England Women were beaten in the final of the Challenge Trophy, losing 10-0 to Spain at the Las Vegas Sevens. The side struggled to overcome their tough opening day pool which featured the series’ leading two sides and tournament finalists, New Zealand and Australia, as well as Brazil. In Saturday’s final, Spain opened the scoring
New Zealand sit proudly atop the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series table after three tournaments as the Black Ferns Sevens put in a consistent display over the course of two days to win the USA Sevens in Las Vegas. In the final, New Zealand never looked in trouble against Olympic champions Australia, racking up
Canada and New Zealand will go into Saturday’s Cup quarter-finals unbeaten after some imposing performances on day one of the HSBC USA Sevens in Las Vegas. Ghislaine Landry’s Canada were particularly dominant, beating Russia 34-7, Argentina 38-7 and France 21-7, backing up their victorious performance in Sydney and laying down a marker for their rivals
England Women won their final pool game against Brazil at the Las Vegas sevens, having earlier lost to Australia and New Zealand. England made a strong start against Brazil with Emily Wood scoring England’s first try finishing off Jo Richardson-Watmore’s break on the right wing, which Alice Richardson-Watmore converted in the opening minute. Natasha Brennan
England Women Sevens’ 12-player squad for the third leg of the World Rugby HSBC Women’s Sevens Series travelled to Las Vegas last night ahead of the weekend’s competition (3-4 March). James Bailey has made three changes to the side. 19-year-old Holly Aitchison and Lotte Clapp, who has 10 senior 15-a-side caps and scored a try
England Women Sevens suffered a disappointing weekend in Sydney, losing to Brazil in the final of the Challenge Trophy. The side finished the second leg of the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series in tenth, losing to the Rio Olympic hosts 17-12 in extra time. They progressed through to the last two with a 29-17
James Bailey has made two changes to the England Women Sevens squad which travels to Sydney tomorrow for the second leg of the World Rugby HSBC Women’s Sevens Series. 19-year-olds Rachael Woosey and Chantelle Miell, Bristol’s top points scorer of the season so far, are named in the 12-player squad to make their World Series
England Women finished fourth in the opening round of the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series in Dubai having lost 17-14 to Russia in the Bronze Final. England came through the opening day to qualify for the Cup play offs but the side’s inexperience began to show, losing out to Olympic gold medallists and eventual tournament runners-up
HSBC Dubai Women’s 7s 1-2 December 2016 : Pools and Fixtures Pool A: Australia, USA, Russia, South Africa Pool B: New Zealand, France, Fiji, Ireland Pool C: Canada, England, Spain, Brazil Thursday 1st December 2016 – Pool Games Kick off:12:00 Match 1 England 7S 31-7 Spain 7S Kick off:12:22 Match 2 Canada 7S 26-19 Brazil 7S Kick
Las Vegas will host the third round of the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series on 3-4 March, 2017.For the third time in 2016-17, the men’s and women’s series will run side by side as the Sam Boyd Stadium in Nevada plays host to the world’s best sevens players. The announcement brings the number of rounds
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