England Women’s Head Coach Simon Middleton will hand five players their first sevens starts of the season at the first leg of the Rugby Europe Grand Prix in Kazan this weekend (June 13-14). Francesca Matthews, Lydia Thompson, Abbie Brown, Heather Fisher and Victoria Fleetwood have all been named in the 12–woman squad with Fleetwood, who
Great Britain Rugby Sevens has announced details for its sevens programme in preparation for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. This follows both England men’s and women’s sides finishing in the top four of the end-of-season rankings on the HSBC Sevens World Series which guaranteed qualification for Team GB. Great Britain Rugby Sevens Limited has been officially
The sun-soaked stadium in the Netherlands saw Canada beat Australia to claim the Amsterdam Sevens trophy, after yet another epic battle between the two sides, and England will represent Team Great Britain at the Olympic Games in Rio 2016, after beating the USA in a thrilling “winner takes all” match on the last day of the
England Women Sevens have qualified Great Britain for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro after securing a fourth place finish in the Sevens World Series in Amsterdam today (Saturday). Simon Middleton’s charges did, however, do it by the closest of margins, beating Olympic qualifying rivals, the USA, with a 15-14 win in the
Its the final day of the World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series – Amsterdam – 23 May 2015 and England beat New Zealand in the quarter finals but fall to Australia in the semis. Fixtures and results will be updated during the day. Fixtures and Results Quarter Finals 9.00 Australia 31-0 Russia 9.22 England 17-14 New Zealand 9.44
A thrilling day of action in Amsterdam has seen Canada and Australia qualify for next year’s Olympic Games and New Zealand claim the Women’s Sevens Series for the third year in a row. In a day of top rugby, Spain claimed another major scalp on the series as they beat France in pool play, before the
England Women Sevens will face World Series champions New Zealand in the quarter-finals of final series leg in Amsterdam on Saturday after two wins from three today. England made their way through to the final eight despite a 24-7 defeat to London champions Australia in their final group match. Earlier, Simon Middleton’s charges bagged six tries
World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series – Amsterdam – 22 May 2015 – Results Day 1: 22 May 2015 11.20 Australia 29-7 Russia 11.42 England 56-0 China 12.04 New Zealand 32-0 Fiji 12.26 USA 26-7 South Africa 12.48 Canada 29-0 Spain 13.10 France 12-5 Netherlands 14.04 Australia 48-0 China 14.26 England 40-5 Russia 14.48 New Zealand 31-7 South Africa 15.10 USA 36-14 Fiji 15.32 Canada 34-10 Netherlands
World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series – Amsterdam – 22 and 23 May 2015 Pools: A: New Zealand, USA, Fiji, South Africa B: Australia, England, Russia, China C: Canada, France, Spain, Netherlands Day 1: 22 May 2015 11.20 Australia v Russia 11.42 England v China 12.04 New Zealand v Fiji 12.26 USA v South Africa 12.48
Three teams will book their places at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games this weekend during the final round of the World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series in Amsterdam. With the series title race also to be decided at the two-day tournament on Friday and Saturday, it promises to be highly-competitive and compelling viewing. New Zealand became
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