It’s little surprise that GB Rugby Sevens have pounced on Giselle Mather to be their new head coach. Ever since she was sacked from her post as DoR of Trailfinders, you could imagine queues of people at her front-door begging her to take on a top job. The appointment she has accepted is one of
Ciaran Beattie has announced his squad for the Olympics. It is: Amy Wilson Hardy, Ellie Boatman, Ellie Kildunne, Emma Uren, Grace Crompton, Heather Cowell, Isla Norman-Bell, Jade Shekells, Jasmine Joyce, Lauren Torley, Lisa Thomson, Megan Jones. The two reserves are Abi Burton and Kayleigh Powell. There are very few surprises. One big disappointment is the
This is the squad of thirteen for the Madrid 7s: Abbie Brown (captain), Lauren Torley, Emma Uren, Isla Norman-Bell, Megan Jones, Jasmine Joyce, Amy Wilson Hardy, Ellie Boatman, Ellie Kildunne, Rhona Lloyd, Kayleigh Powell, Jade Shekels, Heather Cowell. You can take your pick of the biggest news, but here’s mine: Abbie Brown returns from injury
Red Roses pair Megan Jones and Ellie Kildunne will join up with Great Britain Sevens women’s squad to aid their aspirations for the ongoing HSBC SVNS Series and the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris. Both players, who were influential in the Red Roses earning a third Guinness Women’s Six Nations Grand Slam in a
In the final leg of the HSBC series in Singapore, GB 7s finished eighth on 39 points, 27 points behind Ireland in seventh place. The winners, New Zealand, finished two points ahead of Australia on 126. France were third on 104, USA fourth on 85. I detail these positions to help point out Great Britain’s
The rugby sevens programme at the European Games concluded in style with two fiercely contested finals landing a gold for the women’s squad and silver for the men’s. The gold medal for the women secures them a quota place at Paris 2024, guaranteeing 13 athletes their ticket to the Games – and making them the
The Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens will come to a climax on Sunday after another thrilling day of action at the historic Hong Kong Stadium on Saturday which saw the women’s semi-final and men’s quarter-final line-ups confirmed. Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens women’s semi-finals, men’s quarter-finals confirmed after superb day of rugby sevens in front of packed
The world-renowned Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens never fails to deliver in terms of drama, excitement and entertainment as the world’s best men’s and women’s teams kicked off the first of three days of competition at the iconic Hong Kong Stadium on Friday. Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Ireland and France end day one with perfect win
Not for the first time, the GB Sevens squad is building anew. Some background The Sevens programme has been constantly hamstrung by the two conflicting strands of qualification: Only a GB squad will do for the Olympics (cue in 2024); England, Scotland and Wales are welcome entries at the Commonwealth Games. The need for a
The women’s Fast Four competition followed the same pattern as Vancouver with Great Britain defeating USA in the final and Canada proving too strong for an improving Mexico in the third place play-off. Jasmine Joyce showed just why she is one of the most talked-about players in world rugby right now with another impressive showing.
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