1981 ->: Early History of  US National Sevens Rugby Teams

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    -- What is there in the first 11 months of 1999? That needs to go in previous chapter) --
    --    Hong Kong, and ... what else in 1999 - who would know? (again, for previous chapter)

    -- re-do this and all section headings (in this chapter and others) from the start - sort out Heading #s, etc: -- 

Have a chapter for qualification for World Cup (Bahamas, 2008) / this and RWC 7s Dubai should have both men and women together!
        - and later, write up the Cary qualifications, men and women, together ...

provide a link to each tourney's results? e.g. http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1385
    or just make sure there's a link at beginning of each season?
    I've provided this for each tournament in the text

e.g. this refers to the entire 1999-2000 season:
    http://www.worldrugby.org/search?s=world+sevens+series+1999&toggle=tournament
This is the archive:
    http://www.worldrugby.org/sevens-series/archive

Lists of World Series Events and results my be found at http://www.worldrugby.org/sevens-series/archive

Some results may also be found at rugby7.com

NOTE: MANY RESULTS FROM WS7 are from rugby7.com!!

-Events & Results: Men's World Series of Sevens 1999-2009

Where I didn't have easy access to this data from something like Rugby Magazine, I went to worldrugby.org's archives and found every World Series of Sevens tournament listed, along with scores of every game. The site is

http://www.worldrugby.org/sevens-series/archive

and from there one can go to each season, and from there to each tournament, which is numbered in the link to that specific tournament.  E.g. the first tournament of the first season, 1999-2000, Dubai, is number 1382, and the link to its results is http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1382/results  Each 4 digit number corresponding to a tournament is given in parentheses in what follows.  Unfortunately, within each season the tournaments are not numbered chronologically. (-- There is also some discrepancy between the dats I had recorded originally - don't remember the source :( and those on the worldrugby site; will be checking --

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1999-2000 Men's World Series Events
US participated in these
2-3 December 1999 Dubai (1382)
7-8 January 2000 Punta del Este (1388)
13-14 January 2000 Mar del Plata (1387)   
5-6 February 2000 Wellington (1384)
11-12 February 2000 Suva (1389)
18-19 February 2000 Brisbane (1383)
24-26 March 2000 Hong Kong (1380)
1-2 April 2000 Tokyo (1381)
27-28 May 2000 Paris (1385)

The US did not participate in
10-11 November 1999 Stellenbosch (1386)

US Rosters, Results and Notes: World Series 7s, 1999-2000 (W10 L29)

 

The Eagles participated in 9 of the 10 World Series events.  They comprised 5 tours: a) Dubai (Dec), b) Punta del Este and Mar del Plata (Jan), c) Wellington, Suva and Brisbane (Feb), Hong Kong and Tokyo (Mar/April), and e) Paris (May)

 1-ROSTER, Dubai Dec. 2-3, 1999

Tommy Smith, Coach & Manager
Jeff Ward, physio
Keith Seaber, General Manager

Nick Bell, NOVA (Northern Virginia)
Doug Brown,
Craig Hartley,
Brian Hightower,
Kevin Linzey,
Nelo Lui, OMBAC
John McGeachy, Penn State
Jovesa Naivalu,
Toshi Palamo, Sacramento
Steve Robke, Kansas City Blues
Sosefa Tuitolotu,
Don Younger,

US Results Dubai Dec. 2-3, 1999 (W2 L3):
Day 1
US 15 Australia 36. (match 3) 
US 10 France 24. (match 15) 
US 12 Kenya 7. (match 23) 
Day 2
US 29 Hong Kong 7 (Bowl QF).  (match 27) 
US 7 Zimbabwe 31 (Bowl SF).   (match 30)  

New Zealand won the championship with a 38-14 win over Fiji.

There is a very brief write-up of this tournament in the December 24, 1999 issue of Rugby Magazine. This was the beginning of what would be the one of the most significant advances in sevens rugby at the time - the World Series; yet it received less than a column.

-- are there any writeups? --

2,3-ROSTER, Punta del Este Jan. 7-8, and Mar del Plata Jan. 13-14, 2000

Tommy Smith was the Coach. He was the Manager at Punta del Este, and John Tyler was the manager at Mar del Plata. -- Do not have the rosters. --

US Results Punta del Este Jan 7-8, 2000 (W1 L3):
Day 1
US 0 Samoa 25. (match 20) 
US 5 Argentina 46. (match 21)
US 38 Brazil 7. (match 24)
Day 2
US 12 Germany 21 (Bowl QF). (match 26)

US Results Mar del Plata Jan 13-14, 2000 (W2 L3):
Day 1
US 17 Peru 10. (match 7)
US 0 France 33. (match 8)
US 0 New Zealand 40. (match 10)
Day 2
US 21 Uruguay 15 (Bowl QF). (match 28)
US 7 Spain 14 (Bowl SF). (match 34)

4,5,6-ROSTER Wellington Feb. 5-6, Suva Feb. 11-12, and Brisbane Feb.18-19, 2000

Management: Tommy Smith, Coach and Manager, Terry Fleener, General Manager, Jeff Ward, Physio, Lisa Gorman, fitness; players were

Craig Hartley (Captain), OMBAC (Old Mission Beach Athletic Club)
Brian Hightower,
Chris Kron,
Bobby Lockrem, Denver Barbarians
Nelo Lui,
Toshi Palamo,
Steve Robke,
Mike Skahan,
Ben Trautwein,
Brian Whitfield,
Don Younger,
Jon Younger,

-- are there any writeups? --

-- are there any writeups? --

2/18
US 0 Australia 40. (match 20)
US 0 South Africa 40. (match 21)
US 29 China 12. (match 23)
2/19
US 12 Hong Kong 22. (Bowl QF). -?-

7,8-ROSTER Hong Kong March 24-26, 2000 & Tokyo April 1-2 (W2 L2)

Tommy Smith was the coach, Doug Brown was the manager, and the players were

Ryan Bannon,
Kevin Dalzell, Cal
Craig Hartley, OMBAC (Old Mission Beach Athletic Club)
Dave Hodges,
Chris Kron,
Kevin Linzey,
Nelo Lui,
John McGeachy,
Jovesa Naivalu,
Kurt Schuman,
Don Younger,
Jon Younger,

-- are there any writeups? --

7-Results Hong Kong March 24-26, 2000 (W2 L2)

3/24
US 17 Korea 12. (match 2)
3/25
US 40 China 0. (match 13)
US 7 Fiji 54. (match 16)
3/26
US 7 Croatia 42. (Plate QF) (match

8-Results Tokyo April 1-2, 2000 (W2 L3)

Results Tokyo April 1-2 (W2 L3)       
4/1
US 12 France 26. (match 8)
US 0 New Zealand 40. (match 10)
US 24 Chinese Taipei 12. (match 11)
4/2
US 31 Sri Lanka 7 (Bowl QF). (match 28)
US 5 Korea 42 (Bowl SF). (match 34)

-- are there any writeups? --

9-ROSTER Paris May 27-28, 2000

9-Results 2000 Paris Sevens May 27-28 (W0 L4)

5/27
US 7 Argentina 26. (match 8)

US 0 New Zealand 59. (match 9)

US 12 Morocco 22. (match 11)

5/28
US 7 Ireland 17 (Bowl QF). match 26

-- dates ok thru here --

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1999-00 WS end-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jerusalem/Budapest start

-------------------------- End of Men's World Series Sevens 1999-2000 ----------------------------------

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------------------------- Start of 2000 non-World Series Events (Jerusalem/Budapest) ----------------------------------

won Budapest -  island in Danube - beat Romania in final ...

Austria / NZ / Aus / Fij / Magleby started ...

2000: non-World Series Events

 Holyland (Jerusalem) and Budapest Sevens (September 2000)

I haven't been able to find exact dates for these two tournaments, but Craig Hartley notes that the Holyland Sevens took place about one week prior to an incident, at Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Old City of Jerusalem, that precipitated what is known as the Al-Aqsa Intifada. That date was September 28.

Tommy Smith has the dates of the Holyland 7s as Saturday/Sunday September 6-7, 2000; Budapest as Tuesday/Wednesday September 9-10.

Tommy Smith was the coach and manager.  The players were

Derek Dahlen, OMBAC (Old Mission Beach Athletic Club)
Malakai Delai, OMBAC (Old Mission Beach Athletic Club)
Dave DiSorbo, OMBAC (Old Mission Beach Athletic Club)
Brad Gifford, Wyoming
Craig Hartley, OMBAC (Old Mission Beach Athletic Club)
Alex Magleby, --¿ club ?--
Matt Kane, U. California
 Nelo Lui, OMBAC (Old Mission Beach Athletic Club),
Jovesa Naivalu, --¿ club ?--
Toshi Palamo, Sacramento

------------------------- Start of Qualification for 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens ----------------------------------

Chile qualifier for Rugby World Cup 2001 - later in 2000
-- what I have: Tommy Smith coach, Duncan Hall, mgr / We were 3rd (1. Canada, 2. Chile, 3. US, 4. Uruguay)
Beat Uruguay 21-17 for 3rd place.
Santiago de Chile. Article was May 8, said "last weekend" --

which are the results

and this: 

which is the announcement of the team

Santiago, Chile: Americas Qualifying Tournament for the 2001 Rugby 7s World Cup (May 6-7, 2000)

I have very little information.  I did find two articles from espn.co.uk.  This first one, dated May 3, 2000
 -  http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/story/30821.html  -
announces the tour party to the Americas Qualifying tournament.  It was

Coach: Tommy Smith
Manager: Duncan Hall
Physiotherapist: Jeff Ward.

The players were

Vaea Anitoni
Jay Bronson
Kevin Dalzell (captain)
Malakai Delai
Craig Hartley
Dave Hodges
Nelo Lui
Jason Raven
Kurt Shuman
Don Younger

The teams in the US's bracket were Canada, Trinidad & Tobago, Peru and Columbia.

Canada beat Chile in the final.
The US beat Uruguay 21-17 for 3rd place and a place in the Rugby World Cup Sevens the following January.
-- Missing the tames the US played prior to the 3rd place game --
-- Need to sort out the qualification procedure and results! --

US Results at the Americas Qualifying Tournament for the 2001 Rugby 7s World Cup

Results.

Found this: http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/story/30892.html

-- find all this and update this chapter ... --

-------------------- End of Qualification for 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens ---------------------------

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------------------------- Start of Men's World Series Sevens 2000-2001 ----------------------------------
Including 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens

2000-2001 Men's World Series Events
The US participated in the following:

John McKittrick's first event was the RWC 7s at Mar del Plata.

January 2001 RWC7 Mar del Plata (1399)

9-10 February 2001 Wellington (1397)
(Wellington)-> http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1397
30 March-1 April 2001 Hong Kong (1390)
29-30 April 2001 Tokyo (1393)

The US did not participate in the following:
Durban 18-19 Nov. 2000 (1395)
Dubai 23-24 Nov. 2000 (1396)
London 27-28 May (1391)
Cardiff 2-3 June (1392)
Shanghai 7-8 April 2001 (1398)
Malaysia 21-22 April 2001 (1394)

ROSTER, Rugby World Cup Sevens, Mar del Plata, Argentina, Jan. 26-28, 2001

US Results at the 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens, Mar del Plata, January 26-28, 2001 (1399) (W2 L4)
Jan 26
US 19 Samoa 49. (match 3)
US 19 Hong Kong 0. (match 13)
US 0 Australia 47.  (match 25)
Jan 27
US 10 Wales 19. (match 46)
US 20 Portugal 15. (match 58)
Jan 28
US 5 Spain 26 (Plate QF). (match 68)
 
The US results at the 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens are given in Rugby Magazine's February-March 2001 issue, pp 8-9.

1. ROSTER at Wellington Sevens, February 9-10, 2001

1. US Results at 2001 Wellington Sevens (1397) (W4 L1)

-- any writeup? --

US 14 Fiji 12 (!!). (match 7)
US 17 England 12 (!!!). (match 10)
US 31 China 5. (match 11)
US 12 Canada 10 (Cup QF). (match 32)
US 5 Australia 36 (Cup SF). (match 40)

2. ROSTER, Hong Kong March 30-April 1, 2001

John McKittrick was the coach, Scott Compton the manager, Jeff Ward the physio, and the players were

Malakai Delai, 
Olo Fifita, 
Craig Hartley, 
Chris Kron,
Nelo Lui, 
Alex Magleby,
Jovesa Naivalu, 
Jason Raven (captain), 
Craig Sim, 
Mose Timoteo,  
Kevin Whitcher, 
Don Younger, 


US 10 Samoa 22. match 19
US 7 Argentina 34. match 22
US 7 Wales 24. match 23
US 12 France 7 (Bowl QF). match 27
US 19 Japan 5 (Bowl SF). match 34
US 19 Argentina 31 (Bowl Final). match 39

worldrugby.com shows there was a Women's World Cup Sevens on 26-28 January.  But of course that never happened.
http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1513/results


US W 16 L 16 in 2001-02 events



US Results in Santiago (W4 L2)
day 1
US 5 Australia 33. (match 5)
US 5 Argentina 41. (match 14)
US 59 Brazil 0. (match 19)
day 2
US 45 Paraguay 7 (Bowl QF). (match 28)
US 33 France 26 (Bowl SF). (match 36)
US 32 Canada 5 (Bowl Final). (match 42)

US Results in Mar del Plata (W2 L3)
US 0 Samoa 36. (match 1)
US 17 Wales 21.  (match 10)
US 35 Uruguay 0. (match 17)
day 2
US 47 Brazil 0 (Bowl QF). (match 26)
US 0 France 10 (Bowl SF). (match 35)

US Results in Brisbane (W2 L3)
US 0 Australia 56.  (match 7)
US 31 Wales 14. (match 16)
US 24 Papua New Guinea 10. (match 20)
US 0 South Africa 25 (Cup QF). (match 30)
US 7 Argentina 36 (Plate SF).  (match 37)

US Results in Wellington (W2 L3)
US 7 New Zealand 45. (match 8)
US 21 England 26. (match 15)
US 33 Papua New Guinea 0. (match 20)
US 21 Tonga 14 (Bowl QF). (match 25)
US 14 France 31 (Bowl SF). (match 35)

US Results in Beijing (W3 L3)
day 1
US 5 South Africa 35. (match 7)
US 22 Wales 14. (match 16)
US 31 China 12. (match 20)
day 2
US 7 New Zealand 40 (Cup QF). (match 29) The US scored first but fell behind 19-7 in a tight first half... The final score seemed a bit unfair to the Eagles.
US 12 England 21 (Cup SF). (match 37) Tries by Jone Naqica and David Fee paced the US to a 12-7 halftime lead, but a try just after intermission and one at full-time earned England the match.

Rugby Magazine, May 2002, p. 13: "Our performance on Day 2 was the most satisfying in the last 12 months," USA Coach John McKittrick said. "We've made the championship round only 3 times but in 2 of the 3 we played with composure against New Zealand and certainly against England."

The USA 7s coach also pointed out positive contributions by newcomers Conrad Hodgson and Marc Vera; Hodgson starting in 4 of 5 games and Vera coming on as a substitute in 4 contests. Ryan ReBell and Paul Emerick also earned their debut caps in Beijing.

For the first time this season, the US starters - Ben Trautwein, Alex Magleby, Hodgson, Raven, Koroi, Jovesa Naivalu and Fee - and indeed the entire squad - came through the tournament injury-free.

US Results in Hong Kong (W3 L2)
US 26 Russia 5. (match 9)
day 2
US 28 Hong Kong 19. (match 15)
US 5 Samoa 19. (match 33)
day 3
US 34 Hong Kong 12 (Plate QF). (match 44)
US 10 Scotland 14 (Plate SF). (match 52)

2002-2003 Men's World Series Events
The US participated in the following:
1-2 February 2003 Brisbane (1416)
7-8 February 2003 Wellington (1417)
28-30 March 2003 Hong Kong (1412)

The US did not participate in the following:
6-7 December 2002 Dubai (1415)
13-14 December 2002 George [South Africa] (1418)
31 May-June 1 Cardiff (1414)
6-7 June 2003 London (1413)

(-- were these 7 the only ones that year? --)

US Results in Brisbane
US 0 New Zealand 43.  (match 5)
US 12 France 21. (match 14)
US 38 China 0. (match 19)
day 2
US 40 Papua New Guinea 7 (Bowl QF) (match 25)
US 17 Niue Islands 12 (Bowl SF). (match 35)
US 10 Tonga 29 (Bowl Final). (match 42)

US Results in Wellington
US 5 South Africa 26. (match 1)
US 0 Samoa 49. (match 10)
US 26 Cook Islands 12. (match 17)
day 2
US 28 Papua New Guinea 7 (Bowl QF). (match 28)
US 17 Niue Islands 20 (Bowl SF). (match 36)

US Results in Hong Kong
US 10 Namibia 35. (match 7)
day 2
US 7 New Zealand 57. (match 19)
US 45 Malaysia 5. (match 25)
day 3
US 38 Sri Lanka 7 (Bowl QF). (match 37)
USA 31 China 0 (Bowl SF).  (match 49)
US 24 Japan 19 (Bowl Final). (match 55)

2003-2004 Men's World Series Events
The US participated in the following:
6-7 February 2004 Wellington (1422)
14-15 February 2004 Los Angeles (1426)
26-28 March 2004 Hong Kong (1419)
3-4 April 2004 Singapore (1423)

The US did not participate in the following:
4-5 December Dubai (1421)
12-13 December George (1424)
28-29 Bordeaux (1425)
5-6 June 2004 London (1420)

US Roster, Wellington Sevens, February 7-8, 2004

-- need roster -- Coyner coach

US Results, 2004 Wellington Sevens

-- need results --
US 7 South Africa 49.  (match 3)
US 12 Argentina 29. (match 12)
US 0 Tonga 41.  (match 18)
day 2
US 10 Canada 19 (Bowl QF).  (match 26)
US 22 Niue Islands 17 (Shield SF).  (match 33)
US 43 Cook Islands 26 (Shield Final).  (match 41)

US Roster, Los Angeles Sevens, February 14-15, 2004

-- need roster -- Coyner coach

US Results, 2004 Los Angeles Sevens

- need results --

US 0 England 40.  (match 7)
US 0 Samoa 17. (match 16)
US 31 Trinidad and Tobago 12. (match 20)
US 17 Australia 26 (Bowl QF). (match 25)
US 21 Uruguay 12 (Shield SF). (match 33)
US 29 Korea 22 (Shield Final). (match 41)

US Roster, Hong Kong March 26-28, 2004

Mike Coyner was the coach, and - [rest of the staff?] - , and the players were

Todd Clever
Joe Davies,
Riaan Hamilton,
Alex Magleby
Tyson Meek,
Jovesa Naivalu
Jone Naqica,
Tom Sanders
Kevin Whitcher,
Dave Williams
 

US Results at 2004 Hong Kong Sevens (W2 L2)

US 10 Italy 5.  Two Jovesa Naivalu tries led the US to a 10-5 victory over a huge Italian team on Friday night.

US 7 New Zealand 38.  The one try was by Tyson Meek.

US 27 Japan 12.  Jovesa Naivalu had a hat trick, with other tries being scored by Jone Naqica and Kevin Whitcher.

US 12 Korea 14 (Plate Quarterfinal).  Unfortunately, success in these tournaments for the US at this time was often judged on their result against Korea, and the US came up on the short end of a hotly-contested game.  With the score 7-5 to Korea (US try by Naqica), early in the second half Jone Naqica was issued a yellow card, and Korea scored just short of the end of the sin bin.  A late US try by Joe Fradella couldn’t get the US over the top and the US was on the sad end of yet another close match with Korea, 12-14.

US Roster, Singapore Sevens, April 3-4, 2004

roster - Coyner coach

US Results, 2004 Singapore Sevens

results
US 0 Australia 28.  (match 2)
US 12 Fiji 21.  (match 9)
US 7 Korea 19. (match 17)
day 2
US 7 Canada 24 (Bowl QF). (match 27)
US 21 Malaysia 17 (Shield SF).  (match 34)
US 21 Hong Kong 24 (Shielf Final).  (match 41)

-- dates ok as of here --

--------------------------- End of Men's World Series Sevens 2003-2004 ---------------------------------

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------------------------- Start of Men's World Series Sevens 2004-2005 ----------------------------------

--- need to add Wellington results /  ---

-- 2005 I have Vol 31 #1 (Atlantis at Singapore), #2 #3 (March - US @ USA 7s), #5, #9 (sep), #11, #12 (Atlantis @ Bangkok)
 -- missing #4 (probably RWC7) #6, #7 #8

US Roster, Wellington Sevens, February 4-5, 2005

roster

US Results, 2005 Wellington Sevens

results

US at Los Angeles Sevens, February 12-13, 2005

-- John McKittrick was the coach (-- ¿other staff? --), and the players were --

Eric Andersen, Back Bay Sharks
Mark Bokhoven, Iowa State
Todd Clever, U. of Nevada (-- ¿not in picture? --)
David Fee, Chicago Lions
Riaan Hamilton, OMBAC (Old Mission Beach Athletic Club)
Scott Jones, Chicago Lions
Tyson Meek, U. Oklahoma
Jone Naqica, Denver Barbarians
Jason Raven, Back Bay Sharks
Justin Stencel, Aspen
Riaan van Zyl, OPSB (Old Puget Sound Beach)
Kevin Whitcher, Denver Barbarians.

US Results, 2005 Los Angeles Sevens

 (article in Rugby Magazine, Vol 31 No. 3, March 2005)

US 5 Australia 24. The US had a good first half as they kept Australia from scoring on a Jason Raven yellow card, then Tyson Meek scored when Australia was yellow carded to lead 5-0.  Australia scored on the last play of the half, though, and then put in three second-half tries.
 
US 7 South Africa 43.  Todd Clever scored first on a great crash-ball try, but that was all she wrote.
 
US 12 Canada 19.  Again the US was on the board first with a Todd Clever try, assisted by Jone Naqica. Then the US turned the ball over with not enough support at the tackle, and Canada scored a 60-m try from the turnover. Canada scored a "try" overturned by a touch judge's report; and the US took advantage to score their own try that gave the US a 12-7 lead. Canada, however, scored the next two tries. 

US 0 Kenya 14.  The US had its opportunities, but Kenya shut them down.

US 12 Tonga 35.  The Bowl semifinals were tough news for the US - Mexico and the West Indies, the two weakest teams in the tournament - were in one, and the US and Tonga - 2 potential Cup teams - in the other. The US trailed 14-12 at half (first try by Jason Raven, 2nd try not recorded), but Tonga ran off 3 second half tries and the US was out of the tournament.

US at Rugby World Cup Sevens, Hong Kong, March 18-20, 2005

-- The Coach was John McKittrick, and ... rest of staff?? --

Todd Clever - North Harbour
Phillip Eloff - Chicago Lions
David Fee - Chicago Lions or Back Bay
Riaan Hamilton - OMBAC
Alex Magleby - NYAC
Jone Naqica - Denver Barbarians
Mike Palefau - University of Southern Utah
Jason Raven - OMBAC
Justin Stencel - Charlotte
Mose Timoteo - SFGG
Riaan van Zyl - Old Puget Sound
Kevin Whitcher - Denver Barbarians

ANY TEAM PICTURE IN HK/RWC? - there's none in Rugby Mag

-- Don't have roster - based on starting lineups they were Todd Clever, Alex Magleby, Kevin Whitcher, Mose Timoteo, David Fee (Mike Palefau), Phillip Eloff, Jason Raven // Riaan Hamilton, Riaan van Zyl, Jone Naqica /// Justin Stencel

US Results at 2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens (W2 L4)

US 10 Tonga 31.  Tonga dominated this game; Todd Clever and Mike Palefau were the try scorers.

US 14 Scotland 36.  The Eagles went out to a 14-0 lead on tries by Alex Magleby and Mike Palefau.  Australia took over the game after that.

US 31 Ireland 19.  Scoring for the US were Mike Palefau (2T), David Fee (2T, 1C), Jason Raven (T), and  Jone Naqica (2C).

US 0 New Zealand 45. The first game of day 2.

US 33 Korea 14.  Needing a win to to make the Plate round, the US defeated Korea and finished 3rd in Pool A.

US 0 Georgia 24 (Plate Quarterfinal). This was the game that knocked the US out of the World Cup.

Fiji defeated New Zealand 29-19 to win the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2005.

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------------------------- Start of Men's World Series Sevens 2001-2002 ----------------------------------

World Games July 2005, Duisburg, Germany

(Not part of WSS - checking on staff, availability of photos, etc) - received from Tom B 1/21/16.

---  NEED PICTURE ---

(Boulder, Colorado) 29 July 2005 -- The USA 7s squad finished sixth at the 2005 World Games, contested last weekend before 8,000 in Duisburg, Germany.

After opening-day losses to South Africa, Argentina, and France, the USA rebounded to defeat Japan before its final contest, a rematch with France. Playing a man down for much of the game, the USA fell 20-0.

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----------------------------------- Start of 2005 World Game Sevens ------------------------------------------

US Roster, World Game Sevens, Duisburg, July x-y, 2005 (- need dates -)

Blurb on tourney? (from email from Tom Billups - check if he's got a USA Rugby reference ... )

Tom Billups, coach.

- The 11-man development squad featured 2005 international debutantes Andrew Ryland, Jason Pye, and Mike Palefau, and introduced newcomers in 2005 All-American flanker Jarvis Albury of Arkansas State, University of Utah halfback Dave Anderson, 2005 All-American wing Andy Hanks of Cal, and Haggis wing Mike Morgan. David Fee, Todd Clever, Tony Petruzzella, and skipper Jason Raven were the veterans. -- WG took place July 14-24, have lost link to all this information.

Jarvis Albury, Arkansas State,
Dave Anderson, Utah
Todd Clever,  
David Fee, 
Andy Hanks, 
Mike Morgan, 
Mike Palefau, 
Tony Petruzzella, 
Jason Pye,
Jason Raven, 
Andrew Ryland, 

With only eight teams, the interval between matches averaged just a little over an hour, and that made the time between matches go by very quickly.

Waisale Serevi-led Fiji defeated South Africa 31-26 for the championship.

-- got the info below (detailed results) in an email from Tom Billups; make a PDF file from it for myself, but shorten for this page ...  but where did he get it from ??? --

- also this reference from goffonrugby re US and the World Games:
http://www.erugbynews.com/goffonrugby/archive/member/2005/worldgames7s072705.htm

- dates ok to here -

US Results, 2005 World Games (July - but what days?/abstract this long report for this article, make PDF of the long report, put it on web and then refer to it -)

Day 1

USA v South Africa: 12 - 36
In the USA's first match since the 7s Rugby World Cup, the Americans showed moments of real determination but could not match the South Africans, who fielded 10 players released from Currie Cup sides. The Boks ran in six tries to the Americans' two, one by prop Clever and the second from halfback Raven.

1.  Ryland
2.  Morgan (replaced by Petruzzella)
3.  Clever
4.  Raven
5.  Fee (replaced by Anderson)
6.  Pye
7.  Palefau

USA v Argentina: 14 - 28
The US found themselves down two men, as Fee and Hanks were ruled out of contention due to injury. Notwithstanding, the match could have gone either way right up until the very end. First-year wing Palefau twice rounded the Pumas for long-range tries -- the second including a 40-meter dash with only one boot on. As is now expected, there were several massive hits exchanged between the two Americas rivals.

1.  Ryland
2.  Petruzzella (Albury)
3.  Clever
4.  Raven
5.  Pye
6.  Anderson (Morgan)
7.  Palefau

USA v France: 7 - 38

From the start it was all France, with the Tricolors running hard angles from depth at the tiring Americans to score five tries.  Captain Raven was yellow-carded halfway through the first half to increase the challenge on the US. Newcomer Pye scored the only American try, demonstrating superior footwork and confirming that he is another player with a bright future.

1.  Ryland
2.  Albury (Petruzzella)
3.  Clever
4.  Raven
5.  Pye
6.  Morgan (Anderson)
7.  Palefau

DAY 2

USA v Japan: 17 - 12
In a very tense match, the steady Ryland showed his grit by scoring a long-range try that saw him first gather the ball on his own 10-meter line.  Raven scored the second American try, but it took another blistering scoring run from Palefau at game's end to close out the contest. The Cherry Blossoms were very dangerous in attack, and scored two fine tries.

The two teams' keen rivalry and mutual respect was underscored the night before, as both coaches stayed up late preparing material and bumped into one another after emerging from the hotel's meeting rooms. The awkward moment captured the importance both teams placed on winning this encounter.

1.  Ryland
2.  Petruzzella  (Albury)
3.  Clever
4.  Raven
5.  Pye
6.  Anderson
7.  Palefau

USA v France: 0 - 20
After the first match versus France, this would have been a good bet to be very one-sided contest, but the Americans had other ideas.

With the game still scoreless, the Americans just missed scoring through Palefau, who knocked on attempting to field a ball that was kicked ahead after a long US break. A defensive lapse led to the first French try. Moments later, Raven was shown a yellow card for tripping and despite digging hard to prevent the match from getting away, the Americans leaked another score before their skipper returned. Sadly, Raven's return lasted only a minute into the second spell, as the US halfback was deemed reckless in chasing a ball kicked downfield, and his second yellow meant automatic dismissal. Clever, Asbury, Ryland, Anderson, Pye, and Palefau redoubled their efforts and several times tracked down French line breaks.

1.  Ryland
2.  Albury
3.  Clever
4.  Raven
5.  Pye
6.  Anderson (Morgan)
7.  Palefau

United States: Jarvis Albury (Arkansas State), Dave Anderson (University of Utah), Todd Clever (Mahurangi), David Fee (Back Bay), Andy Hanks (University of California), Mike Morgan (Haggis), Mike Palefau (Southern Utah University), Tony Petruzzella (California Polytechnic University - San Luis Obispo), Jason Pye (University of Utah), Jason Raven (Back Bay), Andrew Ryland (New York Athletic Club).

<-- Al Caravelli appointed January 2006, per Rugby Mag Vol 32 No. 1, effective immediately->)-->

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2005-2006 Men's World Series Events
 The US participated in the following:
  3-4 February 2006 Wellington (1437)
11-12 February 2006 Los Angeles (1441)
31 March - 2 April 2006 Hong Kong (1434)

The US did not participate in the following:
1-2 December 2005 Dubai (1436)
9-10 December 2005 George (1440)
8-9 April 2006 Singapore (1439)
27-28 May 2006 Paris (1438)
3-4 June 2006 London (1435)

US Men at Wellington & Los Angeles Sevens (February 3-4, and 11-12, 2006)

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Eagle Men at Wellington and Los Angeles Sevens, February 2006
Top, L to R: Justin Stencel, Jarvis Albury, Tony Fratangelo, Kevin Whitcher (captain), Todd Clever, Andy Ryland
Bottom, L to R: Jason Pye, Chad Erskine, Dave Anderson, Tim Omi, Jone Naqica, Mike Palefau

For both Wellington and Los Angeles, the players were

Player	Pos'n	Club	Ht ft'in	Wt lbs	Age yrs
Jarvis Albury	H/P	Arkansas State U	6'1	198	22
Dave Anderson	S/C	Haggis (UT)	5'10	190	25
Todd Clever	P	Mahurangi (NZ)	6'4	220	23
Chad Erskine	S	OMBAC (CA)	5'11	185	26
Tony Fratangelo	C/W	Belmont Shore (CA)	6'3	190	28
Jone Naqica	F/C	Denver Barbarians	5'8	180	25
Tim Omi	H/P	OMBAC (CA)	5'10	195	25
Mike Palefau	W	Provo Steelers (UT)	6'1	205	24
Jason Pye	C/W	U. of Utah	6'0	188	22
Andrew Ryland	P	New York AC	6'3	238	24
Justin Stencel	P	Gentlemen of Aspen (CO)	6'0	200	26
Kevin Whitcher	P	Denver Barbarians	6'4	210	28

Management personnel were
Albert Caravelli, Coach
Alex Magleby, Assistant Coach
Tristan Lewis, Manager
John Honcharuk, ATC, Physiotherapist (in Wellington)
Brent Reinholz, ATC, Physiotherapist (in LA)

US Results at 2006 Wellington Sevens (W0 L5)

Day 1
US 17 Tonga 19.  (match 17)
US 5 South Africa 38.  (match 9)
US 17 Argentina 29.  (match 1)

Day 2
US 5 Cook Islands 43. (match 27)
US 12 Papua New Guinea 15. (match34)

US Results at Los Angeles Sevens (February 11-12, 2006)

Any summaries?

Day 1
US 5 France 21. (match 8) 
US 0 England 45. (match 15)  
US 5 Kenya 5. (match 20)
Day 2   
US 19 Uruguay 24 (Bowl QF). (match 28)   
US 33 Mexico 0 (Shield Semifinal).  (match 34)
US 12 Kenya 26 (Shield Final). (match 41)     

http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1441/results 

US Men at Hong Kong Sevens (March 18-20, 2006)

-- NEED PICTURE!! (Al has) --

Al Caravelli was the coach (rest of staff?) and the players were

Jarvis Albury, Arkansas State U
Dave Anderson, Haggis (UT)
Todd Clever, Mahurangi (NZL)
Mike Harvey, Dallas Res
Joe Killefer, Dartmouth
Dominic Mara, New York AC
Mike Palefau, Provo Steelers (UT)
Jason Pye, U. Utah
Andy Ryland, New York AC
Justin Stencel, Gentlemen of Aspen
Mose Timoteo, Golden Gate
Kevin Whitcher, Denver Barbarians

 

US Results at 2006 Hong Kong 7s (W0 L4)

http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1434/results

US 12 Canada 17.  Canada scored first, when we drew a yellow card for kicking the ball when a penalty was called against us. Jarvis Albury scored two tries to give the US a 12-7 halftime lead. Canada, however, scored twice in the second half and the weekend was off to a bad start.

US 5 England 40.  Easy win for England; Dominic Mara scored the only US try following his own chip kick.

US 17 Hong Kong 35. Hong Kong has always fielded a good team at their own tournament, and they led 21-7 at half time with the US try by Mike Palefau.  Kevin Whitcher and Dominic Mara each scored unconverted tries in the second half.

US 17 Sri Lanka 21.  The US could have made up for a bad first day by winning the Bowl, and got off to a 12-0 lead (tries by Joe Killefer and Mara and a Mose Timoteo conversion), but Sri Lanka scored two tries from their own possession and then picked off a US pass to score their third try.  Andy Ryland scored the last try of the game to bring it the US point total to 17.

Fiji won the tournament in a 26-24 barnburner over New Zealand.

2006-2007 Men's World Series Events
The US participated in the following:
  2-3 February 2007 Wellington (1446)
10-11 February 2007 San Diego (1449)
30 Mar - 1 April 2007 Hong Kong (1443)

The US did not participate in the following:
1-2 December 2006 Dubai (1445)
8-9 December 2006 George (1447)
7-8 April 2007 Adelaide (1448)
26-27 May 2007 London (1444)
2-3 June 2007 Edinburgh (1450)

- check -actual dates of all these; when sources differ, sort it out! -

US Rosters at Wellington and San Diego Sevens Feb. 2007

US at Wellington Sevens (February 2-3, 2007)

http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1443/results

US 14 France 5. (match 6) 
day 2
US 14 Australia 15. (match 18)
US 14 Tunisia 5.  (match 30)
day 3
US 19 Hong Kong 12 (Plate QF).  (match 41)
US 19 Wales 22 (Plate SF).  (match 51)

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2007-2008 Men's World Series Events
The US participated in the following:
30 November-1 December 2007 Dubai (1453)
7-8 December 2007 George (1455)
1-2 February 2008 Wellington (1454)
9-10 February 2008 San Diego (1457)
28-30 March 2008 Hong Kong (1451)
4-5 April 2008 Adelaide (1456)

The US did not participate in the following:
24-25 May 2008 London (1452)
31 May-1 June 2008 Edinburgh (1458)

Dubai and George

US Men at Dubai Sevens (Nov. 30-Dec. 1, 2007)

US Men Results at 2007 Dubai Sevens

US Men at George Sevens (December 7-8, 2007)

US Men Results at 2007 George Sevens

US Men at Wellington Sevens (February 1-2, 2008)

2008-2009 Men's World Series Events
The US participated in the following:
27-28 November 2008 Dubai (1462) (wr: 28-29)
4-5 December 2008 George (1464)
5-6 February 2009 Wellington (1463)
13-14 February 2009 San Diego (1466)   
27-29 February 2009 Hong Kong (14)
2-4 April 2009 Adelaide (1465)
22-23 May 2009 London (1460) (-- 23-24 May per WR- ?? --)
29-30 May 2009 Edinburgh (1467)

4-6 March 2009 Dubai RWC7   (-- wr: 5-7 mar --)

The US did not participate in the following:

28-29 November 2008 Dubai (1462)
5-6December 2009 George (1464)
6-7 February 2009 Wellington (1463)
14-15 February 2009 San Diego (1466)   
27-29 March 2009 Hong Kong (1459)
3-5 April 2009 Adelaide (1465)
23-24 May 2009 London (1460)
30-31 May 2009 Edinburgh (1467)













 



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