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Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 semi-finalists confirmed

Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 semi-finalists confirmed after dramatic second day in Cape Town, with the new world champions to be crowned on Sunday Women’s semi-finals line-up sees Australia take on the USA and New Zealand face France Men’s semi-finals are Fiji versus Australia and New Zealand against Ireland Vibrant ceremony celebrates diversity of South

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Quarter-finals decided after epic first day of Rugby World Cup Sevens

Innovative ‘winner takes all’ knock-out competition format proves a fan favourite on first day of Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 in Cape Town Global rugby family pays tribute to the late Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Women’s championship quarter-finals: Australia v England, New Zealand v Ireland, France v Fiji, USA v Canada Men’s championship quarter-finals:

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A First Preview for the World Cup

First a reminder of the draw for the RWC: Pool A New Zealand Australia Scotland Wales Pool B Canada USA Italy Japan Pool C France England Fiji South Africa A Trophy called Nancy ‘Nancy’ is the name the Black Ferns have given the RWC trophy. It’s not your cuddly bear mascot to attract the youngsters,

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England squads for Rugby World Cup Sevens named

The England men’s and women’s sevens squads for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 in South Africa have been named. The tournament takes place at the iconic Cape Town Stadium and begins on Friday 9 September and broadcast live on ITV Hub. All 24 men’s and 16 women’s teams heading to Cape Town have been seeded

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More Higher Mathematics – Who goes, who stays?

The basic arithmetic is straightforward: 32 players will represent England in New Zealand next month. The original squad of 39 for the extended pre-season torture was 39, Abby Dow still ‘in rehabilitation’. That means that seven unfortunates will have to be left behind. My guesses at who will feel the axe are bound to shock.

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Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 line-up confirmed

Full 40-team line-up for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 is now confirmed The last eight tickets to Cape Town – four men’s and four women’s – were decided at the RWC Sevens 2022 Europe Qualifier in Bucharest Spain, England, Poland and Ireland claimed their places in the women’s tournament Wales, Germany, Portugal and Ireland secured

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The French mean Business

The French have outlined their programme for the run-in to the World Cup. They mean business. It isn’t so much the two warm-up games announced (see below), it is the intensive sequence of training sessions that precede it. Annick Hayraud often mentioned the lack of time the staff had in assembling the full group for

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England out of the Hockey World Cup after 1-0 defeat

England exit World Cup after 1-0 defeat to Argentina in Quarter Finals VIctoria Grannato scores in fourth quarter; Argentina ‘keeper makes two big saves in final moments England women and men next in action at Commonwealth Games in Birmingham at end of July England exited the 2022 FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup after a narrow

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