The Tama Laie Lions won both qualifiers in Hawaii to sweep the state’s 7s season and claim the first spot in the USA Rugby National Club 7s Championships.
USA Rugby opened up a spot for Hawaii to get a club into the national championships last year. At that tournament Marist Hawaii made the Plate Final, where they lost to the Chicago Lions.
Marist added Peter Sio and Sinipate Uiagalelei to their squad this summer but couldn’t get by a speedy Lions team. The Lions go into Pool D with the Midwest champions, and second-seeded teams from the West and Southern California.
Written by Alex Goff