HSBC Sevens Series

Men's & Women's HSBC Sevens Series Awards 2020 winners announced

Losing matches, suspended competitions and leagues are bad news for sports fans yet, there is still Rugby Sevens to play; the HSBC Canada 7s this weekend to be precise. Whether your one game was postponed due to any interruption – COVID19 and the global impact of the Coronavirus outbreak being a monumental intrusion. So looking […]


Rugby Highlights of 2019 - LWOR top ten

When compiling our list of Rugby Highlights, all the contributions were both personal, and a mix of popular and particular. Just like every rugby-conversation though, it is a mix of the most popular, and the most enjoyable moments across another great 12 months for Last Word on Rugby. Rugby Highlights of 2019 – LWOR top […]

Goldrush for New Zealand Sevens in Cape Town

For the fifth time ever, both the New Zealand Sevens sides were successful in their quest for the HSBC Sevens Series; in the first co-ed tournament in Cape Town. Both series followed up their stop at the Dubai Sevens, but the men did one better than their second place to South Africa. In Cape Town, […]

Dubai Sevens a sure Bet, after 50 years of Success

Known as one of the pinnacle events on the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Series, the 2019 Dubai Sevens is a sure bet for both entertainment, and a celebration for the 50th-anniversary tournament. If you watch Rugby or bet on it at sites like Betway, then you are sure to find a featured match, odds or […]

Blitzboks Dubai 7s

With a quick look back at the latest leg of the HSBC Sevens Series, it was a positive Blitzboks Dubai result, with the Black Ferns 7s backing up well to earn their second win of the season. The South African men held firm all week, as they topped the standings in the opening leg of […]

HSBC World Series teams prepare for 2019 Dubai 7s season start

With two weeks until the 2019 Dubai 7s three-day tournament start, both men’s and women’s teams prepare for one of the premier legs of the HSBC Sevens Series. One of only a handful of tournaments for each competing series, Dubai is the beginning of the men’s year, while it will be leg two for the […]

Dual role for Selica Winiata; player and Rugby Sevens Referee

A dual role for rugby players can involve mentoring younger team members, driving a culture of inclusion or studying the opposition’s set plays yet, for Black Ferns rugby player Selica Winiata, her role now includes being a rugby referee. After deciding to put something back into the sport she enjoyed success in, the 2016 Olympics […]

Jovilisi Waqa; Loloma, to our Rugby Sevens Guru

It is with real sadness, that Last Word on Rugby bid farewell to a dear friend and contributor. Jovilisi Waqa. Our Rugby Sevens Guru and the cornerstone of the sites Pacifica rugby content. It is to our friend Jovi, that we say ‘Vinaka Vakalevu’ our friend. Jovi was to the rugby sevens coverage for LWOR, […]

City of Love gives way to Fiji Sevens magic
Jovilisi Waqa - Jun 4, 2019

They have tried their best in the last three years but it had to be ‘fourth times a charm’ for the City of Love to finally give in to the charisma, pure passion, and Fiji Sevens magic. The Final Round of the 2018/19 HSBC Sevens Series was held at the Stade Jean-Bouin this weekend. It […]

Fiji 'Lords of London Sevens' yet again
Jovilisi Waqa - May 27, 2019

Playing in their eighth finals appearance at the London leg of the World Series – the most by any team – the Fijians reigned supreme again, to become ‘Lords of the London Sevens’ for the second consecutive year. With an 85,000 strong crowd attending the two-day tournament, it was filled with a mix of ardent […]

2019 Langford Sevens: Double, Triple, Fourth win for Black Ferns 7s
Jovilisi Waqa - May 14, 2019

With the dust settling at the Westhills Stadium, in Langford, Canada somethings never change. Even though in Kitakyushu, the script was thrown away but, within three weeks it’s ‘back to the norm’ as the New Zealand Black Ferns 7s claimed multiple rewards and the 2019 Langford Sevens crown. Overcoming their nemesis Australia 21-17, in a […]

Every Rugby Winning Streak has to come to an End

In sports, every team who can string together a sequence of wins, and wishes to continue yet, the truth is that every rugby Winning Streak has to come to an end. Last weekend, the Black Ferns Sevens team had to see their astonishing rugby winning streak come to an end. The ‘Sevens Sisters’ had strung […]

Canada women triumph at the 2019 HSBC Kitakyushu Sevens
Jovilisi Waqa - Apr 21, 2019

A last gasp try, in the final minute of play from ‘Captain Fantastic’ Ghislaine Landry, gave the Canadian women their first HSBC Sevens Series title since the Sydney Sevens 2017. The Canada women held high the 2019 HSBC Kitakyushu Sevens trophy, above all others. Reaching the Cup final, Landry canceled out Amy Wilson-Hardy’s try for the […]

Blitzboks comeback victory at Singapore Sevens

South Africa came from 19-0 down in the first half of the Cup Final, to shut off Fiji in the crucial a penalty goal, to win 19-20. A comeback victory for the Blitzbok, who had fallen behind in the 2018/19 series, but who rebounded proudly here at the HSBC Singapore Sevens. It rounded off another […]

2019 HSBC Hong Kong Sevens: Fifth consecutive title for Fiji 7s
Jovilisi Waqa - Apr 8, 2019

Fiji has won their fifth consecutive HSBC Hong Kong Sevens title, after overpowering the fiery French outfit 21-7. It capped off a great return for the Gareth Baber coached men’s team. They were extraordinary, showing pace, precision and a new found confidence that places them second behind the United States, in the 2018/19 series standings. […]

'Good News' for USA Eagles 7s and Women's Sevens Series

After passing the midseason point, the world of rugby sevens is full of ‘Good News’ stories. Extremely good for the USA Eagles 7s men’s side, and the Women’s Sevens Series future development as a whole. Each has reached this point of the year, in a positive state. The US men heading all others in the […]



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