After speaking with Rugby PickEm friend Taylor Howden (the next Eddie Jones in the making) and he confirmed he was coaching the (throwback) Ohio Aviator side in Bermuda 10's, my mind began racing with questions about business side of things...

Who are the financial backers and what are their end game?

Is Bermuda 10's the beginning of a year-round 10's tour?

With 7's programs getting cut around the world by broke unions, will 10's take flight?

Where does 10's land on the player safety scale?

Are the massive 15's collisions slightly reduced?

Could this be the code that helps rugby survive long term?

The mythical clouds have receded, and the teams have assembled in the mystical island of Bermuda.

SX10

Frikkie De Beer

Oscar Ouma (Kenya 7s)

Marzuq Maaman

Thinus Van Zyl

Cory Daniel

Andrew Amonde

Tienie Burger

Gary Porter

Harry McNulty (Ireland 7s)

Luke Treharne

Craig Hunt

Cecil Afrika (Blitzbok 7s)

Connor Wallace Sims (Rugby United New York)

Oscar Dennis

JT Jackson

JP Du Plessis (NOLA Gold)

Willy Ambaka (Kenya 7's)

Collins Injera (Kenya 7's)

Christian Ambadiang

Dewald Naude

Miami Sun

Will Vakalahi (Old Glory DC)

Anthony Parry (Rugby United New York)

Michael Brown (Rugby United New York)

Josh Larsen (New England Free Jacks)

Matthew Hughson

Luca Tani (LA Giltinis)

Wesley Teo (Blemont Shore)

Moses Lalasava (Seattle Saracens)

Connor Buck

Nick Boyer (San Diego Legion)

Joey Sok

Nolan Tuamoheloa (Utah Warriors)

James Stokes

Mark O’Keefe (Landsdowne)

Tyrie Allen

Matthew Coore (WTS Combines)

Troy Lockyear (Rugby United New York)

Janry Du Toit

Marcus Satuva

DTH Van der Merwe

London Royals

Stephen Coetzee (Seattle Seawolves)

Devanate Onojaife

Andrew Durutalo (Seattle Seawolves)

Sean McNulty (LA Giltinis)

Collin Hughes

Ross Neal (Seattle Seawolves)

Max Northcote-Green

Alex Gray,

Aldo Campbell

Richard de Carpentier

Robert Elan-Puttick (Austin Gilgronis)

James Haley

Tom Mitchell

David Busby (Seattle Seawolves)

Alex Davis

JP Aguirre (Seattle Seawolves)

Tom Bowen

Tom Emery

Dan Norton

Giovani Douyyon (WTS Combine Athlete)

Ben Foden (Rugby United New York)

Ohio Aviators

Kyle Baillie (NOLA Gold)

Chris Baumann (Austin Blacks)

Dylan Fawsitt (Rugby United New York)

Riekert Hattingh (Seattle Seawolves)

Eric Howard (NOLA Gold)

Spencer Krueger (New England Free Jacks)

John Sullivan (NOLA Gold)

Brad Tucker (Seattle Seawolves)

Paddy Ryan (Unattached)

Moni Tongauiha (NOLA Gold)

Bryce Campbell (Unattached)

Ben Cima (Seattle Seawolves)

JP Eloff (NOLA Gold)

Tiaan Loots (Unattached)

Will Magie (Austin Gilgronis)

Shawn Riley (NOLA Gold)

Cristian Rodriguez (Belmont Shore)

JP Smith (Seattle Seawolves)

Shalom Suniula (Seattle Seawolves)

Nick Feakes (NOLA Gold)

Staff

Taylor Howden – Head Coach

Tom Rooney – Program Director

Richard Quincy – Medical Director

Zack Stryffeler – Manager

Kane Thompson – Assistant Coach

Asia Pacific Dragons

Vili Tolutau – (Seattle Seawolves)

Jamason Fa’anana-Schultz (Old Glory DC)

Faafetai William Teo

Chris Eves (Manawatu)

Lino Saunitoga

Apisai Naikatini (Old Glory DC)

Maikeli Naromaitoga

Rowan Gouws

Kurt Morath (Austin Gilgronis)

Nafi Tuitavake

Tomasi Alosio

Thretton Palamo (Old Glory DC)

Tommy Bell

Hemaua Samisoni

Elden Schoeman

Alex Khutsishvili

Jamil Robinson

Rhinos Rugby

William Leonard (Rugby United New York)

Zach Bonte (Unattached)

Jacques Rabe (SAS Rugby 7s)

Christian Holmes (Heusenstamm Foxes)

Conor Kindregan (New England Free Jacks)

Courtney Winnaar (Unattached)

Cyrille Cama (Rhinos U23 HP Academy)

Carl Meyer (NOLA Gold)

Jack Casey (Houston Sabercats Academy)

Jacob Hidalgo (Unattached)

Jake Campey (Westcliff RFC)

Julian Dominguez Widmer (NOLA Gold)

Luyolo Dapula (Unattached)

Mike Te’o (Utah Warriors and USA Eagles)

Nick Taylor (Seattle Seawolves)

Oliver Nott (Canada National Senior Men’s)

Patrick Regan (UCLA)

Tyler Fujimoto (Rhinos U23 HP Academy)

Eric Naposki (UCLA)

Lastly, what's going on with the Springboks?