GRR: Atlantis
The Atlantis Women are veterans of the Las Vegas Invitational, both in the Open and Elite 7s divisions, but that doesn’t mean the team lacks surprises. The Elite team has, as per usual, paired former 7s Eagles with up-and-comers, and some of these new players have a unique background.
Atlantis has an impressive history at the Tobago 7s, which was contested last weekend. Since 1995, the all-star 7s program has participated in 14 tournaments, the first 12 of which were hosted in Trinidad and the previous two in Tobago.
Billy Nicholas has been busy. He took over Lindenwood University’s varsity women’s program in August and coached the DI team to an Illinois conference title, before making an appearance in the fall Round of 16.
The jersey will look familiar – the aquamarine base, Roman numerals and logo – but will be accented with tribal designs not normally found on Atlantis kit. That’s because the girls U19 team playing at the New York 7s will be the first Atlantis/APEX side to take the field, and the new jersey is just one way in which the two entities will be combining forces.
Atlantis Rugby will host an Individual Testing and Open Rugby Sevens Camp for High School Boys and Girls, Collegiate and U23 Men and Women on Sunday, Sept 21 from 9AM to 4PM.
The camp will be valuable for novice and experienced players alike and is open to any male or female player registered with USA Rugby.