England have won the 2017 Vancouver 7s after defeating South Africa 19-7 in the Cup Final. It was the second meeting of the two sides at the tournament, with their Pool A clash ending in a 12-all draw. It’s the second tournament win of the season for England who remain …
Read More »Baker scores 100th Sevens Series try
Perry Baker has run his way into the history books. The USA star brought up 100 career HSBC Sevens Series tries when he touched down for his second of the game against Fiji in the Bronze Medal Final. It was his ninth try of the tournament, two more than England …
Read More »Canada Up, Uruguay Down in World Rankings
Canada are up and Uruguay down in World Rankings. The official rankings are to be updated by World Rugby at midday GMT on Monday. They are to show a number of changes following the completion of international competition this weekend in Europe. As a result of Spain winning away to …
Read More »USA, Canada into Cup Quarters at BC Place
Two Americas teams have qualified for the Cup Quarter Finals of the HSBC Sevens Series event at BC Place in Vancouver. Hosts Canada and the USA won each of their first two pool matches to qualify, and they could be joined by a third team though Argentina will need to …
Read More »Final Rosters for Vancouver 7s
The final squads for the HSBC Sevens Series event at BC Place in Vancouver this weekend have been named. An unusual number of changes have been made from the teams that took part in Las Vegas, with several injuries taking their toll on several squads. Among those not taking part …
Read More »Americas Weekend Guide: Top 14 – Week 20
Patricio Albacete will make his first appearance of the season for Toulouse when he lines up in the second row against Brive on Saturday. The former Pumas star has been absent since rupturing knee ligaments last May. Albacete is one of eight Argentine players tabbed to take the field across …
Read More »Americas Weekend Guide: Pro D2 – Week 24
With the Americas Rugby Championship now over it’s time to turn our attention back to the European divisions who are now entering the home stretch. The players are starting to filter back in as 11 Americas players take the field for second division clubs in France this weekend. Thursday’s round …
Read More »PRO Rugby cuts Coaching Staff
The PRO Rugby saga continues. Having already terminated the contracts of all players in December, PRO owner Doug Schoninger has followed suit with the release of three coaches who had remained league employees until this week. As originally reported by the Rugby Wrap Up, Ray Egan from San Diego, Sacramento leader …
Read More »Seymour Starts In Vital Match Against England
Tommy Seymour has been named to start Saturday’s vital match against England. The Tennessee native will run-out for his mother’s country, playing on the right wing. Scotland coach Vern Cotter has retained fourteen of the fifteen players who started in the round three win over Wales. The one alteration sees …
Read More »ARC Team of the Week – Round 5
It’s over! This weekend we will be distracted by the Vancouver 7s but then the sadness will creep in that it will be another 11 months until the Americas Rugby Championship returns. Of course there’s still plenty to process and the debrief has only just begun, and we still have …
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