The USA will have to wait a little longer to officially book their tickets to the 2020 Olympics. A strong showing by England at the Singapore Sevens kept the team mathematically in touch though realistically even catching 4th-place South Africa will be a challenge. It was the Blitzboks who came …
Read More »Eagles move one step closer to Olympics
The USA is one step closer to guaranteeing their spot in the 2020 Olympics after going unbeaten on Day One of the Singapore sevens. They advance to the Cup Quarter Finals along with Argentina as the two Americas sides look to press their title claims. A win in the Quarter …
Read More »Bronze for USA as Fiji win Hong Kong Sevens
Fiji are one again the Kings of Hong Kong. For the fifth consecutive year they have conquered the flagship event on the HSBC Sevens Series after defeating Argentina, the USA, and France in succession on Day Three. The win moves them in to second place overall on the 2018-19 standings. …
Read More »Spain To Tour South America in June
Spain will embark on a mid-year tour to South America in June. Los Leones will embark on a tour following the final of the Liga Heineken on May 26. Los Leones will travel on June 01 for Brazil. There they are to play against Os Tupis on either June 08 …
Read More »South Africa tops in Vancouver, USA finish 4th
South Africa were the class of the field in Vancouver as they defeated France 21-12 to claim their first Cup Final victory of the 2018-19 HSBC Sevens Series. France were ranked 12th entering the tournament and did incredibly well to make the final, but the defending series champions were too …
Read More »Canada beat Fiji but miss out on Vancouver Quarters
BC Place continued its reputation as one of the premier events on the HSBC Sevens Series on Saturday. Unfortunately the packed house couldn’t quite inspire the home favorites to the Cup Quarter Finals. Canada won twice on Day One of the Vancouver Sevens including a handsome victory over Fiji but …
Read More »Final rosters confirmed for Vancouver Sevens
The second half of the HSBC Sevens Series’ North American leg begins in Vancouver tomorrow with the fourth running of the event at BC Place. Good news came this week with confirmation that the Vancouver event has been approved for another four seasons by World Rugby. Entering the tournament as …
Read More »USA on top of the world after Vegas victory
The USA have successfully defended their Las Vegas Sevens title, defeating Samoa in a one-sided Cup Final on Sunday. It was the fifth consecutive Cup Final appearance for the Men’s Eagles but just their first win of the season. That consistency, however, puts them alone on top of the HSBC …
Read More »Eagles and Pumas make Vegas Semi Finals
The Americas have two title hopes at the Las Vegas Sevens as both the USA and Argentina won their Cup Quarter Final matches to book their place in the final four. Canada’s day ended in defeat but Chile conquered France to earn a shot at the Challenge Trophy. Martin Iosefo …
Read More »Pumas perfect, Cóndores tie Blitzboks on Vegas Day One
North American sides Canada and the USA had rocky starts to their Las Vegas Sevens tournaments with neither booking their place in the Quarter Finals yet. Instead the day belonged to South America, as Argentina turned things around to win both matches while Chile went toe-to-toe with South Africa to …
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