Five teams braved the weather this past Saturday for a Santa Claus 7s first: 2 inches of snow. Gastonia and Louisville Women traveled the furthest along with Chattanooga, Knoxville, and Knoxville Women. The day started out with freezing temperatures and a weigh-. The field had so much snow on it that it couldn’t be lined: flags marked the boundaries.
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| From 2009 Possum Yard Sale |
This Saturday will mark the greatest, above 200lbs/below freezing, 7′s tournament this side of the buffet table. The 25th annual Santa Claus 7s social tournament will begin Saturday, Dec 5th at 9:30. There will be spots for 8 mens’ & 4 womens’ teams. Entry fee for this tournament is $100 for a club that attended last year and $140 for all other teams to the tournament.
Nashville/Louisville came out on top last year beating the University of Tennessee in the final seconds and adding their names to the Golden Santa trophy. As always, plenty of holiday food cheer will abound. The tournament will be held at Knoxville Rugby’s private pitch.
TEAMS (teams shown in bold have reserved a spot by placing a deposit)
MEN: GASTONIA, UNIV OF TN, KNOXVILLE, NASHVILLE, CHATTANOOGA, JOHNSON CITY
WOMEN: KNOXVILLE/NASHVILLE, LOUISVILLE, CHATTANOOGA
CONTACT
Tournament Director: Jay McNabb (jymcnabb<at>gmail.com)
RESERVE A SPOT
Teams can not be guaranteed a spot unless deposit is made in advance.
RULES
Men: Teams must maintain an average of 1400 lbs on the field at all times. Any players weighing less than 200 lbs are not eligible to score. All players will be weighed prior to kick-off. 18 yr old minimum age.
Women: 1000lb minimum on field at all times. No one under 150lb can score.
SCHEDULE
Friday night: 18:00 – 100lb pig smoking starts at Possum Park.
Weigh-in: 9:30
Kick-off: 10:00
*Out-of-town teams will be given later game times.
After-tourney Social: Beverage & 100lb smoked pig provided at the private pitch.
Evening: Teams will meet at Cool Beans Grill.
TOURNAMENT STYLE
Teams will be broken into (2) groups playing round robin. All teams will be seeded into elimination tournament based on round robin results.
LOCATION
The tournament will be held at the same location as last year which is Knoxville Rugby’s home pitch, Possum Park which is approx 10 miles NE of downtown Knoxville.
9435 College St, Knoxville, TN 37871
HOTEL INFO
The best place to stay will be near the UT campus or downtown.
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