Five Olympians feature in England Women’s squad for the tournament in Dubai (1-2 December). Abbie Brown, who made her debut on the World Series circuit in Sao Paulo earlier this year, will captain the side and is joined by fellow Team GB names Heather Fisher, Alice Richardson, Jo Watmore and Amy Wilson Hardy. There are
World Rugby has announced the panel of referees to officiate on the men’s and women’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2016-17, the first within the new four-year Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games cycle. Rugby sevens made its game-changing debut at Rio 2016 and with several referees moving on after achieving their Olympic dream, there is an
England Women, playing as GB Lions, finished third in the Rugby Europe Grand Prix Sevens Series in Malemort, France on Sunday. GB Lions turned around a pool defeat against Ireland in the final game to win 12-5 with tries from Lotte Clapp and Abbie Brown, which were both converted by Katy Mclean. They opened the
England will field three returning Olympians in the final round of the Rugby Europe Grand Prix Sevens Series this weekend in Malemort, France. Abbie Brown, Katy Mclean and Amy Wilson Hardy, who captains the squad, return to England Sevens following the Rio Olympics in August. The side will also feature a number of new names. Lotte Clapp,
Olympic gold medallists Australia and Rugby World Cup 2019 and Olympic Games 2020 hosts Japan are the latest countries to host rounds of the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series, which gets underway in early December.With the women’s game having inspired millions around the world during the Olympic Games in Rio, the six-leg series will
Last weekend Bristol Ladies made history, taking part in the first Women’s Premiership 7s final, which was televised live on BT Sport. The day started with the pool stages hosted at Broadstreet RFC, where Bristol Ladies were in a group with Lichfield, Wasps and Saracens. The team started off well with a 38 – 0 victory
Worcester Valkyries battled their way to the semi-finals at Sunday’s Women’s Premiership Sevens at Broadstreet Rugby Club in Coventry. The Valkyries were undone 31-12 by Bristol Ladies in the semis, as they were pipped to a place on the big stage at the Ricoh Arena for the final. The Valkyries breezed their way through their
Sevens stars set to shine as rugby returns Olympic opportunity drives global growth Game-changing Rio 2016 anticipated Rugby’s first Olympians in 92 years are ready to take their place in history at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and World Rugby Chairman Bill Beaumont believes the stars of sevens will shine brightly to inspire a new
Tuesday 19th July marked the last Team GB selection announcement for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, with Britain’s best rugby seven’s players being the last to learn their fates. Amongst the 12 strong men’s and women’s squads are three Loughborough alumni, with current student Meg Jones also named as a travelling reserve. The number of
A place in the history books awaits Natasha Hunt (pictured above) and Amy Wilson Hardy after they today became the latest University of Bath graduates to be selected by Team GB for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The duo have been named in the first-ever GB Olympic women’s rugby sevens squad, with the sport making
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