June 5-6, 1999: Atlantis Men at Lisbon Sevens

(Atlantis Tournament #70)
Emil Signes
JUNE 25, 2013 (rev. August 25, 2013)

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Atlantis at Lisbon 7s
Atlantis at Lisbon Sevens
Top, L to R: Aseri Batiratu, Rob Balnis, Chris Carney, Keith McLean, Simon Beatham, Thabu Eloff
Bottom, L to R: Emil Signes, Toshi Palamo, Jeff Reuther, Rob Anna, Seta Palamo, Jason Fox


Note of 2013: I didn't keep any written record of this tournament, because what should have been a great weekend for me was spoilt by the actions of one of our players who was sent off early in the first match for the rest of the tournament. I had been in Portugal in 1996 and 1997 working with the national team and give clinics throughout Portugal. This is a very tough tournament, and we had a 3-2 record, being knocked out in the Plate Semifinal.

Atlantis Roster (Atlantis Number, Name, Club)

245 Rob Anna, Montauk
387 Rob Balnis, Montauk
423 Aseri Batiratu, Sacramento
434 Simon Beatham, Nottingham (UK)
172 Chris Carney, Montauk
435 Thabu Eloff, Chicago Lions
236 Jason Fox, Cleveland
123 Keith McLean, Philadelphia-Whitemarsh
436 Arona "Seta" Palamo, Sacramento
437 Toshi Palamo, Sacramento
438 Jeff Reuther, New Orleans

The only results I had were a 12-10 defeat of Belem in our opening match, despite playing most of the game with 6 players, and our final match, a close loss to the Scottish Thistles in the Plate Semifinal.