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2008 summer sevens series dates

Tournament 1 September 6th Hosted by Heineken 7

Tournament 2 September 13th Hosted By South Africa 7

Tournament 3 September 27th Hosted by North America 7

Tournament 4 October 4th  Hosted by Six Nations 7

Tournament 5 October 11th Hosted by ANZAC 7

National VII's 2008 Mandatory squad Training sessions

Wednesday evening 5 - 7pm from May 14th - October 15th

Saturday morning 9am - 10:00am from June 7th - August 30th

The National women's team also starts training on Wednesday June 18th in preparation for the RWC qualifiers. The men's team continue to prepare and this year it seems that we will have a team of youth and experience representing the nation in Bahamas.

Individula fitness and skill sessions are run Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Fridat at 5:30pm and team sessions are Wednesday 5:30 and Saturday Mornings 10 - 11

IRB Rugby World Cup of Sevens Regional qualification tournament October 25th & 26th Nassua Bahamas.

www.irb.com 15 January 2008

2008 summer sevens series

Premier Division 2008

Seeding	Team	Tournaments	Played	Won	Lost	Tied	For	Against	Difference	Total
1	Ama Tsotsi
2
3	Cayman Clubs
4	Academy

Women's Division 2008

Oldies and Social Divsion 2008

Seeding	Team	Tournaments	Played	Won	Lost	Tied	For	Against	Difference	Total
1	Clydesdales
2	Grizz's old fellas
3
4	Oldies

Youth Division 2008

Match Schedule September 6th 2008

IRB MEDIA RELEASE

Rugby World Cup Sevens 2009 Qualifier Process Set for Kick-Off
**PLEASE NOTE CORRECTED DATES FOR NAWIRA RWC SEVENS 2009 QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT**

The first qualifiers for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2009 will be confirmed this weekend when the qualification process gets under way in Punta del Este, Uruguay. The CONSUR Tournament, which is the first of seven regional qualifiers to be played this year, will see one men’s and one women’s team confirm places at Rugby Sevens’ showpiece in Dubai.

The two-day event, which kicks-off on Friday, sees hosts Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile, Brazil, Peru, Colombia and Venezuela compete for the one available qualification place in the men’s Tournament. They will also be joined by invitational team Argentina, who has already qualified for RWC Sevens 2009 courtesy of reaching the quarter-finals at RWC Sevens 2005 in Hong Kong.

The women’s competition, which will be played on the same pitch as the men’s, will see Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Peru and Paraguay, compete for the title that will confirm a place at the Dubai Tournament in 2009.

Click here to view the full CONSUR RWC7Q schedule

Nine men’s teams are already guaranteed places at RWC Sevens 2009 (the eight quarter-finalists from 2005; Fiji, New Zealand, England, Australia, France, Scotland, Argentina and South Africa and Host Union, the Arabian Gulf), while a further 15 places will be filled via the regional qualifier structures.

Three qualifiers will come from Africa, two from North America and the Caribbean, one from South America, two from Asia, five from Europe and two from Oceania. This structure will guarantee the presence of some teams not regularly seen on the IRB Sevens World Series circuit.

RWC Sevens 2009 will be the first Tournament to incorporate a women’s competition and all 16 women’s teams will be confirmed through the regional qualifier process. Two qualifiers will come from Africa, two from North America, one from South America, three from Asia, six from Europe and two from Oceania.

“For the Women’s Game the start of the regional qualifying process is an exciting development. In total 83 Unions will participate in Tournaments held across all six regions highlighting Rugby Sevens’ truly global appeal and the growing stature of the women’s Game,” said IRB Chairman Bernard Lapasset.

Following the opening Tournament in Uruguay, six further regional Rugby World Cup Sevens 2009 qualifiers will be played:

FIRA-AER European qualifier (women’s) - Limoges – June 14/15
FIRA-AER European qualifier (men’s) Hanover – July 12/13
NAWIRA North American and Caribbean qualifier (men’s and women’s) – Bahamas - October 25/26
ARFU Asian qualifier (men’s and women’s) TBC
CAR African qualifier (men’s and women’s) TBC
FORU Oceania qualifier (men’s and women’s) TBC
“These regional qualifying Tournaments are a very exciting prospect, kick-starting an important year for Rugby Sevens. Coupled with the popular IRB Sevens World Series, the Tournaments will ensure that an unprecedented amount of elite level Rugby Sevens is played over the next 12 months,” added Lapasset.
Further Information:

Dominic Rumbles, IRB Communications Manager +353-86-852-0826, email dominic.rumbles@irb.com

Related Items/Links
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2007 Caribbean championships results of the national team

Final seeding 10th

National Squad: Rob Aspinal, Jon Rew, Jon Doak, Keswick Wright, Justin Vasquez, Marcus Cumber, Richard Tressider, Ben Tressider, James Geary, Ed Westin

2007 Summer Series of sevens - final standings after 5 tournaments

Team	Tournament 1 finish	Tournament 2 finish	Tournament 3 finish	Tournament 4 finish	Tournament 5 finish	Total points
Ama Tsotsi	1	1	1	2	3	22
	2	2	2	3	2	19
Academy	3	4	3	4	4	12
Island Air	0	0	0	1	1	10
Don Fosters Dive Iguanas	4	3	5	5	5	8
SOCIAL
A La Kebab Clydesdales	3	1	2	1	1	22
Oldies	1	2	3	2	1	21
Barbarians	2	3	1	3	3	15

are the sponsors of the National sevens team that compete in the Caribbean championships annualy. As a part of this important program Cable & Wireless also sponsor the Summer series of sevens tournaments. These comprise of five individual tournaments and ofer all of the participating teams especially the C & W national squad as many as twenty games each season to help prepare them for the Championships. 2008 is a world cup sevens regional qualification year and the Cayman Islands will be participating in Nassau Bahamas.

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