Sevens Rugby

Did anybody see the USA 7's Rugby broadcast on NBC on both Saturday and Sunday the other weekend? The final between Samoa and New Zealand was as thrilling as rugby gets. Each and every Samoa player looked like a threatening ballcarrier and the skills both teams displayed left those at the offices of WGR speechless. Two weeks later and we're still talking about it. One of our favorite little plays is when the Samoa scrum half would scoop the ball up with one hand as it rolled out the back of the scrum, and then he'd flick it perfectly to his first-receiver.

If you didn't see that final, an instant class, here are some highlights:

While we may be faced with a snow covered day, it's also encouraging to think about summer time in Milwaukee and the 30th Annual Lakefront 7's Tournament. One of the biggest and best 7's events in the country, returns on June 30th. One thing that's been lacking the last two years is a strong high school girls bracket. Few teams registered last year. With the growth of 7's, which is to be played in upcoming Olympic games, it'd be encouraging to see more teams tkae part. All the information, including on-line registration can be found at the tournament website: http://www.lakefront7s.com/