With this weekend’s Samoa rugby sevens teams’ success at the Cape Town 7s tournament, it is a real boost for the 2022/23 HSBS Sevens Series. Too often, a side dominates for stages of the sevens series. Even for the season, and that can make for a stagnated feel. The South African men had, and the […] READ MORE
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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
Black Ferns Sevens women hugely proud to ‘step out’ on home soil
From the moment that calls were made for the women to be included in the schedule for the 2019 HSBC New Zealand Sevens, the support for the Black Ferns Sevens inclusion was overwhelming. That proved to be true, as the ‘Sevens Sisters’ walked proudly out onto the FMG Stadium Waikato surface on Saturday. It was clear […] READ MORE
HSBC Clermont 7s: Kiwis ‘Double-Double As Fijiana Reach Highest Series Finish
It was a fairytale finish to the 2016/17 HSBC Womens Sevens Series, as the New Zealand team accomplished a ‘Double-Double’ at the Clermont 7s in France. They wrapped up the series in style, overcoming the Aussies in another epic Trans-Tasman finale 22-7. In a proud moment, the South Sea Islands women’s team finished in fifth place […] READ MORE
Canada Women Hot Favourites for HSBC Langford Sevens 2017
This is the penultimate round of the World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series as we head to North America again, with the HSBC Langford Sevens at the Westhills Stadium from the Saturday May 27-28. The hosts Canada are hot favorites, with Fijiana hoping to stay up in the top four. The Kiwis are fielding a depleted […] READ MORE
Provincial Rugby Semi Finals–Farah Palmer Cup
Over the last six weeks, women’s provincial rugby sides have battled for national supremacy. Nine teams faced the other, to reach the final of the Farah Palmer Cup. Over two hours on Saturday, four sides fought it out in the semi final matches, to decide the two best women’s sides in New Zealand. Farah Palmer […] READ MORE