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TOLA 7s Rugby Series - Women's Division Details

Scrumhalf Connection is proud to present the 1st TOLA Rugby 7s Series Women's Division in conjunction with the existing TOLA Division for the men. I was approached by the TOLA Rugby 7s Series Board to see if the women wanted to setup a women's division for TOLA and I was glad to see that there was interest in doing it!

TOLA was started last year by a few different men's teams and seemed to really be a great success as the teams played a ton of 7s and had a lot of fun! TOLA stands for Texas, Oklahoma, Lousiana and Arkansas and is comprised of a 7s tournament from each of those states.

Teams Committed to TOLA:
Beavers (Austin)
Oklahoma
Mockingbirds (TX Traveling Team)
Baton Rouge
Dallas

*If you team would like to participate it is not too late! Email me at scrumhalfconnection@gmail.com.

Schedule

* June 6- Lone Star 7s (Dallas, TX)
* June 20- Bloodfest 7s (Austin, TX)
* July 18- Tornado Alley 7s (Norman, OK) OR your team could POSSIBLY go to Corpus Christi 7s (Corpus Christi, TX) (we are working with Corpus on this)
* July 25- Ark 7s (Little Rock, AR)
* August 8 - TOLA Championship - Horseshoe 7s (Shreveport, LA)

*we are considering adding other tournaments this year, but we wanted to limit the field for the first year.

Points System

* 6 Points are awarded to the winning team of each TOLA Series Tournament
* 4 points are awarded to the runner up team of each TOLA Series Tournament
* 3 Points are awarded to the third place team of each TOLA Series Tournament
* 2 points are awarded to the fourth place team of each TOLA Series Tournament
* 2 Points are awarded to the winner of any consolation bracket of each TOLA Series Tournament
* 1 bonus point is awarded for each tournament entered. This includes all tournaments (TOLA and Social) registered on the TOLA website
* 2 "at large" points may be awarded at each TOLA Series events by the TOLA board for a team or teams (1 pt. each) that display character that exemplifies the spirit of rugby. Examples of behavior that will be considered 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.

FAQ

1) There is no cost to join TOLA, it is free for your team, you will need to pay the tournament entry fees though for each tournament you attend. Hosts of tournaments are asked to donate $100 to TOLA to cover costs of running the division for the women/men.
2) There is no penalty for not showing up to a tournament, make sure to review the Points System because you get points for showing rugby spirit, just attending a tournament etc...this is meant to be fun and competitive, so the points are geared towards that.
3) Club and Colleges will compete in the same bracket unless we get a good number for each and then I will separate them out.

Please let me know if you have any other questions (scrumhalfconnection@gmail.com) and please pass this on to any teams that you think may be interested! Check out the Google Doc for the TOLA 7s Series here for more intense details.

Thanks,
Wendy

**For a comprehensive list of 2009 Rugby 15s & 7s Tournaments, click here!!

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