As expected, both the USA and Canada have officially secured their spots at the 2020 Olympics. The Women’s Eagles needed only play their opening match to earn the single point required to book their flight to Tokyo, while Canada punched their ticket by qualifying for the Cup Quarter Finals. …
Read More »Awesome Argentina Stun France to Book Home Semi Final
An awesome first half performance from Argentina saw Los Pumitas stunning France to book a home Semi Final in the U20 Championship. Los Pumitas were the story of the day as they rebounded from their opening fixture loss against Wales to continue the solid work from their win against Fiji …
Read More »U20 Championship Preview – Argentina vs France
On Wednesday at the Hipódromo de Rosario Argentina need a victory over France to book a place in the 2019 U20 Championship Semi Finals. Their match is to be a final in itself as Los Pumitas take their 1-1 record against group leaders France who have a 2-0 record thus …
Read More »Mélé chooses Leicester over Austin
Spain international David Mélé is no longer joining Austin Elite. The French halfback will instead return to Leicester Tigers, where he spent two seasons beginning in 2013, to become an academy coach. Mélé confirmed the decision on Spanish podcast El Tercer Tiempo. At 33 years old, Mélé was set to …
Read More »Fiji clinch World Sevens title, USA finish 2nd
Fiji won their 5th event of the season in Paris to claim the overall 2018-19 HSBC Sevens Series title on Sunday. The deciding match came in the Cup Semi Finals against the USA where the Fijians proved a class apart, winning 33-14 to clinch top spot. It’s the fourth World …
Read More »Canada lift Challenge Trophy at Paris Sevens
Canada closed out their 2018-19 HSBC Sevens Series campaign on a high note, winning all three of their Day Two matches in Paris to lift the Challenge Trophy. The 9th-place finish secured their 11th overall spot for the season. After a poor opening day that saw them drop all of …
Read More »Seattle power through feisty Austin
The Seattle Seawolves ended their regular season in style with a 38-26 victory over a feisty Austin Elite at Starfire Stadium on Sunday evening. It secured Seattle as the second place finishers this season while Austin closed the books on 2019 with a zero in the win column. From the …
Read More »MLR Preview – Seattle Seawolves vs Austin Elite
Technically the final match of the Major League Rugby regular season, the Seattle Seawolves will host Austin Elite at Starfire Stadium with a spot in the Semi Finals and potential home field advantage on the line for one team. The match will kick off 30 minutes later than the game …
Read More »Schroeder replaces Thompson for Men’s Eagles
The Men’s Eagles have made one change to their roster for the Paris Sevens. Joe Schroeder comes in to replace the injured Brett Thompson. Schroeder, a veteran of eight previous events, jumps straight into the 12-man roster with Maceo Brown maintaining his spot as 13th man. With only one tournament …
Read More »Canada call Coats and Morra to Paris
Canada has been forced into a pair of changes ahead of this weekend’s final round of the 2018-19 HSBC Sevens Series. Connor Braid and Justin Douglas have been ruled out of the Paris event with Cooper Coats and Josiah Morra called in as replacements. Braid’s injury means he won’t be …
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