USA Rugby Club 7s

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.

Results — Men Year Champion Score Runner up Tournament MVP Location Ref1985 Old Mission Beach Athletic 26-12 Duck Brothers Rugby Tucson, AZ1986 Quad City Irish 25-10 Denver Barbarians Milwaukee, WI1987 Duck Brothers Rugby18-10 Denver Barbarians Milwaukee, WI1988 Old Puget Sound Beach Rugby19-6 Denver Barbarians Milwaukee, WI1989 Maryland Old Boys26-12 Northern Virginia RugbyVinny GrangerAlexandria, VA1990Old Puget Sound Beach Rugby 18-10 Northern Virginia Rugby Alexandria, VA1991 Old Puget Sound Beach Rugby 26-6 Northern Virginia Rugby Alexandria, VA1992Old Puget Sound Beach Rugby 15-6 Old Blues Rugby (CA) Alexandria, VA1993Old Blue of New York 40-22 Kansas City Blues Hartford, CT1994 Old Blues Rugby (CA) 31-0 Maryland Exiles Palo Alto, CA1995 Old Mission Beach Athletic 35-19 Northern Virginia Rugby Maliki Delhi Philadelphia, PA1996 Northern Virginia Rugby 26-21 Old Mission Beach AthleticPrince HillPhiladelphia, PA1997 San Mateo Rugby 57-7 Fresno Rugby Philadelphia, PA1998 San Mateo Rugby 29-7 Tempe Old Devils Philadelphia, PA1999 Philadelphia Whitemarsh Rugby 26-19 Northern Virginia RugbyKeith McLean Philadelphia, PA2000Old Mission Beach Athletic 27-17 Sacramento Capitals [DQ] Philadelphia, PA2001Old Mission Beach Athletic 17-7 Denver BarbariansJone Naqica (Denver)Philadelphia, PA2002Old Mission Beach Athletic 54-0 Maryland ExilesDoug Rowe (Denver)Philadelphia, PA2003 Riverside Rugby 22-21 Olympic Club Rugby Luke Waikamakawa & Nelo Lui (co-MVPs)Pittsburgh, PA2004Riverside Rugby 38-19 Denver Barbarians Park City, UT2005Old 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, USA Club 7s, August 12, 2007 2008 Gentlemen of Aspen 26-24 Belmont Shore Rugby Mike Palefau San Francisco, CA, USA Club 7s, August 10, 2008. 2009 Belmont Shore Rugby 34-15 Gentlemen of Aspen Peter Sio San Francisco, CA, USA Club 7s, August 16, 2009. 2010 Seattle-OPSB Rugby 26-17 Belmont Shore Rugby Filimoni Botitu San Francisco, CA, USA Club 7s, August 15, 2010. 2011 Belmont Shore Rugby 37-14 Schuylkill River Exiles Shalom Suniula San Francisco, CA, USA Club 7s, August 7, 2011. 2012 Belmont Shore Rugby 26-12 Chicago Lions Mike Te'o San Francisco, CA"Belmont Shore Repeats 7s Title", USA Rugby, August 4, 2012. 2013 Seattle-OPSB Rugby 26-5 Denver Barbarians Miles Craigwell Pittsburgh, PA"Seattle-OPSB Win Club 7's National Championship", This Is American Rugby, August 11, 2013. 2014 Seattle-OPSB Rugby 29-26 Old Blue of New York Mike Palefau Seattle, WA"Seattle repeats as Club 7s Champion", USA Rugby, August 11, 2014. 2015 Seattle Saracens 31-10 Denver Barbarians Ata Malifa (Denver)Des Moines, IA"Club 7s trophy to stay in Seattle for third year", USA Rugby, August 9, 2015. 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 19-7Belmont Shore Rugby Michael Nelson New York, NY2019Washington Athletic24-7Life West Gladiators Peter TiberioKansas City, MO"San Diego Surfers repeat at Club 7s while Washington Athletic Club take home title of their own", USA Rugby, August 11, 2019.2020 Not held due to COVID-19 2021 Chicago Lions 17-10Westside Ronins Will Chevalier Tukwila, WA 2022 National Athletic Village19-0Old Blue of New YorkCorey JonesSt. Louis, MO 2023 National Athletic Village12-10St. Louis BombersSimi MoalaMadison, WI 2024 National Athletic Village26-12Belmont ShoreDalton MusselmanMadison, WI2025Northern Virginia Rugby15-14Chicago LionsOwen SheehyMadison, WI2026Old Blue of New York17-12Northern Virginia RugbyShadreck MandazaMadison, WI

Results — Women Year Champion Score Runner up Tournament MVP Location Ref 2011 Berkeley All Blues36-0Boston BellesKelly GriffinSan Francisco, CA 2012 San Diego Surfers33-12Seattle BreakersEmilie BydwellSan Francisco, CA 2013 Berkeley All Blues22-5Northern Virginia RugbyIrene GardnerPittsburgh, PA 2014 San Diego Surfers45-0Old Blue of New YorkNia WilliamsSeattle, WA 2015 American Rugby Pro Training Center21-17Seattle SaracensJess WoodenDes Moines, IA 2016Scion Sirens38-0Old Blue of New YorkKiki MorganDenver, CO 2017Seattle Atavus26-14 San Diego Surfers Megan Sanders Minneapolis, MN 2018San Diego Surfers19-12Scion Sirens Stephanie RovettiNew York, NY 2019San Diego Surfers21-12Berkeley All Blues Teigan MacDonald Kansas City, KS2020 Not held due to COVID-19 2021 Scion Rugby40-0Life West Gladiatrix Jade McGrath Tukwila, WA2022Scion Rugby29-7WACMonique CoffeySt. Louis, MO2023Chicago Lions17-12Camp Pendleton Ashley CowdreyMadison, WI2024Scion Rugby17-5Chicago LionsAutumn LoCieroMadison, WI2025Chicago Lions17-15Chicago North ShoreSereana VulaonoMadison, WI2026Scion Rugby31-19Chicago LionsCamille TongMadison, WI

Performance by club Men Updated to include results for 2025: 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, 2002National Athletic Village 3 2022, 2023, 2024 Belmont Shore Rugby 3 2009, 2011, 2012 Old Blue of New York 3 1993, 2005, 2026 Riverside Rugby 2 2003, 2004 Rugby Utah Selects 2 2016, 2017 San Mateo Rugby 2 1997, 1998 Chicago Lions 2 2007, 2021 Northern Virginia Rugby 2 1996, 2025Bulldog Rugby 1 2018 Duck Brothers Rugby 1 1987 Gentlemen of Aspen 1 2008Maryland Old Boys 1 1989Old Blues Rugby (CA) 1 1994 Philadelphia Whitemarsh Rugby 1 1999Quad City Irish 1 1986Washington Athletic 1 2019 USA Rugby officially considers titles won by OPSB, Seattle-OPSB, and Seattle Saracens to be from the same club.

Women Updated to include results for 2025: Club Winners Winning years Scion Sirens 5 2016, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2026 San Diego Surfers 4 2012, 2014, 2018, 2019 Berkeley All Blues 2 2011, 2013 Chicago Lions 2 2023, 2025 American Rugby Pro Training Center 1 2015 Seattle Atavus 1 2017

Records Men's Records 1985-2026 (*updated 2026) 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) 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: 110, by the Denver Barbarians Most Appearances: 30, by the Denver Barbarians Most Consecutive Appearances: 18, by Belmont Shore (2007-2025)

Women's Records 2011-2026 (*updated 2026) Most Cup Championships: 5, by the Scion Sirens Most Cup Finals: 6, by the Scion Sirens 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: 12, by the San Diego Surfers Most Matches Won: 61, by the San Diego Surfers Most Appearances: 13, by Northern Virginia Most Consecutive Appearances: 13, by Northern Virginia (2011-2024)

Event Records 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)

References

USA Rugby Club 7s

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