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Draw for Las Vegas 7s revealed

The draw for the Las Vegas leg of the HSBC Sevens Series has been revealed. Four sides from the Americas will participate, with Chile entered as the 16th team after qualifying in the Sudamérica Sevens Series earlier this month.  Canada have been drawn in Pool A along with series leaders …

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South Africa pushes away at Sydney 7s

South Africa continued their dominance on the 2016-17 HSBC Sevens Series, winning their third event of the new season in Sydney and second consecutive after Wellington last weekend. The Blitzbokke redeemed their Day One loss with a convincing 29-14 win over rivals England in the Cup Final. In doing so …

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Up and Under

Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP North American Women’s 7s What an exciting weekend for Americas rugby, especially on the Sydney leg of the HBSC Women’s Sevens Series. For …

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Americas Rankings – February 06 2017

The opening round of the 2017 Americas Rugby Championship sees test rugby underway for the year. The six best teams from the Americas played in the first of five rounds with two of the three matches being capped. The opening fixture in São Paulo saw the lower ranked Brazil gaining …

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Argentina slide past Canada in the snow

In a game that will be remembered more for the conditions of the pitch rather than what happened on it, the Argentina XV defeated Canada by a score of 20-6 in the first round of the Americas Rugby Championship at Westhills Stadium in Langford on Saturday. At kickoff the players …

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USA, Argentina into Sydney Cup Quarter Finals

The USA and Argentina have emerged from the Americas-filled Pool D at the Sydney 7s to qualify for the Cup Quarter Finals on Day Two. Their method was far from convincing, with each side encountering difficulties on Day One. Argentina dropped their opener against the USA by three points and …

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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, …

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