LA 7s & LAI
The Los Angeles Invitational is back as the satellite tournament to the LA SVNS event, but there are changes.
The emphasis this year and going forward is on a festival atmosphere for players in the LAI and then for the LA Sevens as fans.
The LAI will last just one day, Friday, May 2, and at one venue, Great Park Sports Complex in Irvine, Calif.
It was a good day for both USA teams in Perth.
The USA women won both of their games, and the USA men were almost as good in two nailbiters.
USA Men In Full DramaOvertime, last-minute tries, and hanging tough. In the end, it’s winning games that matters, but win or lose the USA men’s team showed some improvement.
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Enter the LA Sevens.
The USA Women's 7s team's young players made big strides in Cape Town, beating Fiji, Great Britain, and, most notably, Australia to make the final.
USA 31
Tries: Toliver 2, Thomas, Porter 2
Convs: Canett 3
Fiji 0
USA 31
Tries: Toliver, Ramsey, Thomas, Levy
Convs: Canett, Ibarra 2
Round One in the SVNS World Series is done and we're already seeing some changes in how the Series is conducted.
More on that a bit later, but first, let's look at where we stand.