Madison Hughes has returned to captain the USA Eagles 7’s. He is one of three high profile returning players, the others being Carlin Isles and Brett Thompson. The trio will play for their country at the upcoming HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2016-17 in Wellington, New Zealand and Sydney, Australia. In the absence …
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The Fiji roster has been announced for Punta del Este. They are the special invitees, or attraction, at the South American 7’s. Remaining competitors are all from the Americas. The 2016 Olympic Gold Medalists will be fielding an ‘A’ side known as the Fiji Baabaas 7’s. Traveling to Punta del …
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A massive thank you to everyone who has visited with us over the course of 2016! This was our first full year after kicking off just over 18 months ago and what a year it was! The renewed Americas Rugby Championship, the ups and downs of PRO Rugby, a first run …
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A Pumas is to make his Aviva Premiership debut on Friday. Juan Pablo Estelles will play on the left wing for the Northampton Saints. The East Midlands side play host to the Sale Sharks at Franklin’s Gardens. Aged 28, Estelles joined Northampton this season. He has been playing for the …
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Bruno Doglioli is to face the wrath of the Italian judiciary for a shocking tackle on referee Maria Beatrice Benvenuti during a game between Venezia Rangers and Valsugana in the Italian Serie A on the weekend. Originally from Argentina, Doglioli has been in Italy since joining Petrarca Padova in 2005 …
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Colombia is to receive a World Rugby grant for the year 2017. The global governing body will invest £60,000 in the Federación Colombiana de Rugby (FCR) for the period of January 01 – December 31 2017. The investment is to be used to cover administration, governance and educational programs administered by the …
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Four new names are in line to don the Eagles 7s jersey for the first time during the opening rounds of the 2016-17 HSBC Sevens Series. The new season begins this coming weekend in Dubai, with Cape Town to follow a week later. Head coach Mike Friday will have nine …
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Nine members of Canada’s Bronze Medal-winning Olympic Sevens team will reunite for the opening round of the HSBC Sevens Series in Dubai this coming weekend. Leading the side in the absence of injured captain Jen Kish is leading points scorer Ghislaine Landry. The other two absentees from the Rio group …
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Rugby Canada has announced that CBC Sports will air a live broadcast of Canada’s match against Ireland on Saturday, November 12. Dublin’s Aviva Stadium will host the match with kickoff set for 7:15pm local time, 2:15pm Eastern. CBC coverage will begin at 2:00pm Eastern. The rugby coverage follows on the …
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Reuben Samuel is the new Head Coach of the Brazilian Women’s 7’s team. The New Zealander is to take control of the 2016 Olympians in the upcoming Sevens World Circuit. The competition gets underway in Dubai in December. Samuel arrives with experience to his name. Previous coaches roles include being …
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