With one year to go until the world’s best rugby sevens players make their Olympic debut at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, World Rugby President Bernard Lapasset is predicting a special and game-changing event that will take rugby to new audiences and inspire even more men, women and children to get into rugby. Rugby will
Athletes, students, coaches and graduates at the University of Bath are excitedly counting down to Rio 2016, with the Olympic Games now just a year away. Olympic, World, Commonwealth and European medalists are among the many athletes from a wide range of sports aspiring to be Brazil-bound in 12 months’ time. Bringing home just how
World Rugby and the Brazilian Rugby Confederation (CBRu) have inaugurated Brazil’s first ever semi-permanent beach rugby pitch on the iconic Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. As part of World Rugby’s Olympic Day celebrations, children and young people from local social projects, schools and clubs were invited to the opening of the pitch, which will
Goals from Hollie Webb and Alex Danson enough to give Danny Kerry’s side the win over China Strike from Webb her first of the competition, Danson’s goal her fourth Victory means Great Britain have won all seven of their games at this tournament Sophie Bray finishes joint top scorer in the competition with five goals
Great Britain secure place at Rio Olympics with World League Semi-Final win over Germany Lily Owsley’s first half strike enough to settle tense encounter Goal is Owsley’s first in the competition Susie Gilbert wins 50th Great Britain cap Great Britain’s next match is the final against China tomorrow at 18:00 UK time Great Britain booked
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
Rugby sevens will make its Olympic Games debut on 6 August, 2016 after the Rio 2016 Organising Committee released the daily competition schedule to mark 500 days to go. The rugby sevens competitions at the Deodoro Sports Complex will be played over six days between 6-11 August with two sessions per day. The session times
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
Rugby fans around the world can now sign up to ensure they do not miss out on tickets for rugby sevens’ Olympic Games debut after the Rio 2016 organising committee announced details of its ticketing plans.The announcement represents an exciting milestone for the global rugby community as anticipation builds ahead of the sport’s return to
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