Wednesday 26 January 2011

New 7's Tournament ?

Word has reached us that there is going to be new 7's tournament in June.
As far as we can ascertain it is the Viking Summer 7's and is being hosted by Spartacus on the weekend of June 4th and 5th.

The big news is that it will have prize money for both the Men and Women, supposedly.

We have only vague information regarding this, yet we believe it to be true and if this is the case, it is really good news for Swedish Rugby and the 7's game. Anything that can help promote 7's in the lead up to the Olympic games has to be a positive. So we are keeping our fingers crossed.

If we get anymore information on this we will post it immediately.

Friday 21 January 2011

What's in Store for 2011?

As pre-season training begins or continues for some, we too have decided to come out of hibernation and carry on with the enjoyable task of writing and publishing this blog. Please do feel free to offer your own contributions, should you wish, and providing that they are relevant and acceptable, we will be more than happy to publish them. You can submit articles via 'trueswedenrugby@live.com' or just post your comments as and when you wish.

So what's going to happen in the Elite series this year? 

Are Stockholm Exiles going to recruit yet more players from abroad in an attempt to retain their title. or will they start to give their talented home grown players a chance?
Enkoping have been busy recruiting and we hear that two players from Göteborg have signed for them. Obviously disappointed with their season last year, there appears to be a deliberate policy to improve things, will it happen?
Hammarby will be looking to improve upon last season's outstanding success. Rumours are that they have also been recruiting and look for a surprise transfer into their ranks from another Swedish club.
What about the surprise package of last season, Spartacus? Will they be able to improve upon their standing of last year, or will they regress?
Göteborg have lost two important players to ERK, so what effect will that have on them? They will be hoping for an improvement on last season. Will they get it?
Newcomers Atilla will be hoping to take a few scalps and we hear that they have also been recruiting, will it work for them or will they struggle?