England Women finish third in the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens in dramatic style after Heather Fisher scored in the final minute of sudden death extra time for a 10-5 victory over France. Michaela Staniford ran the length of the field to give England a 5-0 lead in the first half but France equalised in the
Australia claimed the opening round of the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series in Dubai on Friday, beating Russia 33-12 in front of a packed house. Despite losing their inspirational captain Sharni Williams to injury on day two, the girls in gold remained unbeaten throughout the tournament. In yet another thrilling day of rugby in
England Women Sevens were undone by Australia in their final pool game at the Emirate Airline Dubai Sevens and will play Canada in tomorrow’s quarter final (6.06am GMT, coverage live via World Rugby). A late surge from England allowed Jo Watmore to cross the line but Australia proved too strong in attack and claimed a
Australia win the Women’s 7s with a 31-12 victory over Russia in the Final. England took 3rd place with an extra time win over France and New Zealand took the Plate Final with an extra time win over Canada. For all the results as the day unfolded see below: Day two 4 December 2015 Quarter Finals: 09.00
World’s top players in action across most eagerly-awaited series to date Record broadcast and social engagement anticipated as Dubai kicks off 2015/16 series kicks off four-year HSBC title sponsorship The world’s top female rugby sevens players are currently in action at the opening round of the 2015-16 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in Dubai as
The form book was thrown out of the window during the first round of matches at the Dubai 7s today with the first three matches giving surprise results, the biggest probably being Russia beating New Zealand by 33-7. Canada and the USA were also beaten by Fiji and Ireland respectively. England made a good start with
The 2015-16 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series is set to reach more fans than any previous series, World Rugby has announced. Both the men’s and women’s series kick off in Dubai this week and with the men’s series visiting 10 iconic locations* around the world and both the men’s and women’s series now welcoming two
England have named the 12-woman squad which will travel to Dubai for the opening leg of World Rugby’s HSBC Women’s Sevens Series next weekend, with sevens newcomer Vicky Fleetwood named alongside seasoned stalwarts Michaela Staniford, Jo Watmore, Alice Richardson and Amy Wilson-Hardy. Emily Scarratt will captain the side – which also includes Katie Mclean, Claire
Nine months out from rugby sevens’ debut at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the pools and match schedule have been announced for the opening round of the new HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, for both men and women, in Dubai. With global excitement building ahead of sevens’ biggest season, the world’s top players representing 28
Team GB’s Rugby Women Sevens preparations have started in earnest with players from Wales, Scotland and England coming together for a three-month training programme in Guildford. The WRU and SRU have nominated two players each to join England’s training base at Surrey Sports Park to train full time. Laurie Harries and Jasmine Joyce from Wales
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