Rugby 7s - #Brighton7sFestival2021

#Brighton7sFestival2021

About

Rugby 7s is the fastest growing sport in the world

Rapid, skillful, and full of flair – there are many reasons why spectators and players love it!

Brighton 7s Festival invites the best competitive rugby 7s to our special seaside city

Join us as we watch high-performance teams in the elite men's and women’s competitions, and celebrate the best amateur and social sides, as they fight for the top spots across a weekend of rugby

Want to give it a go? We’ve included an all-abilities mixed-gender touch rugby tournament on the Friday

So bring your friends and be taken away by the spirit of rugby and the spirit of Brighton

Rugby 7s

4 Pitches - 64 Teams - 4 Competitons

Saturday - Pool Matches
Sunday - Finals

Men's Elite
Competition

Competition places
open!

Women's Elite
Competition

Competition places
open!

Men's
Amateur
Competition

Competition places
open!

Women's
Amateur
Competition

Competition places
open!

PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS

Brighton 7s Festival is delighted to be working with the following 2021 Rugby Arena partners

Brighton Rugby Club is one of the oldest rugby clubs in the country founded in 1868. As they were founded before the RFU they are one of the few clubs who are designated F.C. rather than R.F.C.

Brighton Chamber are a dynamic, supportive and welcoming membership organisation for businesses of all sizes. Their purpose is to help and support their members, while working with the wider business community to develop the conditions that will help them thrive.
The Brighton Chamber does this by:
• Bringing together some of the most vibrant people working in and around the city. Brighton is teeming with people who have an optimistic, opportunistic outlook. It’s what makes the city such a great place to do business.
• Providing an environment that is friendly and stimulating so members can network with their peers and explore how they can help each other. Chamber members love working with each other and the Brighton Chamber makes that happen through events and introductions and online.
• Offering innovative, creative events that will breathe new life into your business. These include short but highly effective Bite-sized Learning sessions led by passionate experts. There’s also the Brighton Summit, as well as Big Debates and much more, including free peer support through the Member Hours.

The Dallas Jackals are a professional rugby team of Major League Rugby (MLR), the highest level of rugby competition in North America. The Jackals were named as an expansion team in 2020 and will play their inaugural season in 2021 at Globe Life Park in Arlington.

The team’s central mission is to develop domestic talent to a world-class level of play and professionalism while strengthening the high-performance pathway in DFW by supporting the local clubs. Through proactive Community Outreach, the Jackals will exemplify and spread the passion of rugby by inspiring tradition, respect, family, and character on and off the pitch.

DISCO BALLS - @discoballsrugby
Men’s Rugby 7s (and on occasions Ladies netball) team that plays various Summer tournaments to raise awareness for their chosen charity Guts UK (https://gutscharity.org.uk/)
Set up out of Haywards Heath Rugby Club in 2017 they have grown to become a regular circuit side utilising 50+ players from clubs all over Sussex, Surrey, London and even territories further afield such as Huddersfield.
Totally self-funded and reliant on sponsors to make things happen they have aligned them selves with some key sponsors over the years with Citynet, QBE Insurance Co, Ingenia Solutions Ltd, S.A Hancock Ltd, The Health Hub and Arachas Insurance Brokers their main supporters.
The name DISCO Balls is born out of the French band ‘Ottawan’ song D.I.S.C.O which is joyously sung during post-match celebrations at Heath. Plus the whole squad firmly stand by their adopted motto of #stayfocusedandextrasparkly
Check them out on all social media outlets using the handle @discoballsrugby

Haywards Heath RFC established in 1958 boasts one of the largest, if not the largest, minis and youth sections in the South East. Which has provided the backbone to produce an array of first class talent that has gone on to represent at the highest levels in Rugby including the British and Irish Lions.
Heath’s two senior teams currently participate in London SE 2 and Sussex 1 and at the time of writing their 1st XV are in a very strong position to be crowned champions of LSE2 and with it gain promotion into LSE1. Under the watchful eye of Harlequins Ross Chisholm and his assistant coach Jim Taylor Heath have rebounded valiantly over the last 4 years using nothing but local players who are wholly committed to the #oneclub #twocolours agenda.
And with the ongoing in house fundraising efforts and the backing of the clubs main sponsor Fairfax Properties Ltd they are hoping the building of a new state of the art clubhouse with the most up to date facilities by Summer 2021 will only enhance their progression to being one of the most highly competitive and sociable clubs in Sussex.

Hove Rugby Club is an English community rugby union club, who play at Hove Recreation Ground in Shirley Drive Hove, and are affiliated to the English RFU via the Sussex RFU. They currently play in London 2 South East - a league a level 7 of the English rugby union system.

Rugby Tour Spain is a company dedicated to organising rugby tours to and from Andalucía. The staff are all players or coaches with experience playing rugby at a high level in many countries including the UK and Spain. They are based in Sotogrande on the Costa del Sol, the southernmost part of Europe, and enjoy fantastic weather surrounded by great beaches and, most importantly, plenty of rugby clubs keen to welcome touring teams to the region.

The area boasts many rugby clubs who field teams at all levels and ages from Minis to Vets. All the clubs compete in the Andalucian provincial league and there are several 15s and 7s tournaments throughout the year. Andalucía is also home to a fast growing and hugely popular beach rugby circuit which is played from the end of July through to early September.

Silhillians RUFC or “The Sils” are an amateur team from Solihull in the West Midlands. Currently we play in Midlands 2 West, South and regularly field a 1st and Development XV along with the Sils Sirens our women’s team. Aside from our senior teams we have a thriving Mini & Junior section with every age grade from under 6 to Colts and a Touch Rugby team.
We are incredibly proud of our club and the rugby community we have created to support it.

#wearethesils

Sussex RFU is the Constituent Body of the Rugby Football Union charged with administering the game within the counties of East and West Sussex. RFU Constituent Bodies are the only administrative bodies which operate between the national governing body (RFU) and the member clubs. Sussex RFU provide significant development support to their member clubs and alongside the RFU delivery team, we offer support and guidance in the following areas:
• Playing opportunities and competitions
• Discipline
• Coach and referee development
• Facility development and club investment
• Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults
• Club finance and funding
• Representative rugby

Partners can get up to 20% OFF all ticket prices
Contact us to find out more

Touch Rugby

8 Pitches - 40 Teams - 4 Competitons

Mixed ability and mixed gender teams
Friday afternoon round-robin leagues

Super-serious
Competition

Competition places open!

Serious
Competition

Competition places open!

Social
Competition

Competition places open!

Super-social
Competition

Competition places open!

Tickets

This arena is separately bookable!

Ticket availability subject to change in accordance with social-distancing guidelines. See FAQs for details

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