Fiesta 7's Rugby Tournament,
Saturday, August 6th, 2005

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Oxy Cup Champions..defeated Grunion
Santa Monica Plate Champions...defeated SLO
Torpedoes Bowl Champions...defeated Secret 7's 19-17

The Torpedoes dusted off a tough loss to the Fresno boys in pool play to defeat the SoCal Mutts in the Bowl Semi's and then scrapped through with a win against the Secret 7's...courtesy of a game saving tackle by cousin Erik Torjesen's little brother Luke...first game of rugby ever!...and yes he is Norwegian!

Oxy Olde Boys-Cup Champions..defeated Grunion in Cup Final...in the Cup Semi-finals Grunion defeated Red Mountain (From Arizona) and Oxy Olde Boys defeated Fresno.

Santa Monica Plate Champions...defeated SLO

Torpedoes Bowl Champions...defeated Secret 7's 19-17

Thanks again to everyone that showed up and volunteered at the Fiesta 7's and especially all week at the Taco Booth...the Grunion club house was put into storage Sunday...until next year!

MER

And the Seven’s in Heaven women’s team tied the Surfers in the first match and defeated the Surfers in the second match. Thus, making the Heaven’s team the women’s Fiesta Champions!!!!!

Thanks for all of the support from the sidelines, we couldn’t have done it without you guys :)

Sarah Bow

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Santa Barbara 7's Tournament 2004

MERMURS FROM THE DEEP 8-24-04

I want to thank all the teams and referees that participated this
past Saturday in the 7th annual Santa Barbara 7's. The level of
play/refereeing, camaraderie, and positive attitude of all the teams
made it a great day for rugby.

Women's Open
Cup Champions - UC San Diego, runner-up - So Cal Griffins
Plate Champions - Oxy Olde Girls, runner-up - UCSB

Men's Open
Cup Champions - Grunion, runner-up - Oxy Olde Boys
Plate Champions - Kern County, runner-up - SLO
Bowl Champions - Celtics, runner-up - Cal Lutheran Old Boys

Men's Teams:  sb grunion, sb torpedoes, cal Lutheran old boys, Apple
Valley Finlanders, los angeles, San Fernando, santa monica, slo,
kern county, occidental old boys, Godzilla 7's, ucla.  Women's
Teams:  So Cal Griffins, ucsb, ucsd, oxy olde girls.

I especially want to thank all the volunteers that made the SB 7's
tournament possible & such a success this year.  Judge, Bob, Jerry &
Hannah, Tim Metcalf, Will, and Ian for running the food/beer booth. 
Tia for the great t-shirts.  Gerry, Troy, Heather, Wren for their
help in the Canterbury tent, Kevin & Aruna for their organization of
the referees & sound system, Jeff & Judge & Perry for their extra
efforts on Friday putting together the bleachers & field setup, Tim
Lew for organizing all the Grunion sides during the day, Ellis for
being the first & oldest Grunion at the field on Saturday helping
with setup, Geoff for the use of his truck, and for everyone else
that came up on Friday evening to setup or who stuck around on
Saturday night to help takedown.  The event was a huge success and
all the visiting teams & refs enjoyed the Grunion hospitality,
nobody got hurt, and we raised some good money for the club & picked
up some gear for the season.

The event wouldn't have been possible without our sponsors which
included the FIRESTONE WALKER BREWERY, CANTERBURY OF NEW ZEALAND,
and MID-STATE BANK & TRUST.

 
Onto rugby.MERMURS FROM THE DEEP.The Grunion won the Cup Final vs.
the Oxy Olde Boys, 29-24, for the first time in seven years.  Oxy
has been on form all summer and presented a huge challenge to the
Grunion.  The first half saw the Oxy boys finish on top with two
tries to one.  The 2nd half subs brought on a wealth of experience
for the Grunion with Mark Kelly, Troy, and Ben Bush taking the field
which added a strong defensive element and some fresh legs.  The
pressure resulted in some fast incredible tries to Ben Bush, Tim
Lew, and Merman,  Ryan "Pre-fontaine", whose pace & timing on the
day was just too good.  Oxy put the game within 5 points with a late
try under the posts, however a final try by the Grunion sealed the
game.  Honorable mention goes to Troy for his semi-final performance
against LARC with 3 tries in the 2nd half & his last minute try vs.
the Godzillas to clinch the win in pool play.  The Torpedoes
qualified for the Men's Plate competition, however fell short to
Kern in the semi-finals.  Full credit to all the Grunion who brought
their boots out.  We had close to 30 guys trying to pick-up games
with the two sides and filling in to help other teams throughout the
day.

Ladies Rugby: UCSD vs. Grifins

In the women's bracket, UC San Diego were too tough for the SCRFU
Griffins side.  UC San Diego won two close games vs. the Griffins in
pool play and then again in the Cup Final.  They had speed to burn. 
The Oxy Olde Girls fought off a valiant effort from the local side,
Bow's hoes in the Plate Final.

On a parting note, It was great seeing all the guys out on Saturday
night at Sharkeez celebrating the day.  The best part was seeing the
comraderie between some of the Grunion's biggest rivals in LARC,
Oxy, and SFV, over a few beers.  That's what rugby is all about.

MER

Ken, President
Grunion RFC

7's Burger Crew

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