Texas Oklahoma Louisiana 7s Rugby Series

There's a new 7s rugby competition: The TOLA, 7s Series (Texas, Oklahoma ,Louisiana). It looks pretty interesting. Clubs will be awarded points for winning and placing well, but they can also earn points by "exemplifying the spirit of rugby."

Examples of behavior that will be considerred for these points include travelling a great distance, entering multiple teams, assisting the tournament hosts in some way, playing up a division to fill a bracket, etc. [emphasis added]

And you get 1 point just for entering a tournament, including social tournaments. Might be just the thing Texas-area rugby needs for the summer. It starts out pretty competitively for 4 weeks straight, then mostly social but for one tourney in July and the Championships on August 9. Heck, our old, slow, fat, broken guys could earn 6 points just by showing up to all the socials, even if we pull the Iron Butterfly Maneuver on the pitch!

• 5/31/08: Los Perros De Mayo, Midland, TX (TOLA Series)
• 6/7/08: Lone Star Classic, Dallas, TX (TOLA Series)
• 6/14/08: Jamie Varrano Memorial, Houston, TX (TOLA Series)
• 6/21/08: Bloodfest, Austin, TX (TOLA Series)
• 6/28/08: West Qualifier, Dallas, TX (social)
• 6/28/08: Redfish, Baton Rouge, LA (social)
• 7/5/08: open
• 7/12/08: Parrotheads, Tulsa, OK (social)
• 7/19/08: Tornado Alley, Norman, OK (TOLA Series)
• 7/19/08: Sevens by the Sea, Corpus Cristi, TX (social)
• 7/26/08: Zeekers Midnight Sevens, Stillwater, OK (social)
• 8/2/08: Mudfish, Dallas, TX (social)
• 8/9/08: Horse Shoe Sevens, Shreveport, LA (TOLA series - Championship)