Day One First round results: 1 Australia 36-0 Fiji 2 France 36-0 Spain 3 Canada 28-0 Brazil 4 England 37-7 China 5 New Zealand 17-12 Russia 6 USA 36-5 South Africa
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Source: World Rugby
Source: World Rugby
Women’s Sevens Series to stream live from Atlanta this weekend
All the action from round three of the World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series will be live streamed this weekend from Atlanta, USA. The final squads for the third round of this season’s tournament are in, and the action gets underway in Kennesaw State University on Saturday at midday. (GMT – 4) For the final squads
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Emily Scarratt back for Atlanta leg of Sevens World Series
Emily Scarratt and Sarah McKenna are set to make their first starts on the Sevens World Series this season after being named in the England squad to compete in round three in Atlanta on March 14-15. World Cup winner Scarratt has been side-lined through injury since October while McKenna has most recently been involved in
Brazil Sevens Highlights : Day Two in São Paulo
Highlights of the Brazil Sevens including a brilliant 70m solo effort from Portia Woodman to win the final for New Zealand vs Australia, New Zealand clinch their second Series win in a row after fierce battle in Sao Paulo. Canada finish third beating France; England overcome USA to win the Plate; Fiji beat Spain to seal Bowl final
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More women are playing rugby than ever before
Participation grows by 270,000 in 2014 Global total reaches record 1.77 million Record numbers of girls able to Get Into Rugby as the game celebrates International Women’s Day The global rugby community has united to celebrate the growth and development of women’s rugby on International Women’s Day under the theme ‘Make It Happen’. World
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Fixtures announced for next round of Women’s Sevens
New Zealand will face a tough challenge as they seek to remain top of the World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series standings after the next round in the United States. Kennesaw State University in Atlanta, Georgia, plays host to the third round of the 2014-15 series, with the action taking place on 14 and 15 March
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Simon Middleton appointed England Women’s XVs and Sevens Head Coach
The Rugby Football Union has today announced that Simon Middleton has been appointed to a newly created combined Head Coach role in which he will oversee both the England Women’s XVs and Sevens programmes. In a change to the previous structure which saw the XVs and Sevens programmes run by two head coaches, Middleton will
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New Zealand win in style in São Paulo
New Zealand claimed the second leg of the World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series after beating rivals Australia in another epic clash between the two sides in São Paulo. A try from player of the tournament Portia Woodman sealed the 17-10 win for her side, after the scores were locked at 10-10 in the second half.
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England Sevens win the Plate in Brazil
England Sevens secured their second consecutive Plate final victory of the season with a 14-5 victory over the USA in the Brazil leg of the Sevens World Series. England, who lifted the Plate in the first round in Dubai also, reached the final after being knocked out of the cup competition at the quarter-final stages
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Hosts reach quarter finals after thrilling day one in Brazil
Hosts Brazil reached the quarter finals of the World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series second round after impressive victories in Sao Paulo on Saturday. After a humbling 40-0 defeat to Australia, the hosts picked themselves up in time to beat Fiji (26-14) and China (24-14) in front of a raucous home crowd in Arena Barueri. They
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