Registration opens in April
Founded in 2016, the CottonTown 7s Rugby Festival is an annual 7s tournament hosted every July by the Clayton Rugby Football Club. The tournament has grown quickly into one of the largest summer 7s events in the Carolinas. In 2018 we had 28 teams, across three divisions, at the CottonTown 7s.
The name of the tournament is pulled from local history. During the early 1900’s Clayton was home to a thriving cotton market and many old cotton mills can be found around town today. The tournament name is also a nod to the CottonTown Lager, a popular beer made locally at Deep River Brewing Company, a major sponsor of the Clayton RFC.
Field 1 from the 2018 CottonTown 7s was broadcast live by Event Webcasting via Facebook and Youtube with over 10,000 views.
Men’s Club Co-Champs: Southern Pines and Chapel Hill
Men’s Club Bowl: Triad
Men’s Whole Hog (Social) Champs: Tobacco Road Hobos
Men’s Whole Hog Runner-Up: Fort Bragg
Men’s Whole Hog Bowl: New Bern
Women’s Club Champs: Camel Toes
Women’s Club Runner-Up: SheWolves
Women’s Club Bowl: Columbia Bombshells
High School Champs: Myers Park
High School Runner-Up: Chapel Hill
High School Bowl: Cape Fear
2018
Men’s Cup: Columbia
Men’s Cup Runner Up: Clayton
Men’s Plate: Old Toe
Men’s Bowl: Fort Bragg
Women’s Cup: Raleigh Venom
Women’s Cup Runner Up: James River
Women’s Plate: Eno River
Women’s Bowl: Southern Pines
High School Cup: Raleigh Redhawks
High School Cup Runner Up: Clayton Copperheads
High School Plate: Flamingos
High School Bowl: Raleigh Rattlesnakes