New York Sevens this Saturday, November 24th

The 54th annual New York 7s Tournament will take place this Saturday November 24th. Hosted by New York Rugby Club, the event has been held every Saturday after Thanksgiving since 1959.

The tournament boasts 10 divisions made up of U19, Collegiate, Social, Club, and Premier teams from around the globe.

All the action takes place on Randalls Island, and the first games kickoff at 8:20am. It will be non-stop rugby action right up to 6pm, when the days respective divisional champs will be crowned.

The third half festivities will be held at Connolly's Pub (midtown Manhattan at 14 E.47th St. between Fifth & Madison Avenues), kicking off at 8pm and all are welcome!

Further details, including travel directions, can be found on the tournament website at newyorkrugbysevens.com.  And don't forget to pick up a program as it includes some of my handiwork (an article and some fun info.)!

Guest appearance on the Jack & Dougie Rugby Radio Show tonight!

Show hosts Douglas Wylie (left) and Jack Howe (right) 

In a switch of roles from being the interviewer, I am going to be the guest tonight on the Jack and Dougie Rugby Radio Show to talk about my web TV project, "State of the Union".

The show is on at 8pm EST this evening and you can listen to it on Radio Fairfax on Cox channel 37, Reston Comcast channel 27, NOVA Fios channel 37, worldwide on www.fcac.org ch 37 or on your mobile device with the Tunein app.