Serevi™ Rugby Academy attracts top rugby players, coaches to seattle for week-long training & competition

Elite rugby athletes convene in Seattle to step up their game, learn from rugby greats

(August 16, 2011) SEATTLE – Serevi Rugby™ has officially kicked off the first-ever Serevi™ Rugby Academy for promising rugby athletes with Olympic aspirations. The Academy is organized like a national team camp to help better prepare 18-24 year old athletes for the demands of international competition. The camp features New Zealand All Blacks' coach Gordon Tietjens, winner of 9 of 12 World Rugby Sevens Championships, as well as Al Caravelli, the head coach of the US national team, who is planning on attending to evaluate prospective players.

“This is the largest group of elite rugby athletes ever gathered outside of a national team setting,” said Waisale Serevi, co-founder of Serevi Rugby™. “It is a testament to the quality of coaches and other players, the intensity of interest in the 2016 Olympics, and the fact that Seattle is becoming known as a hotbed of rugby in the United States.”

Players attending the camp include athletes from the University of Texas, the University of Arizona, Notre Dame, the University of Minnesota and the University of Nebraska, among others. It also includes two current U.S. Eagles players, several former NFL players and a cluster of players from Bermuda. The camp features conditioning, strategy and game management “chalk talks” as well as drills. The camp will wrap up with a mini-tournament at Magnuson Park on August 21st from 9:00 a.m. until 11.30 a.m. The tournament is free and open to the public.

Several partners joined Serevi Rugby™ to sponsor the camp, including World Rugby Shop, United Health Care, Sports Reaction Center, Gametapes, Garvey Schubert Barer, Kibble & Prentice and T3 Recovery Mattress.  Full details on the Serevi Rugby™ Academy may be found atwww.serevirugby.com. Serevi Rugby™ apparel may be found at www.worldrugbyshop.com.

ABOUT SEREVI RUGBY NATION

Headquartered in Seattle, Wash., Serevi Rugby is a company focused on promoting the sport of rugby worldwide and developing it more broadly in the United States. Serevi Rugby offers fun and impactful youth camps, high-quality coach and training programs, and national academies for high-performance athletes. More information is available at www.serevirugby.com.

MEDIA CONTACT

Eric Sanderson
eric@serevirugby.com