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Rugby Sevens
Rugby sevens is a fast-paced, action-packed sport. It’s a short version of rugby, with seven players per side It’s an exciting game, and the spectators usually make a festival of it.
Because of the short format, a number of teams can play each day in the tournament, adding to the excitement of the impatient spectators.
The results are practically instantaneous.
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Neuchatel Sevens
The first Neuchâtel Sevens tournament was held on May 18th 1975; since then it has been organised organised every year without any interruption.
Therefore the Neuchâtel Sevens is the oldest seven-a-side tournament played on continental Europe.
Teams from all over Europe meet each year in Neuchâtel to share great moments of rugby, firendship, party and non-sense. Big names have visited us like The London Harlequins, Oxford University Rugby Football Club, Susie’s Saloon from Amsterdam with their share of international players like Simon Shaw (England, B&I Lions), Peter Winterbottom (England), Will Carling (England), Grant Fox (N-Z), David Strettle (England), James Haskell (England), Andy Mower (England), Nick Farr-Jones (Australia).
The mix of high level and amateur club, bar and folkloric teams from UK, Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Belgium, Holland and of course Switzerland gives this typical sypathetic blend to Neuchâtel Sevens.
36thHautlence Neuchâtel Sevens 2010
The all-in-one week-end ! Men, women & junior tournament
For the second time the Hautlence watchbrand will be the main sponsor of the tournament, supporting the party spirit and fame of this unique venue.
This year, in addition to the main and the junior tournament, Neuchâtel Sevens will host the second leg of the Women Swiss Super Sevens. This tournament will take place on Saturday May 22nd and will confront 10 teams including the Swiss and perhaps the German national teams.
The 7th junior tournament, which became international in 2009 with a team from Lichtenstein, will gather again more than 10 teams on a single day competition on Sunday may 23rd to shape the future winners of the main tournament.
For the first time in 2010 the Neuchâtel Sevens will open a women tournament with teams from Switzerland and hopfully from Dubai.
The 36th tournament is going to be more important than ever !
More than 20 Swiss, French, Scottish, British and Italian teams will compete for the different prizes:
- Cup
- Plate
- Shield
- Bowl
- Best Swiss team
- Fair-play cup
- Richard Langhorn Memorial Cup to the best player of the tournament
- Viking’s Trophy to the player showing the best rugby spirit on and off the pitch
- La Coppa Varese to the most partyful team.