Free Rugby Sevens Session with Canada
| 19 July 2010
The Rugby Canada Management staff have recently announced that the Canadian Maple Leafs team coming to the Abbotsford International 7's Rugby Tournament will be running a free rugby sevens session on Friday, July 23 at 5pm at Rotary Stadium following their training session. Youth players from grades 6-12 are encouraged to attend the session to learn sevens skills and meet the players. Local Abbotsford player Kurtis Appeldoorn is one of the members of the Canadian Maple Leaf team competing in the Abbotsford 7's.
Abbotsford school rugby teams had another successful year in 2010. Hundreds of boys and girls were active from grades 6-12 in Abbotsford school rugby programs, as many teams continue to expand and develop their rugby skills. 
Training has begun on Tuesday and Thursday at Yale from 6:30 to 8:00 to prepare for the BC Summer 7's tournament, which showcases 9 sanctioned tournaments over the summer. Only club sides are eligible to earn points on the circuit and must enter a minimum of four tournaments to qualify. Abbotsford is one stop on the tournament with the Abbotsford International 7's, July 24/25 at Exhibition Park.
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is organizing the Abbotsford 7's team for the summer. The first stop for Abbotsford will be the Vancouver 7's at Brockton Oval June 25-27. For more information, visit www.bcrugby7s.com. Read more for all sanctioned tournaments. 
Courtesy of Dan Kinvig, Abbotsford News
