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Olympic champions Fiji found their best form of the season on Day Three of the Hong Kong 7s with a stunning 22-0 win over Series leaders South Africa in the Cup Final capping their tournament. Earlier in the day they found an extra gear in the second half to race …

All three Americas teams won their opening fixtures on Day One at the Hong Kong 7s. Argentina, Canada, and the USA each came away victorious though none were and their best and in each case there was significant opposition. With Chile also winning their two games in the qualifying bracket, …

Nathan Hirayama will surpass former teammate Phil Mack as Canada’s all-time leading scorer with his first points in Hong Kong this weekend. The legendary halfback pairing are currently deadlocked at 973 points, with Hirayama looking a certainty to become Canada’s first 1000 point scorer on the HSBC Sevens Series, a …

The draw for the world’s most prestigious seven-a-side rugby tournament was made on Monday evening. A total of 40 teams international teams will take part in the Hong Kong Sevens over three days from April 7-9 across three separate divisions. The HSBC Sevens Series event will be the highlight but …

Rugby has been given a wake-up call as the FIFA World Cup has expanded to 48 teams. Tuesday’s announcement that the 2026 FIFA World Cup would be increased from 32 to 48 participants sees it having more than double that of rugby’s showpiece event. FIFA World Cup Expansion The FIFA …

The second of two test matches between Chile and South Korea was played on Saturday. In a stunning comeback, the Asians ran out 38-36 winners. With just over a quarter of the match remaining the South Americans led 36-7 before capitulating. The 31-point lead had Los Cóndores sitting comfortable. As …

Chile astonishingly blew a 31 point second half lead on Saturday, losing to South Korea. Having been 36-7 ahead Los Cóndores bombed the match, losing 38-36 in Santiago. Los Cóndores’ capitulation not only cost them the match but also the series. The result of this match could not be predicted. …

Last week set the panel straight with some shock results indeed. Uruguay were stunned by Germany in Frankfurt, the Eagles served up a stinker in Bucharest, and Argentina crashed down to earth in Cardiff. There are some confident individuals this week if a little shaken from the wreckage. This time …

South Korea has made four changes for the second test against Chile. The match will take place at Old Gregonian Club in Santiago on Saturday evening. In the only change to the forwards hooker Jun-Hee Lim makes way for Jeep Kim. In the backs Ki-Chul Shin and Jae-Bok Lee replace Myung-Jun Lee and Jae-Hyul Ryu …

Javier Richard will captain Chile in place of the injured Benjamín Soto. Los Còndores Head Coach Bernard Charreyre confirmed that the COBS flanker will lead his country in match two against South Korea. Soto left the field prematurely on Sunday. His injury has ruled him out of Saturday’s match at …