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With an eye to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro efforts are being doubled both from within Brazil and internationally. To help the host nation’s players improve their preparations there is to be an Australian Coaching Clinic in Brazil this month. In the final week of April Michael …

The Americas will have two representatives among the referees at the Rio Olympics in August. Canada’s Rose LaBrèche and Federico Anselmi of Argentina have been chosen by World Rugby to officiate the prestigious event. The pair are among 23 selected across two separate panels, with a dozen each named to …

Fiji came up trumps on a spectacular Day Three in Hong Kong, defeating New Zealand 21-7 in a fierce Cup final that brought the approval of the 40,000 fans in attendance. The win is Fiji’s fourth in five years at the flagship tournament on the HSBC Sevens Series, and their …

Day Two in Hong Kong provided several competitive matches and a couple surprises. The USA emerged as the top dogs from the Americas, defeating Argentina and Australia to enter the Cup finals undefeated in pool play. Perry Baker and captain Madison Hughes led the way with some superb running, but the …

The first day of the Hong Kong Sevens is in the books with teams looking to work out the kinks early and not much in the way of upsets. England got the result of the Main Draw with a 21-14 win over South Africa to close out proceedings for a …

The HSBC Sevens Series reaches its zenith this weekend as the teams pile in for the most iconic seven-a-side tournament in the world in Hong Kong. Seven is the magic number in more ways than one, with seven teams from the Americas taking part across the two brackets. The main …

Liam Middleton has selected his group of 13 to prepare for the Asian leg of the HSBC Sevens Series. The tour stops first in Hong Kong, the most historic stop on the circuit and one that doubles as a qualifier for core status for outlying nations. Canada has found mixed …

The national women’s Colombian team, Las Tucanes has been selected for the upcoming Atlanta 7’s. The olympic qualified Tucanes are coming off a third place finish at last month’s South American women’s Sevens event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Colombians are to travel to Atlanta, Georgia on Tuesday, March …

USA Rugby has announced their first Eagles Elite Training Squad, a new initiative created USAR Director of Performance Alex Magleby in conjunction with Mike Friday and John Mitchell to more closely monitor and prepare players for elite level performance. Similar to the Elite Player squad program currently in use by …

John Tait has made three changes to his Canadian Women’s 7s team to take part in the next round of the HSBC Sevens Series in Atlanta next weekend. The team will look to take it one notch higher than their standout performance in Brazil that saw them reach the Cup …