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RUGBYMag.com ranks Old Puget Sound Beach as the top 7s team in the nation
at present. Despite the fact that OPSB did not qualify for the national
tournament last year, OPSB is stacked with talent and should perform very
well this summer.
The Chicago Lions, Schuylkill River, and Denver Barbarians all round out
the top four. All are talented teams that won tournaments this past
weekend. We are taking a bit of a leap of faith with the San Diego Old
Aztecs, but since they have many of the players who won a national title in
2011 with Belmont Shore Tigers, and have added Zack Test and Peter Tiberio
... well, we think they'll do OK.
| 2012 Men Club 7s Rankings June 25 2012 | |||
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Team | Pros | Cons |
| 1 | OPSB | Excellent lineup | Haven't seem much of them yet - tired? |
| 2 | Chicago Lions | Good start to qualifier season. | Lost some key talent from 2011, but Rocco Mauer back |
| 3 | Schuylkill River | Gareth Jones joins an already really good team | They can't sneak up on anyone now |
| 4 | Denver | Bokhoven coaching, new players, solid veterans | Pace? |
| 5 | Old Aztecs |
Outstanding-looking lineup with several USA players. |
Got to play together |
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6 |
YoungBloodz | Uale Mai joins team | Uale Mai won't be with them all summer, travel tough |
| 7 | Olympic Club | Impressive group of players; new coach | Waiting for them to play seriously |
| 8 | NYAC | Al Caravelli working with them; Justin Hundley key | Can they keep everyone available? |
| 9 | Old Blue | Sean Horan back, some good local talent | Stumbled out of the gate, but better 2nd week |
| 10 | Woodlands Exiles | Good lineup, solid start | Depth? |
| 11 | 1823 | Been working hard to be best in Midwest | Travel tough for them. |
| 12 | Belmont Shore | Cupboard is never bare and James Walker can coach | Lost tons of talent...TONS |
| 13 | Mystic River |
Dimitri Efthimiou top offensive threat on good defensive team |
Not sure about competition level |
| 14 | Atlanta Old White |
DC-area speedsters spark a club that's easy to overlook |
Very young. |
| 15 | Oklahoma Rugby Acad. | Decent start to the season | Very untried |
| 16 | OMBAC | Jason Raven helping out | Very young |
| 17 | Glendale | Dewon Reed is a good start | Malifas injured. James Paterson with the Eagles |
| 18 | SFGG | Solid potential | Potential only at present |
| 19 | Middlesex | Very competitive 2nd to Old Blue | Have they got that pace man? |
| 20 | Aspen | Andy Katoa is coach. Peceli Rinakama is player | Haven't lit anyone up yet |
| 21 | Maryland Exiles | Won opening Qualifier | How strong was the field? |
| 22 | Sturgeon | Decent showing early | Northwest not strong competition. |
| 23 | Washington | Exciting, speedy young team | Experience? |
| 24 | Albany | Good start | Staying power? |
| 25 | Humless | Reports are a tough lineup | Haven't seen anything about them on the field yet |