Date: August 12-13, 2017
Location: National Sports Center, Blaine, Minnesota

Men's Final Standings
1. Rugby Utah Selects
​2. Denver Barbarians 
3. Washington Athletic
4. Belmont Shore Rugby
5. Old Blue of New York
6. Bulldog Rugby
7. Chicago Lions
8. Life West Gladiators
9. Dallas Rugby
10. Metropolis Rugby
11. Santa Monica Dolphins
12. Optimus Rugby
13. Charlotte Rugby
14. Beltway Elite
15. Schuylkill River Exiles
16. ​Austin Huns


Women's Final Standings
1. Seattle Atavus
​2. San Diego Surfers 
3. Life West Gladiatrix
4. Scion Sirens
5. New York Rugby
6. American Rugby Pro Training Center
7. Chicago Lions
8. Northern Virginia Rugby
9. Glendale Merlins
10. Orlando Rugby
11. Beantown Rugby
12. Austin Valkyries
13. Minneapolis Rugby
14. Atlanta Harlequins
15. Philadelphia Rugby
16. Tempe Ninjas

LAFAYETTE, Colo. - The 32-team field for the Aug. 12-13 USA Rugby Emirates Airline Club 7s National Championship is solidified after July 29's Midwest and Pacific North Regional Championships qualified three more teams for Nationals.

MIDWEST 7S CHAMPIONSHIP
Youngbloodz Rugby's legacy as one of the best women's sevens programs in the country lives on - but under a new name. The newly formed Minneapolis Rugby 7s, which is essentially the Youngbloodz's player pool competing under a new brand, won the Midwest 7s Championship over the weekend, and will make its first appearance at Nationals following a run of five consecutive appearances by the Youngbloodz.

Minneapolis' run to the Midwest Final was made a bit easier with the Chicago Lions having already qualified. The Lions, winners of the region's three qualifying events leading up to the championship tournament, were awarded the women's Midwest No. 1 seed on the 'Golden Ticket' law.

​Cincinnati Rugby, hosts of the Midwest Championship, gave its fans something to cheers for when its women's team raced to the Final. However, the hometown squad's impressing outing fell shy of a bid to Nationals when Minneapolis downed the Wolfhounds, 33-10.

LAFAYETTE, Colo. - Twelve of the 16 spots in the men's bracket of the Aug. 12-13 USA Rugby Emirates Airline Club 7s National Championship have already been awarded. Saturday, July 29's Midwest and Pacific North 7s Championships will determine which four teams stake claim to the final four places at next month's championship event at the National Sports Center in Minneapolis.

MIDWEST 7S CHAMPIONSHIP
A series of three regional qualifiers have determined the top six teams from the Midwest competition that will play in this weekend's championship event. The Chicago Lions head into the qualifier the favorite to nab one of two Midwest seeds to Nationals. After opening the summer series with a second-place finish, the Lions have reeled off tournament wins at Rock 'n' Roll 7s and Legacy 7s.Led by nine-time capped Eagle JP Eloff, the Lions also have a host of talented players representing D1A Rugby schools like Davenport, Indiana, and Lindenwood.

The only team outside of the Lions to have won a Midwest event this summer is Metropolis. The men from Minneapolis opened the summer in winning fashion by taking the top prize at Madtown 7s, and have not finished worse than third during the Midwest series. Metropolis has not qualified for the Club 7s National Championship since 2003, but with this year's event being hosted in its backyard, the team will be desperate to reach the Midwest Final in Cincinnati.

31 out of this year's 47 qualifying tournaments are now complete, and the 2017 USA Rugby Emirates Airline Club 7s National Championship field is starting to come into picture. As of July 8, three teams have already officially qualified, and another handful are more or less de facto qualified by their performance thus far. 

LAFAYETTE, Colo. - The busiest weekend of the summer of qualifying events for the Aug. 12-13 USA Rugby Club Emirates Airline Club 7s National Championship saw certain clubs distance themselves from the pack thanks to first-place finishes Saturday, July 8, while other regional competitions tightened as a number of teams picked up their first tournament victories of the summer.
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A trio of teams, meanwhile, became the first of 32 sides to qualify for the 2017 Club 7s National Championship in Minneapolis, Minn. 2015 National Championship winner American Rugby Pro Training Center claimed the Red River's No. 1 seed to Nationals, and the Austin Valkyries punched their ticket as the region's second squad. On the men's front, reigning National Champion Rugby Utah has earned the right to defend its title after winning a second tournament in the Frontier Region.