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The Rugby Sevens World Cup disappears. This was the headline published by Spanish publication Marca. The tragic news for rugby players and supporters is that World Rugby administrators are cutting costs with the Sevens World Cup deemed not important enough to continue. Rugby Sevens is the Olympic model of the …

Sydney will play host to the Rugby World Cup 2027 Final, report Code Sports in Australia. This means a repeat of Rugby World Cup 2003 when Sydney’s Stadium Australia hosted the tournament final between Australia and England. It also hosted the opening match between Australia and Argentina. Pictured below, Stadium …

A Rugby Sevens legend and a Puma feature on the naming of Los Dogos‘ roster for Super Rugby Americas 2025. Gastón Revol and Pedro Delgado will both wear the colors of Los Dogos in the 2025 campaign. Revol is the first man in history to play in 100 World Rugby …

Fernando Luna will make the move from Argentina to Brazil to play for Os Cobras. Luna is one of five new foreigners recited by the Brazilian franchise for Super Rugby Americas 2025. He is joined by Argentines Augusto Guillamondegui, Manuel Todaro and Matías Vidal and New Zealander Aoturoa Seeling as …

Juan Imhoff has retired from professional rugby. The great winger from Rosario hangs up his boots at the age of 36, doing so after a stellar career breaking records both while wearing Los Pumas and Racing 92 jerseys. He has left the possibility open of a return to play for …

There were wins for Americas players across several categories at the 2024 World Rugby Awards. Held in Monaco, World Rugby Awards panels named one Argentine in the Men’s Team of the Year and another in the Sevens Dream Team. Canada and the USA did well in Womens categories. Click Here for …

The USA’s greatest ever representative on the Rugby Sevens stage has called it a career. Perry Baker announced on Monday that he was retiring from the sport after a decade as the face of the Eagles on the World Sevens Series. The 38-year-old recently appeared in his third Olympic Games. …

Women’s Eagles coach Emilie Bydwell has named a roster of 24 residency athletes who will be based in Chula Vista for the 2024-25 World Sevens Series. Included are 10 uncapped players, 8 of them new to the residency program. The squad marks the first in the Olympic cycle with the …

USA Rugby has found their successor to Mike Friday. Former England Sevens and Great Britain coach Simon Amor takes over the Men’s Eagles Sevens program. A press release indicates the 45-year-old will relocate to California near the Eagles home base in Chula Vista, with Amor set to lead the side …

Rodolfo Ambrosio’s rookie campaign as Head Coach of Uruguay was against France, Argentina and Scotland in July. Selections were not entirely a continuation from the World Cup and were influenced by availability including due to the Olympic Games. This article investigates the picture now and who is and is not …