Should we be surprised? No. It’s been an uphill struggle since Great Britain first sttempted to pull a squad together for the Rio Olympic Sevens. Players will still come together to compete in SVNS tournaments, but without financial backing their results are bound to take a nose-dive. Where else have we seen three unions merging
The Great Britain men’s and women’s sevens programmes will be remodelled from next season, with the intention for both sides to continue to compete on the HSBC SVNS Series under a new operating model. The programme will run solely as a camp and competition model, with players coming together to train and play on the
It’s little surprise that GB Rugby Sevens have pounced on Giselle Mather to be their new head coach. Ever since she was sacked from her post as DoR of Trailfinders, you could imagine queues of people at her front-door begging her to take on a top job. The appointment she has accepted is one of
Great Britain Rugby Sevens (GB7s) has announced the appointment of Giselle Mather as its new women’s team head coach for the upcoming season. Mather is a distinguished figure in the world of rugby and brings her experience as a former player and a coach. She also received 34 caps for England, where she became a
This is the squad of thirteen for the Madrid 7s: Abbie Brown (captain), Lauren Torley, Emma Uren, Isla Norman-Bell, Megan Jones, Jasmine Joyce, Amy Wilson Hardy, Ellie Boatman, Ellie Kildunne, Rhona Lloyd, Kayleigh Powell, Jade Shekels, Heather Cowell. You can take your pick of the biggest news, but here’s mine: Abbie Brown returns from injury
Red Roses pair Megan Jones and Ellie Kildunne will join up with Great Britain Sevens women’s squad to aid their aspirations for the ongoing HSBC SVNS Series and the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris. Both players, who were influential in the Red Roses earning a third Guinness Women’s Six Nations Grand Slam in a
In the final leg of the HSBC series in Singapore, GB 7s finished eighth on 39 points, 27 points behind Ireland in seventh place. The winners, New Zealand, finished two points ahead of Australia on 126. France were third on 104, USA fourth on 85. I detail these positions to help point out Great Britain’s
The GB squad is announced as follows: Emma Uren (captain), Abi Burton, Alicia Maude, Amy Wilson Hardy, Celia Quansah, Ellie Boatman, Grace Crompton, Isla Norman-Bell, Jade Shekells, Jasmine Joyce, Kayleigh Powell, Lauren Torley and Lisa Thomson. It sees the return of Celia Quansah and Kayleigh Powell for the first time this season, but the regular
The rugby sevens programme at the European Games concluded in style with two fiercely contested finals landing a gold for the women’s squad and silver for the men’s. The gold medal for the women secures them a quota place at Paris 2024, guaranteeing 13 athletes their ticket to the Games – and making them the
The Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens will come to a climax on Sunday after another thrilling day of action at the historic Hong Kong Stadium on Saturday which saw the women’s semi-final and men’s quarter-final line-ups confirmed. Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens women’s semi-finals, men’s quarter-finals confirmed after superb day of rugby sevens in front of packed
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