Rugby Sevens has been cut from the 2026 Commonwealth Games. The event was moved from Victoria, Australia to Glasgow, Scotland. The change follows the Australian state complaining about rising costs and subsequently pulling out of hosting. Glasgow stepped up but has done so by axing Rugby Sevens among other sports. …
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The Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint Étienne will be the setting for a vital Pool D fixture. Argentina and Samoa clash in game two for both countries. Los Pumas were beaten first-up, losing 27-10 to England while Samoa were 43-10 winners over Chile. Los Pumas were lackluster against England. Despite England …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week. UP Rugby fever gaining increasingly in Chile The Chilean president, Gabriel Boric received Chile’s test team, Los Cóndores, at the Salón …
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Australia and South Africa claimed Gold Medals in the finals of the rugby sevens at the Commonwealth Games. Both teams defeated Fiji in their respectively finals. Australia were 22-12 winners in the women’s final, and South Africa took the men’s final by 31-7. The two sides will be considered favorites …
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Canada will have a chance to win Bronze at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday when their women’s team takes on New Zealand. The men’s bracket did not yield success for the two Americas entries, with both Canada and Jamaica falling into consolation ranking matches. A scorching five-try performance from Krissy …
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Canada’s women’s team split their two matches on the opening day of the Rugby Sevens event at the Commonwealth Games. In the men’s bracket, Canada finished Day One with an identical record while Jamaica struggled with two heavy defeats. Favorites New Zealand were too much for the Canadians in the …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week. UP One of the great weekends in South American rugby history This past weekend will be remembered for a long …
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Rugby Canada has named the Men’s and Women’s sevens rosters for the upcoming Commonwealth Games. The event is hosted by Birmingham, England, but the rugby will take place in nearby Coventry from July 29 to 31. Matthew Oworu, Brock Webster, and Cooper Coats switch back to the sevens program after …
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Canada emerged champions in both the Men’s and Women’s brackets at the Rugby Americas North Sevens in Nassau. As expected the two World Sevens Series core teams dominated the tournament to earn their place at this year’s Rugby World Cup Sevens. Jamaica will also travel to Cape Town as runners-up …
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The Rugby Americas North Sevens begins tomorrow in Nassau, Bahamas. Along with the prestige of the tournament itself, there are qualifying spots on offer for both the Commonwealth Games and September’s Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. Following the withdrawals of both St. Vincent & The Grenadines and the …
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