Rugby players got a break at the recent Elvis 7s Rugby Tournament. As in a break in the weather. Not fractures.
Temperatures were in the 80s instead of the 90s at the annual event, held August 2nd at McBride Field in Tobey Park.
Not only was the weather on the cool side, but the tournament was cool, too. It paid homage to Elvis. Recorded music by The King played while the ruggers played the game. Elvis trivia was shared through a loudspeaker. A Mr. Sideburns contest was held.
The event, which celebrated its 38th anniversary, is sponsored by the Memphis Blues Rugby Club.
“There were 12 men’s teams and four women’s teams,” says event founder Wally Dyke. “We had one team from Waco, Texas. New Orleans had a team here.”
The Falcofsky Falcons of Murfreesboro won the men’s championship and the Memphis Pink Flamingos won the women’s championship.
And a woman “who put on a wig” won the Mr. Sideburns contest, Dyke says.
