America's finest city will host one of the finest GAA Sevens competitions outside Ireland this weekend when teams will flock from all over North America to the West Coast Sevens in San Diego.

The Calgary Chieftains and the Regulators Hurling Club from Denver will debut at the Sevens alongside teams from Arizona, Seattle, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago. 

Jerome Quinn has visited San Diego GAA training sessions this week to talk to American-born players who are enjoying an upturn in numbers and interest. Wendy LeVine plays for San Diego Na Fianna and says they are 'fired up' for the Sevens... 

.. and Ohio-born Mike Woodruff is with the St Peter's Hurling Club.. 

Videos by Jerome Quinn.

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