It is time again!
The Hammerhead Rugby Club hosts the 4th Annual
BEERFOOT BEACH 7s
Rugby Tournament!

Save the Date– July 29th, 2006!

Host hotel: Holiday Inn

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SATURDAY, July 29th 2006 Holiday Inn, Ft. Myers Beach

Thanks to everyone for another great year on the sand! Beerfoot Beach 7’s was BIGGER and BETTER than ever with over 200 players, the best pub crawl ever and…Pat’s homemade shower (you know you liked it! Thanks Pat!)

Results:
High School Division
Winter Park High School

Women’s Division
Lady Hammerheads & Coconut Grove TIED (unable to finish Championship Game due to storm) ------ Tie breaker was a boat race with MOOSE of the Lady Hammerhead’s winning…so the LADY HAMMERHEADS are again the Women’s Division Champions!

Men’s Division
Plate Champions
Hammerhead 2

Bowl Champions
Miami Men’s

Cup Champions
Orlando Ironhorse

Congratulations to all winners and thank you everyone for coming!

Stay tuned for information on Beerfoot 2007…

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In 2005 Beerfoot made it’s way down to the Ramada Inn. To anyone who attended the tourney years before and enjoyed the BIG SANDS of the south end of the island…Ramada Inn is at the North end, where partying and hotels are plentiful, but ample beach space is not. We put the pitch up close and personal with the Gulf…literally…. The pitch was roped off right at the shoreline, so when high tide came, we were a bit in the water…fun to watch – wet for the players – but all fun!

We partied after the games with wings and beer by the beach, then we got to the pub crawl… WHEN A MONSOON hit the beach and we were all stuck at whatever bar

Last year:
Women's Champions: Lady Hammerheads, Naples Women's Club
Mens Champions: Miami Men's Club

...hope you were there 'cause we were having too much fun to write down all the goodies.
Here is a summary: Tournament - Fun; Poker Run - Even better.

in 2003...

In 2003, the Law Offices of Eric J. Vasquez and the Hammerhead Men's & Women's Rugby Club Proudly Presented
the first annual BEERFOOT BEACH 7's RUGBY TOURNAMENT on August 2, 2003.

HOTELS:
The Holiday Inn SOLD OUT for the event. As did the Lighthouse, the last stop on our Poker run!

This is how the tournament rolled out
(Written by: Tom Napierkowski)

The 1st annual Beerfoot Beach 7’s tournament was held August 2nd on beautiful Ft. Myers Beach in sunny Southwest Florida, hosted by the Hammerhead men’s and women’s rugby club. This was the first year to play in the sand. The Hammerhead R.F.C. had hosted a very successful tournament on the grass for the past 7 years, but in rugby, as in life, it was time for a change.

The Miami Trident R.F.C. defeated a solid Ft. Lauderdale Knights squad by a score of 27 to 17, in the culmination of what was a wonderful day of beach rugby.

Sixteen teams, 12 men’s and 4 women’s, showed up to vie for the inaugural title on a spectacular August day. Skies were clear with a refreshing breeze coming in off the Gulf of Mexico. The scene was set waterside on a stretch of pristine soft sand that continued off into the distance. The day started off comfortably with temperatures in the upper 70’s. As the tournament got off and the competition heated up so did the weather. The warm weather did not seem to affect the competitors. As many took the opportunity to cool off by jumping into the hotel pool not more than 50 yds from the pitches or hide in the shade of the tiki bar. The sand was soft to fall in but firm enough to plant the foot, probably the ideal “rugby sand”, if there is such a thing. Which may have helped to provide an injury free day.

As pool play began on the flat, wide pitches, 4 teams in 3 brackets showed their dominance. Ft. Lauderdale went a perfect 3-0 in their bracket, as did the host Hammerhead I, to advance to the semis. Boca Raton won their bracket, 2-1, with the Tridents emerging as the 4th team by points, also with a 2-1 record.

Ft. Lauderdale then proceeded to beat the Hammerhead club by a score of 27 to 20. The Tridents exacted some sweet revenge by ousting Boca 22 to 12, who gave the Tridents their only loss of the day, in earlier pool play. Setting up a final with 2 of the premier teams in Florida.

It was a fast, hard hitting and free flowing game. Ft. Lauderdale jumped on top early, but the Tridents came back with an aggressive attack and a tenacious defense to equal the score and then began to show their dominance. Boca never gave in as they mounted a solid attack of their own. In the end the Tridents aggressive game play and fitness dominated as they pulled away to win the hardware.

Other winners included St. Pete Pelicans winning the plate division by beating a strong, but young, University of Central Florida squad. The Hammerhead II squad, beating a surprising Key West team, won the bowl division. Notably, this was the first tournament for a brand new Key West team. Welcome to the club gentlemen!!!

The women’s division used a “round robin” format to determine a champion. A strong and well-organized attack by the U of Central Florida allowed them to take home the cup with wins over Florida Atlantic University, U of Florida and tournament co-hosts the Lady Hammerhead’s. In one of the closest matches of the day, a last minute converted try sealed a second place finish for the Lady Hammerhead’s with a win over a game U of Florida team.

The day culminated in a social at the hotel tiki bar with the presentation of trophies, as well as the customary food and libations, which was then followed by a pub-crawl along Ft. Myers Beach. The revelry lasted into the night and a great time was had by all that attended.

Thanks to the Law offices of Eric J. Vasquez for sponsoring the event, the city of Ft. Myers Beach for all their help and to all the other sponsors that helped make this day a success. The Hammerhead R.F.C. is looking forward to making this a bigger and better tournament next year. To enter a team in next year’s event or for information on the Hammerhead R.F.C., please go to www.Naplesrugby.com.