University of Bath graduate Amy Wilson Hardy helped England Women finish a fine third in the World Rugby HSBC Women’s Sevens Series in Atlanta, United States, as the countdown to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games continued. The Bristol RFC centre, who completed an Integrated Mechanical and Electrical Engineering course last summer, gave England a flying
Australia took a step closer to securing the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series 2015/16 after defeating their rivals New Zealand at the third round of the series in Atlanta. Despite both teams losing on day one, New Zealand and Australia bounced back on Saturday, returning to form as they progressed to the final at
A strong England side set the pace on day one, with captain Emily Scarratt leading from the front to claim victories over Australia, Fiji and Colombia in Pool A. Canada emerged top of a tough pool B, beating France, Russia and Ireland, while a weakened New Zealand team, missing regular finishers Huriana Manuel, Kayla McAlister and
A squad of 14 players have flown to Atlanta for the next two legs of the World Rugby HSBC Women’s Sevens Series which take place in Atlanta, USA and Langford, Canada. The side will be looking to make amends after disappointing in Sao Paulo in February, where they finished seventh to drop two places in
2015/16 HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series – Atlanta – Fixtures & Results Venue: Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Kennesaw, Georgia Pool A: Australia, Fiji, England, Colombia Pool B: Canada, France, Russia, Ireland Pool C: New Zealand, USA, Japan, Spain All times are local Friday 8 April 2016 Match no *Kick off Fixture 1 12:30 Canada
England Women Sevens suffered a disappointing second day of action at the Atlanta leg of the World Series on Sunday, finishing seventh which now leaves them sitting sixth in the overall series standings. England, who need to finish in the top four by the end of the season to automatically qualify Team GB for the
A day of sensational rugby in Atlanta finished with New Zealand winning the third round of this year’s series and edging closer to Olympic qualification. The reigning champions beat hosts USA 50-12 in front of a raucous crowd in the sunshine in America’s deep south. Kayla McAlister was named MVP for the tournament. With qualification for
The quarter finals have now all been played and England have been beaten by Russia, Australia suffered a shock defeat to the USA and France were beaten by Canada; New Zealand were untroubled by Brazil. Results and forthcoming fixtures: Atlanta Sevens – Day two – 15th March 2015 – Results and new Fixtures 19 New Zealand
New Zealand’s hot streak continues as they remain top of the women’s series after day one at the Atlanta Sevens. The Kiwis won all three of their Pool A matches at Kennesaw State University on Saturday, easily beating both South Africa and hosts USA. However, for the second time this season, Russia almost shocked fans
The opening round of fixtures on day two of the Atlanta Sevens are the Cup Quarter Finals. These four matches will be followed by the Bowl Semi Finals. England take on Russia who really tested both New Zealand and the USA before going on to convincingly beat South Africa. Atlanta Sevens – Day two –
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