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With restrictions lifting, the ‘Red Bull Ignite7’ tournament for women and men kickstarted the Summer of Sevens which should entertain fans of the shortened game over the New Year seasonal timeline. New Zealand’s leading women’s players joined the men in massing in Mount Maunganui, to restart the stalled sevens season. Halted due to the Coronavirus […] READ MORE
After a memorable tournament, Fiji were denied Gold by New Zealand in Men's Commonwealth Games final at the Rugby Sevens competition. The two rivals faced off, after each side swept past England and South Africa, to fight it out for the prize which Fiji coveted most READ MORE
Two NZ rugby sevens teams are each preparing for very different goals. The All Blacks Sevens men’s team are a week away from the Dubai Sevens leg of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. Their wish – to correct a two year slump in form. The women’s team, the Black Ferns Sevens, have different goals. […] READ MORE
The 2017 Oceania 7s/RWC7s Men’s Qualifiers will be the talk of the Oceania region this weekend. Played at the ANZ Stadium, which has previously hosted Super Rugby matches, it where all the action is at. The men’s and women’s tournaments are played from November 10-12, with much attention will be on the All Blacks Sevens, who are seeking […] READ MORE
The legacy of New Zealand Sevens star DJ Forbes is irrefutable. Eleven years, 512 World Series Games, 89 World Series tournaments, 153 Tries. Impressive stats in anyone’s language. Yet this alone does not define the history of the great DJ Forbes, who early last week announced his retirement from International Sevens Rugby. Forbes was a […] READ MORE
Kyle has had a number of years writing rugby for Last Word on Sport as well as a stint as the Media Manager for Tonga Rugby during the Rugby World Cup 2015. Kyle is based in the Lower North Island of New Zealand and has a diverse range of sporting tastes, actively following rugby in the Americas as well as NFL, NHL, MLB, motorsport and soccer.