Frequently Asked Questions

WhEn / Where / How?

The 103nd St. footbridge is the best way of getting to and from the island and leads directly to the fields in the 80s. There will be signs directing pedestrian & vehicle traffic to the center of NY7s! To access the footbridge, take the 6 train to 103rd Street or the M15 bus to either 100th or 102nd Street. Walk east along 102rd Street to FDR Drive, then walk two blocks north directly onto the crossover ramp leading into the footbridge.

You can also take the 4/5/6 subway trains to 125th St and transfer on the NW corner (by Duane Reade) to the M35 bus marked "Ward's Island" costs $2.90 (subway ride fare) which will take you directly to the Randall's Island fields.

During the tournament, golf shuttles will be available to transport tournament participants between fields 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s. Please use them!

For driving instructions click here.

NY 7s is organized by members of New York Rugby Club.

Main info

Yes! We work with Suffolk Catering Company through Randall’s Island. They offer food at their main stand near Field 71, and they will have an additional pop=up tent.

CLEATS: Randall's Island fields are grass/artificial turf so metal cleats are NOT allowed; players should only wear molded soccer cleats. 

FOOD: You can bring food items from home onto the island but cannot set up grills or barbecues of any sort without special permits.

ALCOHOL: There is a strict NO ALCOHOL policy on Randall's Island unless purchased from and consumed by the concession stand by the fan village and field 71. Glass bottles are not allowed on the Island. 

Game and Schedule details to come soon!

Tournament Structure

We aim to get everyone at least 3 games regardless of results. The structure varies by division but we try and run a Cup, Plate and Bowl for each division except for the Premier divisions where we operate a league structure to guarantee the requisite number of games.

We have to note that we’re at the vagaries of weather, injuries and teams hitting the beers after being dropped out of the main competition so whilst we try our best to get you 3 games (at least) there may be occasions where we just can’t make that happen.

For the adult men and women, there are Premier, Club, Collegiate and Social divisions.

For high school boys and girls, there are Premier and Club divisions.

For more information, take a look at the detailed descriptions here.

It’s a question as old as time itself. Leaving aside the age limits for Boys/Girls/College (which should be self explanatory) you’re down to three options.

Premier - You’re a competitive 7s team who plays a number of 7s tournaments on the circuit and “know what they’re doing”.

Club - You’re decent at 15s, play together through the year and have put some time into learning what all of this 7s malarky is about.

Social - You’re aware that 7s exists, it seems like a good idea but you’re not THAT into it. Preferably you’ve done no to minimal training.

Super Social - We’ve created this division for people who want to come to NYC and have a good time all weekend. These games will start a little later, and you should be hungover if you’re playing in this division.

Want more details? Examples of teams who have played at which level before? We thought you might, head over here for that.

They're guidelines based on what we have done in previous years. If we get a huge surge of interest in one division we'll try and shuffle things around (both in terms of who is playing in which division and how the division is structured) to make sure as many people as possible get to play. If you have questions on which division you should slot into, please drop us a line.

Great question - please find our rules here.

Information for Coaches

12 players maximum.

We’ll reach out to teams with more specifics as we get closer to the time but there will be the standard slate of:

• Player Registration

  • Team Roster here

• Player Waivers

  • Adult Waiver here

  • Minor Waiver here

• Paying your dues

• Letting us know if you want to attend the Social Events etc.

Register and see pricing updates here.

Get Involved

Our referees are run through the Rugby Referee's Society of NY, and they coordinate all guest referee assignments. We are a big tournament and always need more referees so please email us at ny7s@newyorkrugby.com with your interest and we'll pass your information along!

Not without prior approval from us. The best way to get that is to become one of our official partners, click here for more information.

Not without prior approval from us - please email us ahead of time at ny7s@newyorkrugby.com.