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Santa Claus 7s 2009 Opening Ceremonies
December 6, 2009
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SANTA CLAUS 7′s: Dec. 5th *THIS SATURDAY!*
October 21, 2009
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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.
Santa Claus 7′s: Dec. 6 @Possum Park
December 2, 2008
This years Santa Claus 7′s saw four teams compete for the Golden Santa. Round robin play in the morning set the brackets for the Championship Match between UT and Nashville/Louisville. A hard fought match in the driving snow saw the Nash/Louisville side come out on top.
SC7s Champs
Santa Claus 7s 2007
October 26, 2007
Summary:
Five teams competed for the Golden Santa this year: Washington D.C., Johnson City, UT, Knox1, Knox2. The weather was unfortunately nice and sunny this year resulting in some Santa 7s faithfuls to leave early in disgust (Boo was not one of those people).
Santa Claus 7s 2006
November 6, 2006
Knoxville Rugby Club invites you to the Santa Claus 7s Rugby Tournament, Live from Possum Park on December 2, 2006
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MTSU tops rival Nashville in 7s final
December 4, 1994
Water and December weather in East Tennessee don’t mix.
A Middle Tennessee State University player found that out the hard way at the third annual Santa Claus 7s on Dec. 3, 1994.
Seems the poor fellow drank a gallon of water trying to make the necessary 200-pound weight requirement.
He didn’t – and felt miserable the rest of the day. His teammates ended up feeling fine, dispatching Nashville in the championship.
Prelims
Nashville emerged from pool play as the top seed, going 3-0 and outscoring its opponents 97-5. MTSU was seeded No. 2 after going 2-0 in the prelims.
Nashville had a quarterfinal bye and then dropped the University of Tennessee in semifinal play by a 29-12 count. MTSU slugged Knoxville’s first side 26-7 in the other semi.
Final
MTSU struck first when prop Jay Johnson fed hooker Brandon Sentell off a loose ball to go up 5-0.
Moments later, MTSU center T.J. Westerman exploited an overload and put wing Brian Savasta away for a 40-meter try. Flyhalf Clete Ledford converted for a 12-nil lead.
Westerman chipped ahead following the kickoff, allowing Sentell to beat the cover and touch down his second try. Ledford converted as MTSU led 19-0 at the break. Savasta later added his second score and Ledford converted to end the final in MTSU’s favor at 26-0.
MTSU Nashville
Johnson 1 Caviness
Sentell 2 Johnson
Lee 3 Gregory
Hensley 4 Huffstickler
Ledford 5 Haverstick
Westerman 6 Craig
Savasta 7 Brooks
Ref: Rick Knowles
Johnson City tripped up Knoxville’s second side in the consolation final.