With 155 days to go until rugby sevens makes its Olympic Games debut, World Rugby Chairman Bernard Lapasset believes that Rio 2016 will be a game-changing moment for a sport that is experiencing record global growth. Speaking ahead of the rugby sevens test event at the Deodoro Olympic Park this weekend, Lapasset said that Olympic
Schedule for the Invitational Women’s Elite 7s taking place in Las Vegas 3rd to 6th March is as follows: Thursday 3rd March 2016 Game No Time Team v Team 800 France Select 7s 12-0 Scion Sirens 820 Japan Select 7s 29-0 Florida RDA 840 USA Select 7s 36-0 Brazil Women’s 7’s 900 South Africa Select
Representatives from England, Wales and Scotland will come together to form a British Women’s Sevens squad for two invitational tournaments as part of preparations for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. A squad of 12 players will fly to Las Vegas today (Monday 29 February) for the USA Sevens Invitational Tournament, which takes place 3-5 March,
Australia claimed the crown at the second round of the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series in Sao Paulo on Sunday. In a downpour in the Brazilian city, Shannon Parry led her team to a 29-0 win over Canada in the cup final. The Canadians had earlier shocked reigning champions New Zealand in the semi-finals with a
New Zealand, Australia and France went unbeaten on day one of the Sao Paulo 7s on Saturday, setting up some mouth-watering quarter-finals on day two. With a samba party atmosphere in Arena Barueri and the Olympic torch in attendance, the reigning series champions New Zealand returned to form in the sunshine, easily beating USA, Spain
Australia beat Canada 29-0 to win round two of the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series New Zealand picked up third place and USA 4th. England came in 7th after some good performances in the early rounds. Here are the pools and all the results from Days 1 and 2. Pools: Pool A Australia, Canada, Fiji, Ireland
With excitement building ahead of the Olympic Games, the world’s top women’s sevens players are in Brazil this weekend for round two of the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series. Rugby sevens looks set to excite and inspire on sport’s greatest stage at Rio 2016 and for hosts Brazil, this weekend represents an opportunity to
England Women Head Coach Simon Middleton has named the squad for the second leg of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series which takes place 20-21 February in São Paulo, Brazil. The 12-strong squad, led by captain Emily Scarratt, will fly to Brazil on Tuesday 16 February for the two-day competition. Having finished third in the
Eight international women’s sevens teams set for Deodoro Olympic Park debut Rugby sevens makes Olympic Games debut at Rio 2016 Rugby experiencing record growth in participation and popularity in Brazil South America’s top women’s sevens stars will be in action as the Deodoro Olympic Park plays host to the official rugby sevens test event for
World Rugby has confirmed that Kenya’s women’s rugby sevens team will compete at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The announcement follows confirmation by the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) to the South African Rugby Union and World Rugby that it does not intend to accept a place at the Games, which the
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