Lonestar/Dallas 7s – June 6, 2009 – Writeup and Videos

UPDATE (6/21): The scores for the Dallas Tournament were posted moments after the games ended. If you would like Tournament scores posted LIVE, email me at scrumhalfconnection@gmail.com for more details.

Dallas 7s was a huge success this year with 26 men’s teams and 10 women’s teams! Thanks to everyone who came out and participated, lets keep making it bigger and better every year! For full results from the Tournament, go here. See below for a writeup from Ros (7s Beaver extraordinaire):

I am so very pleased to report that the Beavers played amazingly at the Lonestar 7s tournament in Dallas this weekend! Out of the eight teams that showed up, Beavers went 3-0 in their bracket, soundly beat the St. Louis Sabres in the semi-final, and put up a valiant fight in the final against Glendale coming up a bit short. I am going to give you a brief synopsis of the tournament, I have a Swiss cheese brain so please forgive me if I forget anything and feel free to chime in.

Pool Play:
The Beavers got warmed up with Dallas/Little Rock combined side, beating them 26 – 7. Texas Tech was next and they were still a little sleepy from their long drive. They were still able to score a try against us, final score Beavers 34, Tech 5. Our final match of pool play was against OU. I prepared the squad with rucking drills as OU was made up of mostly forwards and played 15s with 7s people. At one point during our match against they grew frustrated with Krafty because she kept pulling out away from the defense. The Sooner yelled at her, “TAKE THE TACKLE!” Apparently, she had never seen proper 7s.

Satiated Beavers vs Little Rock/Dallas – Dallas 7s 2009 from Scrumhalf Connection on Vimeo.

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Satiated Beavers vs Texas Tech – Dallas 7s 2009 from Scrumhalf Connection on Vimeo.

We only got the 2nd half in this game because games overlapped.

Satiated Beavers (Austin Valkyries) vs Oklahoma – Dallas 7s 2009 from Scrumhalf Connection on Vimeo.

Semi-final:
St. Louis brought a strong side to Dallas. They had just one loss in their pool play against Glendale 24 – 5. They also had speed and fitness and an excellent all-star Jenny Kuchar playing fly-half. However, the Beavers were focused and intent on playing a great 7s match. Kuchar was shut down by a strong Beaver defense. We were playing at a ultra-heightened intensity and at one point it got brutal. Pony and Gina out ran them on the corners. Final score, Beavers 27, Sabres 5.

Satiated Beavers vs St. Louis Sabres – Dallas 7s from Scrumhalf Connection on Vimeo.

Final:
The final was supposed to be well over an hour after the semi-final. However, Glendale had air travel issues and asked that we bump up the final to 15 MINUTES after our semi-final match. They didn’t want to play against us without all of their players. So, being kind and accommodating Austin representatives, we agreed to the short break. The first half seemed eerily like our match in Denver, tit for tat. Jacey (playing with us from A&M) injured her hip and had to leave the match. Glendale scored first, but Kitty D. answered by hitting a beautiful hole. 7 to 7 at the half. Then, we started to run out of steam. The long day, several matches, some of our players reffing men’s games, and little rest was too much for the beavers and Glendale took advantage of a disorganized defensive line. Final score Glendale 26, Beavers 7.

Satiated Beavers vs Glendale – Dallas 7s Final from Scrumhalf Connection on Vimeo.

The last game of the evening (we played until almost 7pm!) was the much anticipated Dallas Debutante Ball! The field was full of sequins, lace, short skirts, long skirts and more…see below for a video of Prom Dress Rugby!

Dallas Debutante Ball 2009 from Scrumhalf Connection on Vimeo.

For other videos from the Dallas 7s Tournament, check out the YSC Vimeo Channel. For a listing of other Tournaments this summer and fall, check out the YSC Tournament Listing.