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Steeltoes Men: David Hightower, Ben Pinkelman, Alex Wormer, Shawn Clark, Mickey Bateman, Campbell Johnstone, Ethan Hager, Aki Raymond, Malik Bryant, Rienk van der Ploeg, Nicholas Smith, John LeFevre, Mikhail “Misha”Shorin, Lewis Gray, Lance Williams
Team Men: Da’Quan Patton, Jake Soriano, Asa Carter, Craig Hunt, Oliver MacKenzie, Benson Salem Adoyo, Line Latu, Jerome Nale, Chris Aurich, Amir Lancaster, Zac Bastres, Evan Conlon, Robert Tenorio, Timon Vijn, Tiaan Loots, Devin Short, Rhodes Featherstone
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Eastern Conference
● New York Locals
● Pittsburgh Steeltoes
● Southern Headliners
● Texas Team
Western Conference
● Golden State Retrievers
● Northern Loonies
● Rocky Mountain Experts
● Rhinos x SoCal Loggerheads
The league’s eight franchsies have featured several US Olympic and International stars from both the Men’s and Women’s Rugby Sevens circuits, including Perry Baker, Danny Barrett, Madison, Hughes, Abby Gustaitis, Alev Kelter, Kristi Kirshe, Folau Niua, Naya Tapper, Stephen Tomasin, and Kevon Williams. International players to participate in the league include Olympic medalists from Team GB Dan Norton and New Zealand Rugby stars Ruby Tui and Stacey Waaka.
On the men’s side here in pr7 on the right side of your screen there all black sevens player RH Featherstone leading his side out he’s their Captain along with Jerome Nal Alex warmer the captain of the Pittsburgh steel toes the perfect colors if you’re from Pittsburgh
As they come out in the black and the gold and there’s Devin short USA Eagle Featherstone he’s he’s really the the big figure lit on this side isn’t he Bri oh I mean just massive to have a guy like him come to the US and play in this season the team
They’ve been here since the start of PR 7s have had some names change here and there from year to year as they face off against the new Pittsburgh steeltoes John lefave in the 15 plays for Old Glory DC playing in front of his home crowd he’s excited for that one
But a big story line for the seel toes no Ben pinkelman who has returned to playing rugby but unfortunately sustained an injury after Pittsburgh huge performance there so as they call in Lance Williams another big name in mlr plays with the Utah Warriors So Physical can he Step Up in pinkman’s
Place and bring that same level of physicality to Victory the Texas team in the fitting just like the steel toes from the great state of Texas kick it away fetherstone with that reach gets it up the back tap to his teammates Texas won the first stop they won it down a Q2
In Austin where everything started back in June here in pr7 Chris orange had a hatrick that day good tackle made there by Ethan Hager two tries last week Hager from the hometown of Wayne Gretzky Branford ontar here’s Williams plays it off outside ball trying to play it back
There for David Hightower three tries and four matches for him right at the halfway line base of the rock played back out of there by the captain Alex warmer Texas defensively good job getting to it speed at the line not much room to operate there oh and team just doing a good job
Of holding him up and selto is not able to get down the F finally goes in creates that mall side entry side entry penalty for the side entry you can’t do it fetherstone good step look at him throws another one out of the way and then high tower wrestled
Him down couple of big strong young Lads kick through here no help though on that kick yeah and it will being Advantage looks like the steel toeses shoved team player out of the way so the team will retain this ball again just a good heads up play to
Just do a little cheeky kick see how they respond and Craig hunt just able to pull off that penalty and it looks like they’re going to go for a scrum here I mean look at what the steel toe side has done Bri I mean that’s that’s pretty impressive putting this franchise
Together for the first season and they’re they’re blowing the competition away in terms of points impressive Stu scrum here as PR mentioned for the Texas team like an awkward engage there so it’ll just be a reset SP Stone all black seven star from New Zealand big in every sense Referee going to bring him back a quick tap from there Al takes a look left goes right he’s got two tries so far in the 223 pr7 series inside of the five about 3 m out they get to it they’re using a short Side Diving and a beautiful finish there
Getting it done over there as Texas gets the try there from Jerome Nal hiar clear ground so player did not they are talking it over grounding you have a clear grounding so I can a try thank you quick conversation and it counts 5 nil Texas g r call there as we take a
Look here’s the Rock The Tackle happens decid to go back to the weak side and Nal just diving over by body doesn’t go out of bounds or doesn’t hit the ground out of bounds so he will get those first five points third try of the series long top
Kick and that one is Big right down Pennsylvania Avenue that is not an easy kick not an easy kick but we know that these kickers have been practicing for those sideline kicks if look get an overhead look again just going on the outside n knowing that he had those
Extra inches I mean look at that Freeze Frame right there body still in the air clearly gets the ball touch down on the ground that’s some pretty stuff great camera work by our camera crew in our tape room as well okay I gentlemen I have off of
Black so there’s the verdict Texas will have the possession here inside of three minutes to go remember these matches go in a hurry 7 Minute halves so we’re going to scrum down from here there’s Lance Williams there 24 you mention Bri with Ben Pinkman coming to the Series this year the concussion
Unable to go chance to visit with Lance a little bit yesterday think I surprised him I said did you play for June Jones or who was your coach at Hawaii he said Norm chai was an outstanding college football player in his home state of Hawaii Texas
Coming at him pretty good here so far looking to add to a 7-n lead Featherstone runs right over the defender took two to wrestle him down LEF F got the worst of that Collision Featherstone delivering the blow there play to the outside Texas on the Move inside ball a good one couple meters
Away I see and there it is put down I don’t think anybody was sure on that play but they get the try as loots involved there yeah I think loots maybe thought that referee Agar was going to call something and then agar’s just waiting just saying please please not it down
But just really well worked from the Texas team there side to side yep as we see here just the ball back inside to get that little Gap and just keeping his feet really well knows he’s not quite there but all wrapped up Johnstone not too far away and finally that ball gets dot
Dotted down for the team so a couple of Subs coming in we’ll start on the steel toe side Misha Shen native of Kazakhstan lives in Pittsburgh 16 for the steel toes and Devin short 18 for Texas added for this round played for the headliners last year back
On played most recently playing for Nola gold in Major League rugby USA player in his time so the steel toes being styed here thus far down a dozen 12 n here with 45 to go in the half but they can all change in a hurry right
Here good run short on the tackle for Texas steel toes to it Featherstone there just missed on that diving attempt here’s Lance Williams first touch for him offensively Williams gets in there opening in the Rock there Hager playing it back to warmer some support there on that Far
Side trying to break through instead on his own there was Misha [Applause] shoren quick tap on the restart penalty was called there on Texas Here Comes Pittsburgh up over the top Lance Williams Williams Cuts back in and Williams gets it down in the dying seconds of the half
Lance Williams added this week Big Time play five on the board for the steel toes Brey and it’s all about setting the tone for your team Lance Williams comes in this week and does exactly that 15 second just so physical but much better all around from the steel toes really
Started out from a really nice Shifty run from John lefave from behind Midfield and just able to keep that continuity going hager’s kick good so 12-7 as we’ll look back at the try here as we reach halftime breef and again just getting that ball back out working it from the
Other sideline Williams knows he has his teammate on the wing but Jukes back inside and just bulldozes over the tri line that’s how you make an impact right he comes in no Ben pinkelman several years with the Utah War Warriors involved in the USA Eagles program is Williams still on their sites future
Opportunities let’s take a listen in here to Troy I beg your pardon to Jason Kelly steel toast coach that pillar we you’re inside man you have a choice attacking the breakdown or taking pillar do we understand yeah Hing on speed of ball right kickoffs we take two hands
Right but we build face on our and we attack the ball let run on run run on to it hey everything is up everything is go we back our fitness everything gas talk about the access and sometimes you hear words you shouldn’t hear so apologies for that but nevertheless
Great access inside of that huddle what do you take anything away from it yeah well the big message that I heard up front was about the defense I think maybe he’s not too Jason Kelly wasn’t pleased with with the speed of the defensive breakdown so saying when you
Make that tackle you either get in and counter rucket really apply that pressure physically or you’re immediately out setting that pillar or that person right next to the rck to be that Defender feeling like perhaps a seel toes just uh excuse me the team just taking advantage too much off of
That attacking breakdown all right let’s check in with Nick pitch side Nick pretty good stuff there because I just talked to Coach as well and he elaborated a little further on that his game plan coming in was to really stick to their systems and he felt like they
Got away from that a little bit so the second half for him is about maintaining those systems and he’d like to see his side be a little bit more aggressive as well he was hoping for a big push at the start didn’t get it he wants it here to
Start the second half all right thank you Nick so underway here in the second Featherstone has it roads Featherstone quick tap on the restart from Devin short Austin they won in Austin in the first stop Pittsburgh they won on the M side in Pittsburgh these two teams now meeting with a chance to
Move on to play the soal Rhino’s EX loggerheads in the championship here later tonight be able to see second half of our day here on FS1 here in the US beginning at 6:30 eastern time and that ball just doesn’t quite go the way of the team just hunt trying to
Get that ball off a little bit off with Nal so LEF will put this in look to make the most here takes a little Trot with it gives it off to Hager who’s been really good for the steel toes good ball and to break free there unable to the ball carrier there
Was Shen now to the back warmer come the steel toes with the momentum Featherstone couldn’t make the tackle and they get B Featherstone but he drags him down the offload attempt goes way back out near the 22 where Lance Williams is at what a play from Featherstone dummy couple dummies inside
Tak it in Campbell Johnstone eight carries in Pittsburgh one here today and it’s a try and we’re TI at 12 oh man take a bow Johnstone with that try another local player out of wood by Maryland played at Mount St Mary’s played for bway elite before moving to Denver and that kick sails
Through the conversion is good and the steel toes bre Kim lead it by two here’s a look back oh I mean look first of all at this run by Smith but Featherstone chases it down and Smith with the presence of mind to just get that ball
Still keep the ball safe on the field and the steel to is able to connect and just keep it going and Johnstone doing the hard work at the end to get that try 14 straight points for the Pittsburgh steel toes and Williams going hearkening back to his days as a linebacker for
Norm Chow at the University of Hawaii there left is the all-time leading tackler in Hawaii history knock on is called here so a two-point lead here for the steel toes 1412 with 415 to play in the match oh and you just see with that error right there the team just maybe
Getting a little bit ahead of themselves looking at where he was going to pass before he caught the ball and that’s just the pressure that’s building here I mean there’s still plenty of time but the seel to is riding this wave here four tries they’ve been scored by
Four different men here in this match under four to playing it right out of it John Lefay LEF turn on the Jets LEF gets it down just like that LEF takes one in and his side on top 1912 with a kick coming John lefave so Sleek with his
Running so slly and just knows that he’s got that speed and still has that option outside on the wing but doesn’t need it that was a pretty run [Applause] big kick here from Ethan Hager and not his best effort but it’s a 1912 lead so a seven-point match so still a one try
Converted try match at this point Bri and leabe just takes it off the scrum goes completely his way and knows he can shake off that player he’s an upand cominging star for the US and was great to see him get that reward Top by orange scrum to
Black so a knockout call there on Texas off Johnstone slow to get up RADS or Featherstone ion roads Featherstone slow to get Up great group of docks and trainers pr7 puts together Featherstone needing some attention at least to look at that right ankle this guy’s an absolute gamer that’s part of what we if you were with us at 3:30 we talked about the international players players like Fender Stone players like Stacy WKA
There’s many others Ruby Tui who’s not playing here and her team didn’t make it so many have come over this year they’ve seen what’s going on here in the States and it’s great for the sport so good for the sport coupled with up and cominging players like the faves yep set hold down
By 12 Z now they have 19 unanswered Le fave trying to get it to the back def use that in the interview how do you how do you come back to 12 just over two minutes remaining in the match the steel toes up by seven going to scrum here once
Again again no need to Rush this here just make sure you get set as Hager looks back communicates with Raymond to figure out what move they’re running here set Le faab gets it there’s the aforementioned Hagar he spins it and unable to handle that was Aki Raymond
You won’t see him do that many times in an unopp forun time for to do it and we see Torio come on it looks like Featherstone just not able to finish out the match it’s unfortunate for the team and we see another sub two that’s Lance Williams back on and Raymond will come
Off he knows he’s got to make that play no question a scrum coming up for Texas here another one possession match C block moving 85 seconds to play in the match set can Texas get one and get a conversion good Ball by Nal oh what a hard charging hit that was Texas still
With it inside of the 22 there go the carry from tion loots who scored a try here in this second half outside they got support and they use it but b ball and got able to save it over there was dcoin Patton ouch oh just unfortunate but let’s take
A look back at Fan Conlin just barreling through shakes off the steel toe okay time back on we get one more left here comes the boom so a line out here for the steel toes under 40 seconds to go Texas in need of possession they tip
It but the steel toes get it it hold [Applause] it and they’re going to maintain possession here penalty called against Texas 15 seconds please time’s accurate I need this in 5 Seconds that’s five here we go seel toes know they just have to have a clean scrum by a few more seconds of
Time and then they should see themselves to the final but this has to be perfect it does LEF puts it in lefave gets it Hagar’s there a little touch into touch with a boot and that’s the match the steel toes in their first season in PR
SS have to the men’s final well they’ll take on the SoCal rhinos X loggerheads in the final later tonight Texas team will take on the Rocky Mountain experts in the third place match and we see some good steel toe support there in the stands get a look at good Campbell
Johnstone again just what a great story line Pittsburgh steel toes new franchise lose their Captain last week due to injury yep and still just coming barreling through to get to the much eluded Championship final it was a 12- nil lead for the Texas team 19 straight
Points for the steel toes as they get the victory by 71 19- 12 here to set us up they’ll take on the soal rhos ex loggerheads in the final later tonight we’re going to be closing on our broadcast here momentarily some interviews coming up at 6:30 Eastern
Join us on FS1 here in the US globally if you’re watching on YouTube you can join us on Facebook and watch us there as Featherstone will head into the room and get ready for the next match down to Nick okay thank you very much uh John you get the game-winning try there take
Me through it what was going through your head talk me through that try uh just saw them stacked one in behind in one week so figured you know nine pick I’d get a lot of room at least have a two-on-one on the outside but I just
Decid to go and we got to try what do you need to do in the championship to Come Away with the win here in DC same stuff we’ve just been doing I think we’re a team that just grinds it out we got good defense I think we have the
Best defense in the league so just going to keep working John thanks much yeah
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I ❤ Rugby 7s! This Game is amazing . Peter from Glarus, Switzerland 🇨🇭
They should have a national team play the best PR7s team! That would be cool