the Seattle Saracens (history includes results as OPSB Rugby and Seattle-OPSB Rugby)
Most Cup Finals: 9, by Old Mission Beach Athletic
Highest Medal Count: 12, by the Denver Barbarians (0 gold, 7 silver, 5 bronze)
Most Cup Semi-Finals: 14, by the Denver Barbarians
Most Cup Quarter-Finals: 21, by the Denver Barbarians
Best Winning Percentage (Minimum 30 games played): 72.94%, by the Seattle Saracens (history includes results as OPSB Rugby and Seattle-OPSB Rugby)
Most Matches Won: 78, by the Denver Barbarians
Most Appearances: 22, by the Denver Barbarians
Most Consecutive Appearances: 15, by the Denver Barbarians (2001-2015)

Women's Records

Most Cup Championships: 2, by the Berkeley All Blues and San Diego Surfers
Most Cup Finals: 2, by the Berkeley All Blues, San Diego Surfers, Seattle Saracens (history includes results as Seattle Breakers), and Old Blue of New York
Highest Medal Count: 4, by the San Diego Surfers (2 gold, 0 silver, 2 bronze)
Most Cup Semi-Finals: 4, by the Berkeley All Blues, Northern Virginia Rugby, and San Diego Surfers
Most Cup Quarter-Finals: 6, by the Berkeley All Blues, Northern Virginia Rugby and San Diego Surfers
Most Matches Won: 28, by the San Diego Surfers
Most Appearances (Overall and Consecutive): 6, by the Berkeley All Blues, Northern Virginia Rugby and San Diego Surfers

Event Records

Highest Attendance: 6,000 (2014 Club 7s)
Largest margin of victory in a Cup Final: 54, by Old Mission Beach Athletic (54-0; 2002 Club 7s)

External links

USA Rugby Club 7s official site

References

↑ "2007 USA Rugby Club 7s National Championship Results", USA Club 7s, August 12, 2007
↑ "2008 USA Rugby Club 7s National Championship Results", USA Club 7s, August 10, 2008.
↑ "2009 USA Rugby Club 7s National Championship Results", USA Club 7s, August 16, 2009.
↑ "2010 USA Rugby Club 7s National Championship Results", USA Club 7s, August 15, 2010.
↑ "2011 USA Rugby Club 7s National Championship Results", USA Club 7s, August 7, 2011.
↑ "Belmont Shore Repeats 7s Title", USA Rugby, August 4, 2012.
↑ "Seattle-OPSB Win Club 7's National Championship", This Is American Rugby, August 11, 2013.
↑ "Seattle repeats as Club 7s Champion", USA Rugby, August 11, 2014.
↑ "Club 7s trophy to stay in Seattle for third year", USA Rugby, August 9, 2015.
↑ "2011 USA Rugby Club 7s National Championship Results", USA Club 7s, August 7, 2011.
↑ "Belmont Shore Repeats 7s Title", USA Rugby, August 4, 2012.
↑ "Seattle-OPSB Win Club 7's National Championship", This Is American Rugby, August 11, 2013.
↑ "Seattle repeats as Club 7s Champion", USA Rugby, August 11, 2014.
↑ "Club 7s trophy to stay in Seattle for third year", USA Rugby, August 9, 2015.

Rugby union in the United States

Governing body

USA Rugby

Geographical Unions

National teams

Men's	Eagles USA Selects All Americans U-20 U-19 U-17 7s
Women's	Women's U-19 7s

Competitions

College	College rugby Varsity Cup Division 1-A Rugby Collegiate Rugby Championship
Domestic	USA Rugby Club 7s Men's DI Club Championship Men's DII Club Championship
International	U.S. at the Rugby World Cup Pacific Nations Cup Americas Rugby Championship
Defunct	PRO Rugby Churchill Cup North America 4 Pacific Rim Championship USA Rugby Elite Cup Rugby Super League

International players
Comparison of American football and rugby union
Rugby union in American Samoa
Rugby union in Guam
Rugby union in Puerto Rico
Rugby union in the United States Virgin Islands
USA Rugby South

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