A trio of Americas players have been named to the official HSBC Dream Team for the Las Vegas 7s. Both Canada and the USA had strong showings once again at the tournament, with Canada defeating their hosts in the Bronze Final. Eagles captain Alev Kelter is no surprise given her …
Read More »Men’s Eagles into Las Vegas Semis
A dramatic come-from-behind victory over Argentina the Cup Quarter Finals of the Las Vegas 7s have seen the home town favorites USA qualify for the Cup Semis on Day Three. Trailing 19-0 just moments into the second half, Maka Unufe sparked a remarkable comeback by scoring two of his own …
Read More »New Zealand Women tops in Las Vegas
New Zealand overcame a stern challenge from the Women’s Eagles in the Cup Semi Finals on their way to a dominant Cup Final win over Australia at the HSBC Sevens Series event in Las Vegas on Saturday. The victory stretches New Zealand’s overall table lead to six points above the …
Read More »Eagles flying on Day One in Las Vegas
The US Eagles are off to a flying start at the Las Vegas 7s. Dominant wins against Samoa and Chile have seen them qualify for the Cup Quarter Finals after Day One with one pool game to spare. A Danny Barrett hat-trick led the way against Samoa while Sudamérica qualifiers …
Read More »Canada Women perfect on Las Vegas Day One
Canada picked up where they left off in Sydney as they emerged from Day One in Las Vegas with a perfect 3-0 record. An impressive win over Russia opened the tournament and they coasted past Argentina and France, the latter they’ll meet again in the Cup Quarter Finals on Day …
Read More »I Urge Argentina To Relax Overseas Player Rule
I urge Argentina to relax the overseas player rule. The existing UAR policy blocks any player from playing for Los Pumas who does not play in Argentina. The only exceptions are when an individual has permission from the union to play abroad. The ruling was brought into being to attract …
Read More »Final Men’s Rosters for Las Vegas 7s
All men’s rosters have now been submitted for the HSBC Sevens Series event in Las Vegas this weekend. Three days of exciting international sevens action begins on Friday with a 4:09pm Pacific, 7:09pm Eastern, kickoff for the first round of pool play. Each team has now declared their final 12 …
Read More »Final Women’s Rosters for Las Vegas 7s
The women’s rosters have been finalized for the 2017 Las Vegas 7s, and in its inaugural season as a fully-fledged stop on the HSBC Sevens Series the tournament will be hosting a number of the world’s top players this weekend. Six out of seven named to the Women’s Dream Team …
Read More »North Americans dominate Sydney Dream Team
An unprecedented five North Americans have been named to the official HSBC Women’s Dream Team for the Sydney 7s. The selections come on the back of another historic first, an all-Americas Cup Final between Canada and the USA. Selected from the winning Canadian team are captain and playmaker Ghislaine Landry, …
Read More »Canada Champions in Sydney after All-Americas Cup Final
Canada have been crowned Cup Champions at the Sydney 7s after defeating the USA 21-17 in an exciting final that capped a day of historic firsts for the Americas. It marks just the second time that Canada have claimed the title on the HSBC Women’s Sevens Series and the first …
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