FRIENDS of Rugby have announced its collaboration with the
Lagos State Sports Commission to host the 8th edition of the Independence Rugby
7s Tournament next weekend in Lagos.
Samurai Bulldogs, the Zambia National 7s team and
Alexandria Rugby Club of Egypt will be competing with other Nigerian club sides
at the Onikan Stadium on the 8th and 9th October for the Independence Rugby
7s trophy.
The independence Rugby 7’s tournament is an annual rugby
event staged to commemorate Nigeria’s Independence anniversary. The tournament
which is being sponsored by CMB Building Maintenance and Investment Co. Ltd
started in 2009 and has since grown to be the biggest Rugby 7s party in
Nigeria. Its 2013 edition had a wider International participation with clubs
from the UK, Egypt and Ghana adding the much needed International flavour.
The 2016 edition promises to be bigger and better with
thirteen local teams and 3 international teams’ battle ready for this year’s
trophy.
Rugby sevens, also known as seven-a-side, Sevens or VIIs,
is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players,
instead of the usual 15, with shorter matches. Rugby sevens is administered by
World Ruby, the body responsible for rugby union worldwide.
The game originated in Melrose where the Melrose Sevens
tournament is still played annually. The game is popular at all levels, with
amateur and club tournaments generally held in the summer months.
Sevens is one of the most well distributed forms of
rugby, and is popular in parts of Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas.
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