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American rugby sevens championship tournament
USA Rugby Club 7s Sport Rugby sevens Instituted 1985; 39 years ago (1985 ) Inaugural season 1985 Number of teams 32 (16 Men's; 16 Women's) Country United States (USA Rugby ) Champions National Athletic Village (3rd title) (2024) Most titles Seattle Saracens (8) Website usaclub7s.com
The USA Rugby Club 7s National Championship is the top annual American rugby sevens competition organized by USA Rugby . It involves the best sixteen men's and women's clubs (32 clubs total) in the United States.
First played in November 1985, the tournament moved to the summer in 1986 and has been a fixture of the summer rugby season in the United States ever since. After a few years of informal women's invitationals, a formal women's competition was added to the event in 2011. The event is streamed online annually, typically on YouTube or The Rugby Channel.
Year
Champion
Score
Runner Up
Tournament MVP
Location
Ref
1985
Old Mission Beach Athletic
26-12
Duck Brothers Rugby
Tucson, AZ
1986
Quad City Irish
25-10
Denver Barbarians
Milwaukee, WI
1987
Duck Brothers Rugby
18-10
Denver Barbarians
Milwaukee, WI
1988
Old Puget Sound Beach Rugby
19-6
Denver Barbarians
Milwaukee, WI
1989
Maryland Old Boys
26-12
Northern Virginia Rugby
Vinny Granger
Alexandria, VA
1990
Old Puget Sound Beach Rugby
18-10
Northern Virginia Rugby
Alexandria, VA
1991
Old Puget Sound Beach Rugby
26-6
Northern Virginia Rugby
Alexandria, VA
1992
Old Puget Sound Beach Rugby
15-6
Old Blues Rugby (CA)
Alexandria, VA
1993
Old Blue of New York
40-22
Kansas City Blues
Hartford, CT
1994
Old Blues Rugby (CA)
31-0
Maryland Exiles
Palo Alto, CA
1995
Old Mission Beach Athletic
35-19
Northern Virginia Rugby
Maliki Delhi
Philadelphia, PA
1996
Northern Virginia Rugby
26-21
Old Mission Beach Athletic
Prince Hill
Philadelphia, PA
1997
San Mateo Rugby
57-7
Fresno Rugby
Philadelphia, PA
1998
San Mateo Rugby
29-7
Tempe Old Devils
Philadelphia, PA
1999
Philadelphia Whitemarsh Rugby
26-19
Northern Virginia Rugby
Keith McLean
Philadelphia, PA
2000
Old Mission Beach Athletic
27-17
Sacramento Capitals [DQ]
Philadelphia, PA
2001
Old Mission Beach Athletic
17-7
Denver Barbarians
Jone Naqica (Denver)
Philadelphia, PA
2002
Old Mission Beach Athletic
54-0
Maryland Exiles
Doug Rowe (Denver)
Philadelphia, PA
2003
Riverside Rugby 22-21
Olympic Club Rugby
Luke Waikamakawa
Pittsburgh, PA
2004
Riverside Rugby
38-19
Denver Barbarians
Park City, UT
2005
Old Blue of New York
31-17
Old Mission Beach Athletic
Sean Horan
Pittsburgh, PA
2006
Old Mission Beach Athletic
29-14
Old Blue of New York
Bellingham, WA
2007
Chicago Lions
35-21
Old Mission Beach Athletic
Austin Britts
Bellingham, WA
[ 1]
2008
Gentlemen of Aspen
26-24
Belmont Shore Rugby
Mike Palefau
San Francisco, CA
[ 2]
2009
Belmont Shore Rugby
34-15
Gentlemen of Aspen
Peter Sio
San Francisco, CA
[ 3]
2010
Seattle-OPSB Rugby
26-17
Belmont Shore Rugby
Filimoni Botitu
San Francisco, CA
[ 4]
2011
Belmont Shore Rugby
37-14
Schuylkill River Exiles
Shalom Suniula San Francisco, CA
[ 5]
2012
Belmont Shore Rugby
26-12
Chicago Lions
Mike Te'o San Francisco, CA
[ 6]
2013
Seattle-OPSB Rugby
26-5
Denver Barbarians
Miles Craigwell Pittsburgh, PA
[ 7]
2014
Seattle-OPSB Rugby
29-26
Old Blue of New York
Mike Palefau Seattle, WA
[ 8]
2015
Seattle Saracens 31-10
Denver Barbarians
Ata Malifa (Denver)
Des Moines, IA
[ 9]
2016
Rugby Utah Selects
48-12
Kansas City Blues
Don Pati
Denver, CO
2017
Rugby Utah Selects
22-21
Denver Barbarians
Don Pati
Minneapolis, MN
2018
Bulldog Rugby
19-7
Belmont Shore Rugby
Michael Nelson
New York, NY
2019
Washington Athletic
24-7
Life West Gladiators
Peter Tiberio
Kansas City, MO
[ 10]
2020
Not held due to COVID-19
2021
Chicago Lions
17-10
Westside Ronins
Will Chevalier
Tukwila, WA
2022
National Athletic Village
19-0
Old Blue of New York
Corey Jones
St. Louis, MO
2023
National Athletic Village
12-10
St. Louis Bombers
Simi Moala
Madison, WI
2024
National Athletic Village
26-12
Belmont Shore
Dalton Musselman
Madison, WI
Year
Champion
Score
Runner Up
Tournament MVP
Location
Ref
2011
Berkeley All Blues
36-0
Boston Belles
Kelly Griffin
San Francisco, CA
[ 11]
2012
San Diego Surfers
33-12
Seattle Breakers
Emilie Bydwell
San Francisco, CA
[ 12]
2013
Berkeley All Blues
22-5
Northern Virginia Rugby
Irene Gardner
Pittsburgh, PA
[ 13]
2014
San Diego Surfers
45-0
Old Blue of New York
Nia Williams
Seattle, WA
[ 14]
2015
American Rugby Pro Training Center
21-17
Seattle Saracens
Jess Wooden
Des Moines, IA
[ 15]
2016
Scion Sirens
38-0
Old Blue of New York
Kiki Morgan
Denver, CO
2017
Seattle Atavus
26-14
San Diego Surfers
Megan Sanders
Minneapolis, MN
2018
San Diego Surfers
19-12
Scion Sirens
Stephanie Rovetti
New York, NY
[ 16]
2019
San Diego Surfers
21-12
Berkeley All Blues
Teigan MacDonald
Kansas City, KS
[ 17]
2020
Not held due to COVID-19
2021
Scion Rugby
40-0
Life West Gladiatrix
Jade McGrath
Tukwila, WA
2022
Scion Rugby
29-7
WAC
Monique Coffey
St. Louis, MO
[ 18]
2023
Chicago Lions
17-12
Camp Pendleton
Ashley Cowdrey
Madison, WI
[ 19]
2024
Scion Rugby
17-5
Chicago Lions
Autumn LoCiero
Madison, WI
[ 20]
Updated to include results for 2024:
Club
Winners
Winning Years
Seattle Saracens (includes Seattle-OPSB and OPSB*)
8
1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015
Old Mission Beach Athletic
6
1985, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002
National Athletic Village
3
2022, 2023, 2024
Belmont Shore Rugby
3
2009, 2011, 2012
Old Blue of New York
2
1993, 2005
Riverside Rugby
2
2003, 2004
Rugby Utah Selects
2
2016, 2017
San Mateo Rugby
2
1997, 1998
Chicago Lions
2
2007, 2021
Bulldog Rugby
1
2018
Duck Brothers Rugby
1
1987
Gentlemen of Aspen
1
2008
Maryland Old Boys
1
1989
Northern Virginia Rugby
1
1996
Old Blues Rugby (CA)
1
1994
Philadelphia Whitemarsh Rugby
1
1999
Quad City Irish
1
1986
Washington Athletic
1
2019
USA Rugby officially considers titles won by OPSB, Seattle-OPSB, and Seattle Saracens to be from the same club.[ 21] Updated to include results for 2024:
Club
Winners
Winning Years
San Diego Surfers
4
2012, 2014, 2018, 2019
Scion Sirens
4
2016, 2021, 2022, 2024
Berkeley All Blues
2
2011, 2013
American Rugby Pro Training Center
1
2015
Seattle Atavus
1
2017
Chicago Lions
1
2023
[ edit ] Most Cup Championships: 8 , by the Seattle Saracens (history includes results as OPSB Rugby and Seattle-OPSB Rugby)
Most Cup Finals: 9 , by Old Mission Beach Athletic (6 gold, 3 silver)
Highest Medal Count: 15 , by the Denver Barbarians (0 gold, 8 silver, 7 bronze)(*updated 2024)
Most Cup Semi-Finals: 20 , by the Denver Barbarians
Most Cup Quarter-Finals: 27 , by the Denver Barbarians
Best Winning Percentage (Minimum 30 games played): 80% , by the National Athletic Village
Most Matches Won: 104 , by the Denver Barbarians
Most Appearances: 29 , by the Denver Barbarians
Most Consecutive Appearances: 17 , by Belmont Shore (2007-2024) [ edit ] Most Cup Championships: 4 , by the San Diego Surfers and Scion Sirens
Most Cup Finals: 5 , by the San Diego Surfers and Seattle Atavus (history includes results as Seattle Breakers and Saracens)
Highest Medal Count: 8 , by the San Diego Surfers (4 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze)
Most Cup Semi-Finals: 8 , by the San Diego Surfers
Most Cup Quarter-Finals: 11 , by the San Diego Surfers
Most Matches Won: 59 , by the San Diego Surfers
Most Appearances: 13 , by Northern Virginia
Most Consecutive Appearances: 13 , by Northern Virginia (2011-2024) Highest Attendance: 6,000 (2014 Club 7s)
Largest margin of victory in a Cup Final: 54, by Old Mission Beach Athletic (54-0; 2002 Men's Club 7s) and 40, by Scion Sirens (40-0; 2021 Women's Club 7s)
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