England Women Sevens were crowned Plate champions in the penultimate round of the Sevens World Series on Saturday but are still left hunting a top four finish and an Olympic qualification spot. Simon Middleton’s side, who defeated France 19-0 in the final, now head to Amsterdam next week for the final round of the series
In one of the most thrilling finishes to a women series final, Australia claimed round five of this year’s series in London, beating Canada with a last-gasp try in Twickenham. Despite Canada leading 17-5 with just minutes left, Australia battled back to score three times and snatch the win from the Canadians, who, despite being
The perfect season it may not now be, but New Zealand achieved what they set out to do at the start of the season – qualify for the Olympic Games in 2016. The Kiwis, unbeaten for 37 consecutive matches, were shocked on the first day of the Women’s Sevens Series in London on Friday when
England Women Sevens face a tough quarter-final against World Sevens Series leaders New Zealand tomorrow (Saturday) when the tournament resumes at the Twickenham Stoop. England had already beaten South Africa and Russia to secure qualification through to the quarter-final, but Canada put them to the sword to secure top spot in the pool on day
Pool A – New Zealand, Brazil, France, Spain Pool B – Canada, England, Russia, South Africa Pool C – Australia, USA, Fiji, China Fixtures and Results 12.00 New Zealand 34-0 Brazil 12.22 France 12-5 Spain 12.44 Australia 15-5 Fiji 13.06 USA 40-7 China 13.28 Canada 14-12 Russia 13.50 England 28-7 South Africa 14.44 New Zealand 15-19 Spain (Just to confirm
Saracens’ Sarah McKenna has been called up to replace Alice Richardson in this week’s Sevens World Series event at the Twickenham Stoop and Twickenham Stadium (May 15-16). McKenna, who featured in the last round of the World Series in Canada, comes in for the Richmond fly-half who failed a fitness test this morning. England head
The San Francisco Bay area will host Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 after the World Rugby Council awarded hosting rights for the prestigious event to USA Rugby. The magnificent Giants Stadium in San Francisco, supported by Avaya Stadium in San Jose, will provide an impressive stage for the world’s top men’s and women’s rugby sevens
England Women’s Head Coach Simon Middleton has recalled Rachael Burford and Kay Wilson for the penultimate round of the Sevens World Series at the Twickenham Stoop and at Twickenham Stadium on May 15 & 16. Burford missed the last round of the series in Canada due to injury while Wilson will make her first start
With global excitement building ahead of rugby sevens’ Olympic Games debut at Rio 2016, World Rugby has announced the location and dates for the regional qualification tournaments that will deliver six men’s and six women’s teams to the Games. The top four teams in the respective men’s and women’s World Rugby Sevens Series standings are
The final and third place play-off matches will be played at Twickenham after the men’s event on Saturday 16th May. Pool stages, quarters and semi-finals will be played at The Stoop. New Zealand can secure Olympic qualification simply by winning a quarter-final. Matches will be broadcast on Sky Sports UK and streamed around the world
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