Marco Barnard of Kutztown University was one of 23 players that USA Rugby’s National Sevens Coach Al Caravelli took to Miami on October 11 for the U.S. Team’s training assembly prior to the North America West Indies Rugby Association (NAWIRA) Sevens Rugby World Cup Qualifiers in Nassau, Bahamas.
The Florida assembly will serve as an opportunity for Coach Caravelli to take one more look at the pool of 23 players before he narrows the squad down to just 12 for the trip to the Bahamas. The squad is among the youngest Caravelli has ever assembled with ten players at or below the age of 20, hopefully making an energetic, competitive camp.
The week long training assembly will culminate in a series of games - three on Friday and four on Saturday- to prepare the U.S. Team for what they will face in the Bahamas.
Eleven men’s teams will contest the NAWIRA qualifiers, held October 25-26, in an effort to secure one of two places available from both competitions to play at RWC Sevens 2009 in Dubai next March.
The USA, who have replaced Canada as a core member of the IRB Sevens World Series in 2008-09, have been drawn in Pool A with Mexico and Bermuda, while Canada head Pool B with Trinidad & Tobago, Cayman Islands and the Bahamas. Guyana, the reigning Caribbean Sevens champions, is joined in Pool C by Jamaica, Barbados and St. Vincent & The Grenadines.
Overall, three pool winners and runners-up will be redrawn into two Cup pools. The top two in each will then move onto the semi-finals with the two finalists securing their passage to the RWC Sevens 2009.
Information provided by USARugby.org. Visit their website for more information of the USA Sevens team.
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