England Sevens secured their second consecutive Plate final victory of the season with a 14-5 victory over the USA in the Brazil leg of the Sevens World Series. England, who lifted the Plate in the first round in Dubai also, reached the final after being knocked out of the cup competition at the quarter-final stages
Hosts Brazil reached the quarter finals of the World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series second round after impressive victories in Sao Paulo on Saturday. After a humbling 40-0 defeat to Australia, the hosts picked themselves up in time to beat Fiji (26-14) and China (24-14) in front of a raucous home crowd in Arena Barueri. They
England will play Australia in the Cup quarter-finals of the Sevens World Series in Brazil on Sunday. In the second round of the World Series, Simon Middleton’s side struggled on day one with a tough pool against South Africa, Russia and Canada, to finish third in their pool. England opened day one with a convincing
The final squads for round two of the World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series in São Paulo have been set, with kick-off less than 24 hours away. Competition for places is hotting up this year, with the top four teams at the end of the season qualifying for the Olympic Games in 2016. New Zealand, who
England Women’s Sevens Head Coach Simon Middleton has named his final squad of 12 players for this weekend’s second round of the Sevens World Series in Sao Paulo, Brazil. A 14-player squad travelled to Sao Paulo last week for a week of warm-weather training and Middleton has now named his final 12 to compete in
World Rugby has confirmed that the second round of the Women’s Sevens Series will be streamed live from São Paulo, Brazil on 7 and 8 February. The competition kicks off at the Arena Barueri in São Paulo on Saturday, with New Zealand top of the standings. Following on from a highly-competitive first round in Dubai
New Zealand and Australia are top of the standings after Dubai but will face difficult match-ups in Brazil. The draw for the second round of the World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series will see the top teams face difficult pool clashes in Brazil in February. At the last round in Dubai, New Zealand continued their intense
Supported by World Rugby and run by the Brazilian Rugby Union, the event will deliver a fitting celebration of rugby sevens at the 2016 Olympic Games as men’s and women’s teams representing Argentina, Italy and host Brazil will take centre stage at one of the world’s most iconic beach cities at its busiest time of
New Zealand claimed the first round of the World Rugby Women’s Seven Series after beating Australia in a classic final match in Dubai. A last minute winner from inspirational captain Sarah Goss saw the Kiwis clinch the win from their rivals, who had impressed throughout the two-day tournament. In front of a packed house in
In a thrilling contest England beat Russia by 21 – 19 to reach the Plate Final. Earlier Russia had pushed World Champions New Zealand and proved tough opposition for a slightly downcast England. Marina Petrova put Russia ahead but Natasha Hunt and Alice Richardson hit back to put the half time score at 14 –
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