The schedule for the 2019 Badger 7s series is now available. The series begins on July 28 in Sheboygan and concludes on August 25 on Cottage grove.
Questions can be directed to Fran Brunette).
In an unexpected move, the Wisconsin Rugby Club have announced via email that their rugby 7s tournament — the 2019 Madtown 7s — will now be held on July 13th.
Madtown 7s is typically the second tournament of the Wisconsin rugby 7s season and is held on the second week in June. The shift to July now sees it scheduled after Lionhunter 7s (see below).
The new date means that Madtown 7s is no longer competing with the Forest City 7s in nearby Rockford, IL on June 15th. Forest City 7s is a Midwest Qualifying event for the National Club 7s Championship and is likely to attract the top teams in the area.
The move to July 13th means there is no break between 7s and 10s this year with the latter beginning on July 20th with Pigfest. (more…)
The 2019 midwest 7s qualifier series schedule has been set. Following a public bid process, the series will be held on the following dates at the events indicated:
Following our earlier report that the Titletown 10s rugby tournament in Green Bay had been cancelled for 2019, we now report that another popular tournament in the state is also making changes to their summer rugby calendar.
The Milwaukee Black & Blue (pictured above) has informed lakefront7s.com that it is moving both the date and location of its annual event the Lumberjack 10s. Held at the end of July in Minocqua since 1999, the 2019 installment will now be played on August 3rd in Waukesha at Minooka Park.
“In order to help us gain momentum going into 2020 for our clubs 40th anniversary, we moved the venue and date to draw more old boys to help,” said Tom Zientek, president of the Milwaukee Black & Blue RFC. (more…)
In Wisconsin, July is the season for 10-a-side rugby with tournaments like Pigfest 10s, Lumberjack 10s, and Stu Daily 10s (now the WRC Memorial Tens) having a well-known reputation around the state.
Played primarily by Men’s teams, tens rugby does not appear to be growing in the state and recent developments suggest the appetite for the variation is changing, and in fact may be waning.
The first indication of changing interested in rugby came not from tens but from sevens rugby as the Leinie’s 7s tournament announced it would switch to the 15-a-side code for 2019. A crowded field of sevens events in the summer is likely a contributing factor for this decision. It appears that the popularity of sevens rugby may also affect team availability for tens rugby. (more…)
A staple of the Wisconsin summer rugby scene has decided to make some big changes for 2019.
Leinie’s 7s — hosted by the Fox Cities Gargoyles in Greenville — is typically held the first Saturday in June. This year however will see both the date and format change.
According to posts on social media and email confirmation, the 2019 Leinie’s 7s will be held on May 11th. The format will switch from 7s to 15s. (more…)
We are excited to announce that 16 teams have already registered for the 2019 Lakefront 7s. This includes 5 teams in our new Super-social and Hippos brackets, and 4 high school teams.
Of course we are thrilled that teams are registering earlier than ever this year. But early interest in the new brackets is encouraging. In the most recent annual Lakefront 7s survey we noticed an up-tick in participants who felt that the skill level in their bracket was too diverse. Practically speaking, that resulted too many lop-sided scores. (more…)
The Wisconsin 2019 Rugby 7s calendar lists the rugby events relevant to those living in and interested in rugby in Wisconsin. This includes the traditional summer tournaments as well as collegiate and high school series, rugby tens, and tag rugby. When available, the list also includes relevant contact information for each event or series.
We will continue to update the Wisconsin rugby 7s calendar as information becomes available (especially for Fall 7s events which are still a ways off). And if you have any additions or modifications to the Wisconsin rugby sevens calendar please do drop us a note! (more…)
