Champions Hippo 2021

Lakefront 7s Champions

This Lakefront 7s Champions list represents our best efforts to keep track of the winners of the event each year and provide historical content for future events. You may also be interested in a more generalized Lakefront 7s history.

Women: Elite | Open/Social | Super Social
Men: Elite | Competitive | Open/Social | Super Social | HIPPOs
High School (U19): Girls | Boys
Co-ed tag: 7th-8th Grade | 5th-6th Grade | 3rd-4th Grade

High School Girls

  • 2023 — Sparta Rock (Rockford, MI; match report)
  • 2022 — Sparta Rock (Rockford, MI; match report)
  • 2021 — Badger Selects (Select-side, WI; match report)
  • 2020 — none (COVID-19)
  • 2019
    • Cup — Hawkettes (Des Moines, IA; match report)
    • Plate — Cobras (New Lenox, IL)
  • 2018 — Hawkettes (Des Moines, IA; match report)
  • 2017 — Hawkettes (Des Moines, IA)
  • 2016 — Hawkettes (Des Moines, IA)
  • 2015 — Penn (Elkhart, IN)
  • 2014 — Catholic Memorial (Waukesha, WI)
  • 2013 — Catholic Memorial (Waukesha, WI)
  • 2012 — Catholic Memorial (Waukesha, WI)
  • 2011 — N/A
  • 2010 — N/A
  • 2009 — Rockford (Rockford, IL)
  • 2008 — St. Charles
  • 2007 — Harlequins (Vernon, WI)
  • 2006 — Midwest U19 Thunderbirds

High School Boys

  • 2023 — Southeast Polk Rugby (Altoona, IA; match report)
  • 2022 — Iowa Hawks (Select-side, IA; match report)
  • 2021 — Iowa Hawks (Select-side, IA; match report)
  • 2020 — none (COVID-19)
  • 2019
    • Cup — Hawks (Des Moines, IA; match report)
    • Plate — A-Team (Ankeny, IA)
  • 2018 — Elite Bracket: Mystical Canucks (Boston, MA; Quebéc, Canada; match report)
  • 2018 — Warriors (Naperville, IL; match report)
  • 2017 — Wildcats (Eagan, MN)
  • 2016 — Mystic River (Boston, MA)
  • 2015 — Middleton (Middleton, WI)
  • 2014 — Patriots (Milwaukee, WI)
  • 2013 — SE Polk (Pleasant Hill, IA)
  • 2012 — Tornados (Bloomington, IL)
  • 2011 — Cathedral (Carmel, Indiana)
  • 2010 — Muskego (Muskego, WI)
  • 2009 — Lancers
  • 2008 — St. Charles
  • 2007 — Harlequins (Vernon, WI)
  • 2006 — Bay Port (Green Bay, WI)
  • 2004 — Muskego
  • 2001 — Muskego

 Men’s Competitive/Men’s A/Cup

  • 2023 — Roos (Pulaski, WI; match report)
  • 2022 — Wisconsin RFU Men’s Selects (match report)
  • 2021 — Air Force (Select-side, America; match report)
  • 2020 — none (COVID-19)
  • 2019 — Kansas City Blues (Kansas City, MO; match report)
  • 2018 — Milwaukee RFC (Milwaukee, WI; match report)
  • 2017 — Metropolis (Minneapolis, MN)
  • 2016 — Milwaukee RFC (Milwaukee, WI)
  • 2015 — Milwaukee RFC (Milwaukee, WI)
  • 2014 — Lions (Chicago, IL)
  • 2013 — Milwaukee RFC (Milwaukee, WI)
  • 2012 — Savage Nation (Milwaukee, WI)
  • 2011 — Blaze (Chicago, IL)
  • 2010 — C-side Seamen
  • 2009 — C-side Seamen
  • 2008 — Milwaukee RFC (Milwaukee, WI)
  • 2007 — The Irish Pub
  • 2006 — West Side Harlequins (Milwaukee, WI)
  • 2004 — Hot Rod Lincolns
  • 2001 — Northwest Indiana Exiles
  • 1991 — Lions (Chicago, IL)
  • 1990 — Lions (Chicago, IL)
  • 1989 — Rovers RFC (Cleveland, OH)
  • 1988 — University of Kansas (Lawrence, KS)
  • 1987 — Milwaukee RFC (Milwaukee, WI)
  • 1986 — Quad City Irish (Davenport, IA)
  • 1985 — Quad City Irish (Davenport, IA)
  • 1984 — Quad City Irish (Davenport, IA)
  • 1983 — Quad City Irish (Davenport, IA)

Women’s Open/Social

  • 2023
  • 2022 — Minx (Knoxville, TN; match report)
  • 2021 — Hawkeyes (Davenport, IA; match report)
  • 2020 — none (COVID-19)
  • 2019
    • Cup — North Shore Green (Chicago, IL; match report)
    • Plate — Hawkeyes (Davenport, IA)
  • 2018 — Morning Bracket: Wisconsin Women’s RFC (Madison, WI; match report)
  • 2018 — Evening Bracket: Northshore (Chicago, IL; match report)
  • 2017 — Youngbloodz (Minneapolis, MN)
  • 2016 — T.I.T.S. (Milwaukee, WI)
  • 2015 — Black Katts (Winona, MN)
  • 2014 — Wisconsin WRC (Madison, WI)
  • 2013 — Harlequins (Atlanta, GA)
  • 2012 — Ninjas (Buffalo, NY)
  • 2011 — Beaver Nation
  • 2010 — All Pink Cougars
  • 2009 — St. Charles
  • 2008 — Ninjas (Buffalo, NY)
  • 2007 — Valkyries (Minneapolis, MN)
  • 2006 — Eastern Iowa

Men’s Open/Social/Bowl

  • 2023 — Fox Valley Māori (St. Charles, IL; match report)
  • 2022 — Dream Thiems (Green Bay, WI; match report)
  • 2021 — Roos (Pulaski, WI; match report)
  • 2020 — none (COVID-19)
  • 2019 — Barbarians (Milwuakee, WI; match report)
  • 2018 — Morning Bracket: Barbarians (Milwuakee, WI; match report)
  • 2018 — Evening Bracket: Sepi’s 7 (Las Angeles, CA; match report)
  • 2017 — Krakens (Lake Michigan, IN), Swords (Chicago, IL)
  • 2016 — Krakens (Lake Michigan, IN), Naptown Royal (Indianapolis, IN)
  • 2015 — Barbarians (Milwuakee, WI), Northwest Woodsmen (Schaumburg, IL)
  • 2014 — Krakens (Lake Michigan, IN), Milwaukee RFC (Milwaukee, WI)
  • 2013 — Ramblers (St. Louis, MO), Ravens (Rockford, IL)
  • 2012 — Krakens (Lake Michigan, IN), Condors (Chicago, IL)
  • 2011 — Condors (Chicago, IL), KISS
  • 2010 — Condors (Chicago, IL), Misfits (Hammond, IN)
  • 2009 — Oconomowoc, Notre Dame
  • 2008 — Terminator Sharks
  • 2007 — Wolfpac (Fund du Lac, WI)
  • 2006 — Wolfpac (Fund du Lac, WI)
  • 2004 — Ice Monkeys
  • 2001 — Jerky Boys

Men’s Super Social/Plate

  • 2023 — Rogues RFC a.k.a. Flint Tropics (Flint, MI; match report)
  • 2022 — Bombers (St. Louis, MO; match report)
  • 2021 — Lincoln Park (Lincoln Park, IL; match report)
  • 2020 — none (COVID-19)
  • 2019 — Bombers (St. Louis, MO; match report)
  • 2004 — UW-Parkside
  • 2001 — Tradesmen

Women’s Super Social

  • 2023 — Division not scheduled.
  • 2022 — Scylla (Milwaukee, WI; match report)
  • 2021 — Hot Girl Scrummers (Madison, WI; match report)
  • 2020 — none (COVID-19)
  • 2019 — Deathicorns (Chicago, IL)

Women’s Elite/USA Rugby Qualifier

  • 2015 — Youngbloodz (Minneapolis, MN)
  • 2014 — Youngbloodz (Minneapolis, MN)
  • 2013 — Lions (Chicago, IL)
  • 2012 — North Shore (Chicago, IL)
  • 2011 — Amazons (St. Paul, MN)
  • 2010 — North Shore (Chicago, IL)
  • 2009 — GODRFC
  • 2004 — Midwest Thunderbirds
  • 2001 — Kandiyohi

Men’s Elite/USA Rugby Qualifier

  • 2015 — Youngbloodz (Minneapolis, MN)
  • 2014 — Youngbloodz (Minneapolis, MN)
  • 2013 — Lions (Chicago, IL)
  • 2012 — North Shore (Chicago, IL)
  • 2011 — Amazons (St. Paul, MN)
  • 2010 — North Shore (Chicago, IL)
  • 2009 — GODRFC
  • 2008 — 4-way tie (due to weather cancellation)
    • Griffins (Chicago, IL)
    • Lions (Chicago, IL)
    • Coralville Reefers (Ferndale, WA)
    • Milwaukee RFC (Milwaukee, WI)
  • 2007 — Milwaukee RFC (Milwaukee, WI)
  • 2006 — Gazelles (Grand Rapids, MI)
  • 2004 — Gazelles (Grand Rapids, MI)
  • 2001 — Metropolis (Minneapolis, MN)

HIPPOs (35+ age and/or 275 lbs weight)

  • 2023 — Indiana Warlocks (Indianapolis, IN; match report)
  • 2022 — Milwaukee RFC (Milwaukee, WI; match report)
  • 2021 — Milwaukee Barbarians (Milwaukee, WI; match report)
  • 2020 — none (COVID-19)
  • 2019 — Milwaukee RFC (Milwaukee, WI)
  • 2008 — Milwaukee RFC (Milwaukee, WI)

7th-9th Grade Tag

5th-6th Grade Tag

  • 2023 — Monona Grove (match report)
  • 2022 — Green Bay (match report)
  • 2021 — Fox Cities
  • 2020 — none (COVID-19)
  • 2019 — Fond Du Lac
  • 2018 — Fond Du Lac

3rd-4th Grade Tag

  • 2023 — Fond du Lac (match report)
  • 2022 — Cottage Grove (match report)
  • 2021 — Menomonee Falls
  • 2020 — none (COVID-19)
  • 2019 — West Bend
  • 2018 — Fond Du Lac