TOLA Sevens 2011 Update

Good Day,

It is with great pleasure that I introduce David Yeoman and co-chair for the 2011 TOLA Sevens Series. Due to feedback we have received from many of the participants, we are going to experiment with a condensed season by moving the finals to the last week of July.

Tentatively, the TOLA schedule is as follows:

Men’s (see current standings here)

  • 6/4         Denton, TX
  • 6/11       Open
  • 6/18       Austin, TX (Bloodfest)
  • 6/25       Black out Weekend (West Qualifier in Dallas)
  • 7/2         Black Out weekend (Independence Day)
  • 7/9         Baton Rouge, LA (Redfish 7s)
  • 7/16       Norman, OK (Tornado Alley)
  • 7/23       Woodlands, TX (Cherrybone 7s)
  • 7/30       Shreveport, LA (Horseshoe 7s)

We are still accepting nominations for a north co-chair so if anyone is interested please email filip.keuppens@fox.com or david.yeoman@gmail.com .

Other tournaments to be aware of (more to come) are Liberty  Fest (formerly Lone Star Classic) being played on 5/28 (Farmers Branch, TX), The West Qualifier #1 on 6/25 (Dallas, TX – #2 is on 7/9 in KC & #3 is on 7/23 in Denver) and Mudfish (Dallas, TX) on 8/6.

Women’s (see current standings here)

  • 6/18       Austin, TX (Bloodfest)
  • 6/25       Black out Weekend (West Qualifier in Dallas)
  • 7/2         Black Out weekend (Independence Day)
  • 7/9         Baton Rouge, LA (Redfish 7s)
  • 7/16       Norman, OK (Tornado Alley)
  • 7/30       Shreveport, LA (Horseshoe 7s)

The Women’s Chair is Wendy Young, please email her at wendy@scrumhalfconnection.com if you have any questions or concerns.