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Rising stars rewarded with sevens contracts

Two of the country’s brightest young stars are among those named in the Black Ferns Sevens contracted squad for 2025. Teenagers Maia Davis (pictured) and Le’Oxeayn Maiu’u join the Olympic champion squad as preparations for the upcoming season are well under way. Maiu’u graduated from Mt Albert Grammar last year and has joined the team’s

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Will GB Sevens survive?

Spoiler Warning: I’ve had my doubts about the viability of the enterprise from the start. A unified GB squad is needed to meet Olympic requirements; the individual nations of England, Scotland and Wales would be ineligible. My current concerns 1 The lack of information coming out of GB 7s’ HQ. The national unions of the

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New Zealand Rugby CEO congratulates Women’s Sevens

Following a 19-12 victory over Canada, New Zealand Rugby (NZR) CEO Mark Robinson has shared his congratulations with the New Zealand Women’s Sevens team on their gold-medal winning campaign at the Paris Olympics. “We are thrilled for the team and are incredibly proud of their performance. The players, Cory (Sweeney, Head Coach) and support staff

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Olympic Sevens – GB’s Fate

GB’s defeat 17-7 to USA in the quarters leaves a lot of questions hanging in the air. First, the results: Pool B Ireland 12 GB 21 (W) Australia 36 GB 5 (L) GB 26 South Africa 17 (W) The Quarter Final USA 17 GB 7 (L) A Few Pool Stats          

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Rugby Sevens set to kick-off Paris 2024 in style

Captains from the 12 men’s and 12 women’s teams gathered at the Olympic Village on Monday ahead of what promises to be the most hotly-contested and highly-anticipated rugby sevens event in history. Following rugby sevens’ debut at Rio 2016 and the Covid affected Tokyo 2020 Games, the sport is set to ‘come of age’ on

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China and South Africa qualify for Paris 2024

China women and South Africa men win World Rugby Sevens Repechage to secure twelfth and final places in Olympic Games Paris 2024 China beat Kenya 24-7 in women’s final to continue their outstanding recent form South Africa overcame Great Britain 14-5 in a tense men’s final Paris 2024 Olympic pools will be announced on Sunday

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Eight men’s and women’s teams left chasing Olympic dreams

Quarter-final line-ups decided at World Rugby Sevens Repechage in Monaco Men’s and women’s winners will qualify for the Olympic Games Paris 2024 Women’s quarter-finals: China v Paraguay, Uganda v Czechia, Kenya v Argentina, Poland v Hong Kong China Men’s quarter-finals: South Africa v Uganda, Canada v Chile, Great Britain v Tonga, Spain v Hong Kong

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Race for rugby sevens Olympic qualification gets started

World Rugby Sevens Repechage will decide the final men’s and women’s qualifiers for the Olympic Games Paris 2024 rugby sevens competition Eleven men’s and 11 women’s teams in action from 21-23 June at Stade Louis II in Monaco Opening wins for men’s HSBC SVNS 2024 teams South Africa, Great Britain, Spain and Canada and women’s

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