2nd Annual City of Las Vegas “Vegas Vengeance” Quad Rugby Tournament   - Robert Murray

Las Vegas, NV – The 2nd Annual “Vegas Vengeance” Quad Rugby Tournament, sponsored by the City of Las Vegas Adaptive Recreation Division, was held on January 9-11, 2009 on the campus of the University of Nevada Las Vegas in Las Vegas, NV. Eight teams came to battle it out and enjoy the lights in the town that never sleeps. The Texas Stampede, U of A, Denver Harlequins, Arizona Outcasts, Utah Haggis, Utah Scorpions, Regina Crash and the home town Sin City Skulls provided an action packed and solid weekend of smash and crash rugby.

 Congratulations to all of the teams who competed and a special thank you to our tournament Officials: Kelli Kaliszewski, Greg Gandy, Bob Doty, Cora Jones, Billy Willhite and Danny Hinkle. We hope to see you next year for our 3rd Annual Tournament.

1st Place – Texas Stampede
2nd Place – Denver Harlequins
3rd Place – Arizona Outcasts
4th Place – Las Vegas Sin City Skulls
5th Place – Utah Scorpions
6th Place – U of A
7th Place – Utah Haggis
8th Place – Regina Crash

This was the second tournament that has been sponsored by the City of Las Vegas Adaptive Recreation Division’s Wheelchair Sports Unit this season. We are truly excited to have the opportunity in facilitating a year round program for a sport that has done so much for so many. We look forward to the future and would like to wish everyone the best of luck in the post season.

For more information on this event or future tournaments, please contact Robert Murray at (702) 229-4903 or email to rmurray@lasvegasnevada.gov.