Raytown Set to Host Fountain City 7S Amid 2031 Rugby Bid

WHO:

Yahoo News Canada - Kansas City Rugby Club is hosting the Fountain City 7s.

KSHB 41 Kansas City - Joe Fridkin is the president of the Kansas City Blues Rugby Club.

KSHB 41 Kansas City - Mark Barbour is the captain of the Kansas City Blue 7s rugby team.

KSHB 41 Kansas City - Vince Jacoby is the vice captain of the Kansas City Blue 7s rugby team.

KSHB 41 Kansas City - Casey Cummings is the head coach of the Kansas City Blues 15s.

WHAT:

Yahoo News Canada - The Fountain City 7s is a USA Rugby national qualifying tournament.

KSHB 41 Kansas City - The tournament will feature games in national qualifier, recreational, women's, and high school divisions.

KSHB 41 Kansas City - The top two teams from the MidAmerica/Frontier Conference after the tournament will advance to the USA Club Rugby 7s National Championship on Aug. 8 to 9 in Madison, Wisconsin.

KSHB 41 Kansas City - The Fountain City 7s starts at 8 a.m. and continues throughout the day.

WHERE:

Yahoo News Canada - The tournament will be held at the Raytown Soccer Complex in Kansas City, Missouri.

KSHB 41 Kansas City - The Raytown Soccer Complex is located at 14200 E. 87th St., adjacent to Little Blue Trace Park and just southeast of the Missouri 350 intersection with old Noland Road.

WHEN:

KSHB 41 Kansas City - The final bid for Kansas City to host Rugby World Cup games is due on Aug. 31.

WHY:

KSHB 41 Kansas City - Local rugby supporters hope the tournament will help grow the sport ahead of the 2031 Rugby World Cup.

KSHB 41 Kansas City - Joe Fridkin expressed hope that the momentum soccer saw translates to rugby at the grassroots level.

HOW:

KSHB 41 Kansas City - Vince Jacoby stated that the team has spent the summer preparing for the qualifying tournament.

(UPDATED July 25, 2026 01:29 UTC)

The Kansas City Rugby Club is gearing up to host the Fountain City 7s, a USA Rugby national qualifying tournament, at the Raytown Soccer Complex in Kansas City, Missouri. The tournament will kick off at 8 a.m. and feature various divisions, with the top two teams advancing to the USA Club Rugby 7s National Championship on August 8 to 9 in Madison, Wisconsin. Local rugby supporters, including Kansas City Blues Rugby Club president Joe Fridkin, are optimistic that this event will help grow the sport ahead of the 2031 Rugby World Cup.