2017 marks the sixth year the annual
Serevi RugbyTown sevens competition has taken place at Infinity Park, Glendale, Colorado.
20 teams take part in this 3-day event, including military teams from the USA, UK, and international teams from Fiji, UK, Cayman Islands, and US league teams.
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| RugbyTown 7's, Glendale, CO |
Infinity Park, Glendale, was the
first Rugby-specific stadium built in the USA, it is home to the "Glendale Raptors", training programs, and of course the annual sevens competition. The
3-day event is cracking value for money at
$15/day, or $35 on Saturday if you include the "Bruises+Brews" beerfest (highly recommended)!.
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| RAF Spitfires are 1 of 3 British teams competing |
The military teams are represented by the US Army, US Airforce, US Coastguard, US Navy, Royal Air Force, and the British Army. There is a great camaraderie between these teams, and is always fun to watch them play each other.
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| US Airforce vs US Navy |
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| US Airforce vs US Navy |
Rugby sevens share many similarities with the standard Rugby Union game, the main difference being each team consists of
7 players (instead of 15), and each half is played for only
7 minutes (instead of 40). Half time is only 2 minutes long (instead of 10), the whole game is very fast and action packed, A LOT of fun to watch!.
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| Half time huddle - RAF Spitfires vs Utah |
The RugbyTown 7's competition consists of 4 pools containing 5 teams each, with the top teams in each pool going through to a quarter final, semi final, then the final.
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| RAF Spitfires vs. Rugby Rogues |
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| The classic Scrum |
If you arrive when the doors to the stadium open, or not far after that, you can stake out a great spot to watch the games close to the field. The stadium will seat only 4000 people, so really there are no bad seats.
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| Plenty of enthusiasm from the team members - US Coastguard |
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| US Coastguard vs. ATAVUS All Stars |
The beauty of Rugby Sevens is there are always plenty of Tries scored!.
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| 2nd Place finishers the Ramblin Jesters |
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| 5 points for a Try |
The sport of Rugby is taking off in the USA and gaining popularity, perhaps thanks partly to Rugby sevens being an Olympic Sport now. It's a thrilling game to watch, and I am lucky to have Infinity Park within striking distance of my Colorado home.
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