TOLA 7s Series (TX, LA, OK and AR)

All,

I was approached by the TOLA Rugby 7s Series Board to see if we could get some interest in setting up a women’s bracket for TOLA. TOLA was started last year by a few different teams and seemed to really be a great success as the teams played a ton of 7s and had a lot of fun! TOLA stands for Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas and is comprised of a 7s tournament from each of those states.

I think the best part of the series is that we get to travel to fun rugby tournaments, meet new people and the points system is designed to make the Series fun and competitive:

Points System
* 6 Points are awarded to the winning team of each TOLA Series Tournament
* 4 points are awarded to the runner up team of each TOLA Series Tournament
* 3 Points are awarded to the third place team of each TOLA Series Tournament
* 2 points are awarded to the fourth place team of each TOLA Series Tournament
* 2 Points are awarded to the winner of any consolation bracket of each TOLA Series Tournament
* 1 bonus point is awarded for each tournament entered. This includes all tournaments (TOLA and Social) registered on the TOLA website
* 2 “at large” points may be awarded at each TOLA Series events by the TOLA board for a team or teams (1 pt. each) that display character that exemplifies the spirit of rugby. Examples of behavior that will be considered for these points include travelling a great distance, entering multiple teams, assisting the tournament hosts in some way, playing up a division to fill a bracket, etc.

The tentative schedule that we would consider for the women’s series would be:

• June 6- Lone Star 7s (Dallas)
• June 20- Bloodfest 7s (Austin)
• July 11- Varano 7s
• July 18- Oklahoma Tornado Alley 7s (TBD)
• July 25- Ark 7s (Little Rock)
• Women’s final TBD

Let me know your thoughts etc and we can all chat to see if we are interested. BTW I sent this message to Texas Tech, Houston, A&M, Satiated Beavers (Austin), Baton Rouge, Arkansas, Kansas, New Orleans Half Moons, Dallas, Univ of Oklahoma, Little Rock and the Univ of Texas. Let me know if I forgot any teams or if anyone needs to be added.

Thanks,
Wendy

I have only heard back from 3 teams on this invitation…please let me know if you are interested in joining the TOLA 7s Series this year. Please get back to me by MAY 1, 2009 so I can begin making plans.

FAQ

1) There is no cost to join TOLA, it is free for your team, you will need to pay the tournament entry fees though for each tournament you attend.
2) There is no penalty for not showing up to a tournament, make sure to review the Points System because you get points for showing rugby spirit, just attending a tournament etc…this is meant to be fun and competitive, so the points are geared towards that.
3) Club and Colleges will compete in the same bracket unless we get a good number for each and then I will separate them out.

Please let me know if you have any other questions and please pass this on to any teams that you think may be interested! Check out the Google Doc for the TOLA 7s Series here for more intense details.

Thanks,
Wendy