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Three cheers for everyone that participated in this year's tourney. It was another day in Memphis Rugby that would've
made The King proud!
After making their debut 4 years ago at the Elvis 7s, The Kenya Exiles finally took home the Champions Trophy after a
convincing victory over Elvis at the Opry, 17-5. It was the third time in four years that these two teams met in the finals,
and once again put on a dazzling display of rugby. We hope to see both of these teams back next year.
Congrats to Tulsa R.F.C. for claiming the Consolation Trophy after back-to-back sudden death wins in the semi-final
and final game of the consolation bracket. Now that they've experienced what Elvis 7s is all about, I'm guessing they'll
be back. Same goes for other first time participants, The Hot Rod Lincolns all the way from San Antonio, TX., and the
Southern Miss Golden Eagles from, well, Southern Miss.
Jason Mapp of the S.L.U.T.S. rugby team once again drew the largest applause in the Sideburns Contest after he and
Chris Claude of the Memphis Blues went to a "Chop Off" to determine the winner.
Thanks to Larry "Elvitz" Magdovitz for donning his moose knuckle inducing, blue jump suit and doing his impersonation
of Meatloaf impersonating of Elvis while presiding over the Trivia Contest. The grand prize went to Chris "Woody"
Woodard of Tulsa.
David Minkin, a professional sports photographer, was on hand to capture the event and will be posting all the pics very
soon.
infocussports.com
Not sure when the pics will be posted, but if you were there Saturday, chances are you'll be in a pic or two which you
don't want to miss the chance to purchase. These are some of the best rugby pics you'll ever see. And certainly better
than any of the ones taken from a friend or teammate with a 2 megapixel camera while trying to hold their beer in
the other hand.
In the mean time, you can still go to focus.photoreflect.com to view and purchase pics that he took at the 2004, 2005,
and 2006 tournaments. The tournament was also covered by the local paper. Check out the following link for the story
and pics...
http://commercialappeal.com/mca/entertainment_columnists/article/0,1426,MCA_494_5661512,00.html
In addition to pics that accompany the article, several others that the newspaper took are posted here...
http://commercialappeal-web.com/idiva
Click on any pic under "Party Line Extra" on the right side of the page and scroll through to get to the rugby pics.
I also owe a debt of gratitude to several others for helping make this another successful tournament. You know who you
are and on behalf of The King... thankya veruh much.
TMac
Troy McCall
Tournament Director
2007 Elvis 7s Rugby Tournament
901.219.8991 (c)
Three cheers for everyone that participated in this year's tourney. It
was another day in Memphis Rugby that would've made The King proud!
made The King proud!
After making their debut 4 years ago at the Elvis 7s, The Kenya Exiles finally took home the Champions Trophy after a
convincing victory over Elvis at the Opry, 17-5. It was the third time in four years that these two teams met in the finals,
and once again put on a dazzling display of rugby. We hope to see both of these teams back next year.
Congrats to Tulsa R.F.C. for claiming the Consolation Trophy after back-to-back sudden death wins in the semi-final
and final game of the consolation bracket. Now that they've experienced what Elvis 7s is all about, I'm guessing they'll
be back. Same goes for other first time participants, The Hot Rod Lincolns all the way from San Antonio, TX., and the
Southern Miss Golden Eagles from, well, Southern Miss.
Jason Mapp of the S.L.U.T.S. rugby team once again drew the largest applause in the Sideburns Contest after he and
Chris Claude of the Memphis Blues went to a "Chop Off" to determine the winner.
Thanks to Larry "Elvitz" Magdovitz for donning his moose knuckle inducing, blue jump suit and doing his impersonation
of Meatloaf impersonating of Elvis while presiding over the Trivia Contest. The grand prize went to Chris "Woody"
Woodard of Tulsa.
David Minkin, a professional sports photographer, was on hand to capture the event and will be posting all the pics very
soon.
infocussports.com
Not sure when the pics will be posted, but if you were there Saturday, chances are you'll be in a pic or two which you
don't want to miss the chance to purchase. These are some of the best rugby pics you'll ever see. And certainly better
than any of the ones taken from a friend or teammate with a 2 megapixel camera while trying to hold their beer in
the other hand.
In the mean time, you can still go to focus.photoreflect.com to view and purchase pics that he took at the 2004, 2005,
and 2006 tournaments. The tournament was also covered by the local paper. Check out the following link for the story
and pics...
http://commercialappeal.com/mca/entertainment_columnists/article/0,1426,MCA_494_5661512,00.html
In addition to pics that accompany the article, several others that the newspaper took are posted here...
http://commercialappeal-web.com/idiva
Click on any pic under "Party Line Extra" on the right side of the page and scroll through to get to the rugby pics.
I also owe a debt of gratitude to several others for helping make this another successful tournament. You know who you
are and on behalf of The King... thankya veruh much.
TMac
Troy McCall
Tournament Director
2007 Elvis 7s Rugby Tournament
901.219.8991 (c)
Three cheers for everyone that participated in this year's tourney. It
was another day in Memphis Rugby that would've made The King proud!
| 2008 Elvis 7s August 2, 2008 |
| Tournament Director: Troy McCall |
Three cheers for all those who participated in the 22nd Annual Elvis 7s Rugby Tournament! Another great day of rugby in Memphis
that would've made the King proud. This tournament has come a long way since it's inception in 1987 and although it's just a great
tournament to call me and Life didn't need some healing time before the nationals, they too would've been in the field of 16.
A midday storm threatened to delay the tournament and possibly send me scrambling to figure out an equitable way to determine the
winner, but we powered through and didn't miss a beat. Yes, it was a sloppy, muddy mess for the remainder of the day, but the
upside was cooler temps and no turf burns covering half your body.
Perennial favorites, Elvis at The Opry, wasn't quite the same team they had been in years past and for the first time in the history of
the tournament, didn't advance into the playoff bracket. It didn't help that as the calvary was making its way from Chicago, the first
game was played by Old #7 Old Boys filling in for the Elvis squad. So, it was more like Elvis in The Bathroom Just Before He Died
than it was the Elvis at The Opry team that's won this tournament 8 times. But I digress.
Defending champions, Palmer Chiropractic, rolled in with 65 players and looked like they meant business. While Atlanta Old White,
who had just recently won the South, included Memphis on their itinerary as an additional tune up for the National 7s Tournament.
From early on, it seemed apparent that these were the two teams that would face off in the championship game.
But don't tell that to the St. Louis Bombers, Nashville, or any other team for that matter. The entire day was filled with hotly contested,
competitive games. Probably none more so than when those two teams met in the quarter finals to see who would advance in the
Hound Dog Championship side of the bracket. It was the only match of the day that ended in a tie and required extra time to
determine a winner. I believe it was Derek Wolfe for Nashville that punched in the game winner about 2 minutes into sudden death.
Their reward? Old White up next.
The Bombers moved into the Teddy Bear Consolation side of the bracket where they ultimately met cross-town rivals, the St. Louis
Ramblers, and claimed a nice piece of hardware.
And while there are many other teams, stories and names worth mentioning, the most important one is Chris "Woody" Woodard with
Baha's Raiders (Tulsa), who finally won the Elvis Sideburns Contest after several years of getting ripped off by poor judging and
home cookin'. Had it been an Amish / 70's Porn Bush Sideburns Contest, then Baton Rouge rugger Jason Mapp would've probably
won again.
Hats off to everyone. Especially those that help me make this one of the best 7s tournaments in the country. The list is long and I
won't bore everyone with it here. You know who you are. I couldn't do it without you.
Complete playoff bracket and scores are attached.
Thankyaveruhmuch-
Troy McCall
Tournament Director
2009 Elvis 7s