{"id":11030,"date":"2022-12-16T11:33:10","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T15:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drealfmgrenada.com\/?p=11030"},"modified":"2022-12-16T11:33:10","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T15:33:10","slug":"grenada-rugby-world-7s-a-resounding-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drealfmgrenada.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/16\/grenada-rugby-world-7s-a-resounding-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Grenada Rugby World 7s A Resounding Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Grenada Rugby World 7s (GRW7s) organizers have acclaimed GRW7s \u2018Pure Grenada. Pure 7s.\u2019 event held at the National Cricket Stadium over the 2nd\u00a0\u2013 3rd\u00a0December, a resounding success.<\/p>\n<p>For the first time ever, the longest running Club Rugby 7s tournament in the region was hosted by Grenada, in partnership with the Grenada Tourism Authority (GTA), and brought in some of the world\u2019s best Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s Club Rugby teams to compete for the US $15 000 total prize pool.<\/p>\n<p>CEO of the Grenada Tourism Authority, Petra Roach said, \u201cAs we prioritise sports as one of Grenada\u2019s tourism products,\u00a0we are thrilled with the success of this year\u2019s competition.\u00a0 Lots of dedication and hard work went into ensuring the collaboration was a success\u00a0 and that we can push Grenada\u2019s sports tourism agenda forward. Our intention is to make Grenada a sports hub for regional and international competitions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>GRW7s General Manager Brian Stollmeyer said that after this year\u2019s success, he and his team are looking forward to bringing one of rugby\u2019s most popular international events back to Grenada, with the full support of the GTA and the Grenadian Government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are absolutely delighted with the inaugural Grenada Rugby World 7s,\u201d he said. \u201cThe tournament has been growing from strength to strength in various locations for over 30 years but the support we have received from Grenada has been outstanding. We thank all of our Specialty Partners \u2013 RTEK Services Ltd., Glenelg Spring Water, Carib Beer, St. James Travel and Tours, Netherlands Insurance, Bristol Sport, and particularly our Presenting Partner the Grenada Tourism Authority \u2013 for their unfaltering dedication to ensuring Grenada Rugby World 7s was a resounding success.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stollmeyer said the event had also provided an injection of enthusiasm into the expanding local rugby community, with the first ever Grenadian rugby team making their international debut at GRW7s during the exhibition matches, and gave many local Grenadians their first taste of the sport of rugby.<\/p>\n<p>GRW7s Event Manager George Nicholson emphasized the organizers\u2019 commitment to Grenada, highlighting their additional partnership this year with the Rotary Club of Grenada and the Grenada Golf and Country Club to host a local Charity Golf Tournament.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGrenada Rugby World 7s is part of a week of official activities \u2013 one of which is an annual Charity Event,\u201d he said. \u201cThis year, the 2022 Gavin Clark Memorial GRW7s Charity Golf Tournament raised close to EC $5000 for the Grenada Cancer Society, with 21 keen golfers \u2013 and non-golfers \u2013 from all over the world participating. It is our way of honoring one of our late devoted ruggers while also giving something extra back to the community here in Grenada.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nicholson reiterated the Charity Event will continue as part of the GRW7s experience and called on both visitors and locals alike to consider registering, as well as to come out again and experience all GRW7s has to offer, once dates for the next tournament are announced.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Grenada Rugby World 7s (GRW7s) organizers have acclaimed GRW7s \u2018Pure Grenada. Pure 7s.\u2019 event held at the National Cricket Stadium over the 2nd\u00a0\u2013 3rd\u00a0December, a resounding success. 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