After showing great consistency, and lasting the distance with only two fit reserves for the Cup final, the New Zealand men earn their first HSBC Dubai Sevens title since 2009. In a great return for the Clark Laidlaw coached squad, the All Blacks Sevens team eclipsed all others in Pool play, to progress through the knockout stages. […] READ MORE
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Olympic Sevens Champions Fiji and Australia reign supreme at Oceania 7s
Olympic Sevens champions Fiji and Australia reigned supreme at the 2018 Oceania Rugby Sevens tournament, after two hectic days of competition at the ANZ Stadium in Suva, Fiji. The Fiji Airways men’s Fiji Sevens team scored through Waisea Nacuqu in extra-time, to overcome World Cup and Commonwealth Games champions New Zealand 17-12. On the other […] READ MORE
#RWC7s – New Zealand outlast the world’s best to retain title
It took all of their energy, but New Zealand outlasted the world's best men's rugby sevens teams, to retain Rugby World Cup Sevens title at AT&T Park READ MORE
Australia takes home HSBC Women’s Sevens title
The championship was decided before the final match. It was with a last-minute try from Emilee Cherry in the Paris Sevens Cup semi-finals on June 9, the Australian Sevens women’s side became 2017/18 HSBC Women’s Sevens title holders. The 21-17 win over France propelled Australia to the final match against HSBC Women’s Series title opponents New Zealand. […] READ MORE
2018 Paris Sevens: Fiji and South Africa fight for Series Crown
The fight for the 2017/18 Sevens Series crown is on, at the 2018 Paris Sevens tournament, where Fiji and South Africa with clash for the title READ MORE
Black Ferns 7s ‘battle it out’ with Australia for Women’s Sevens Series title
2018 HSBC Paris Sevens begin Friday, with a 2-way battle for Women's Sevens Series title. Favourites the Black Ferns 7s challenging Australia's slender lead READ MORE
2018 HSBC Langford Sevens: mid-season form key to success
The 2018 HSBC Langford Sevens will be held this weekend, May 12-13, in Canada. The picturesque Westhills Stadium in Victoria, British Columbia will be the venue for the fourth leg of the World Series. Mid-season for the squads, and an important stage for each of the leading teams ambitions. So for all 12 teams competing, fitness and […] READ MORE
Fiji chase ‘White Whale’ at Gold Coast Commonwealth Games Rugby Sevens
Over the history of men's competition at the Commonwealth Games, one prize has eluded the South Seas Island nation. Crowned World Champions, Sevens Series champs and more-- but in 2018, Fiji chase their 'White Whale' at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games Rugby Sevens READ MORE
New Zealand Sevens teams hit by injury/illness before Gold Coast Games
As the men’s and women’s New Zealand Sevens teams were excitedly preparing to join their fellow athletes at the Commonwealth Games village on the Gold Coast, late injury and illness has interrupted their aspirations. In two separate incidents, firstly Caleb Clarke was pulled from the men’s squad, due to an appendicitis medical emergency. And then […] READ MORE
2018 Hong Kong Sevens: Fiji chase a fourth-consecutive title
It’s the seventh stop on the HSBC Sevens Series and we are at the ‘Mecca of Sevens’ for the 2018 Hong Kong Sevens. It see’s 16 teams all out for glory, but the question is “who can stop them?” as Fiji chases a fourth-consecutive title. Gathered together, 40 teams in total will compete in this […] READ MORE