2010 BC Summer 7's Series about to Start

As we enter the Final weekend of the BC Rugby Union 2009 - 2010 Rugby season, we are also approaching the begining of the 2010 BC Summer 7's Series.
Teams are aready gearing up for what is looking to be a very busy and competitive 7's season.
The first BC sanctioned tournament is the James Bay one on June 12th and the last tournament will be in Cowichan on the weekend of Sept 4 - 5th. Inside these two Bookends will be Vancouver 7's at Brockton Oval,CAN AM 7's, SFU Highland,the International 7's in Abbotsford,Lighthouse 7's at Burnaby Lake,Capilano, Bayside7's to name a few. There are Social 7's events as well.
This year promises to be very competitive, as all tournament hosts try to attract good teams. Those that are serious about their 7's will want to participate in these tournaments. The format is different this year as well, as BC Rugby has decided to awards points, much like the irb World 7's series.
The other major attraction this year is the inclusion of the Women's series. Any tournament that wants to be counted as a BC 7's stop, must include both Elite Men's and Elite Women's games in their draws. Any team that wants to qualify for points must enter at least four of these tournaments.A very good move indeed since 7's Rugby is now an Olympic sport.
We at the shores of Burnaby Lake are also getting ready. The Men have already started their practice and the Women will start May 25th. There is a lot of interest due to the success of the Burnaby Lake Lighthouse 7's program last year. More players have committed to playing this year and the inclusion of a few seasoned 7's players will only boost the preparation and confidence of those already in the Lighthouse program. We're already 3 months into our U14 and Junior 7's program so the message is being delivered and heard loud and clear.
Our Women's 7's is being revamped in a major way and we're adding resourses and expertice to it to boost its development and progress.
Practice is at the Lake Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7.30pm. It immediately follows the Juniors practice, which starts at 6.30pm