With an armoury of returning talent bolstering the side, the Black Ferns Sevens are ‘near to’ Full Strength for this weekends HSBC Hamilton 7s. Several of the team’s most senior and influential players return for the New Zealand leg of the HSBC Women’s Sevens Series return after being named in the NZ Sevens squad. The […] READ MORE
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Rugby Highlights 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 […] READ MORE
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, […] READ MORE
Blitzboks Dubai delight, as Black Ferns 7s rebound
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 […] READ MORE
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 […] READ MORE
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 […] READ MORE
2019 Langford Sevens: NZ Double, Triple, and Fourth Black Ferns 7s win
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 […] READ MORE
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 […] READ MORE
Canada Women win 2019 HSBC Kitakyushu Sevens
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 […] READ MORE
2019 HSBC Sydney Sevens: Teams aim to Challenge, but Black Ferns 7s are side to Beat
Round Three of the HSBC Women’s Sevens Series will be held in Sydney this weekend. Like the Dubai Sevens, both the women’s and men’s tournaments will be competing side-by-side; with the ladies starting a day earlier on Friday February 1. Sydney has always proved to be a great stop on the World Series circuit. Warm…..well […] READ MORE