The 2023 Premier Rugby Sevens season opens at Q2 Stadium in Austin on Saturday. Four teams will be competing in the first of two Eastern Conference tournaments, the second to take place next month in Pittsburgh. The Western Conference will begin next weekend in Minneapolis. Numerous internationals adorn the women’s …
Read More »Premier Rugby Sevens to add teams in 2023
Premier Rugby Sevens intends to double its number of franchises for the 2023 season. Four competed this past season, with each fielding a Women’s and Men’s team. The professional league will also move to an East-West conference system. The four existing franchises will be assigned a geographical region this year …
Read More »Premier Rugby Sevens set for Championship weekend
Champions will be decided this weekend when the Premier Rugby Sevens wraps up their 2022 series at Q2 Stadium in Austin on Saturday. Four teams in each of the men’s and women’s divisions will be competing in single-elimination fashion to determine both divisional winners and the ‘united’ championship. Through two …
Read More »Premier Rugby Sevens all set to return in San Jose
The second edition of the Premier Rugby Sevens takes place at San Jose’s PayPal Park on Saturday. It’s the opening leg of a three-tournament series that will move on to Washington, DC, next weekend and culminate in Austin, Texas, on July 30. The inaugural event took place in Memphis last …
Read More »Premier Rugby Sevens expands to three events in 2022
Premier Rugby Sevens is expanding to three events this year. The professional competition announced on Thursday that it will hold tournaments in San Jose, Washington DC, and Austin in July. It builds on their pilot event held this past October in Memphis. Eight teams will compete at the events, four …
Read More »Six new names training with USA Sevens ahead of World Series
Six uncapped players have been called up by USA Eagles coach Mike Friday ahead of the upcoming World Sevens Series. The team has arranged a series of scrimmages against Canada this week to prepare for the first tournament of the new season in Dubai later this month. Training with the …
Read More »Up and Under
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 Magnificent Uruguay Qualify for World Cup Los Teros recorded a 34-15 win over the USA at Estadio Charrúa to …
Read More »Premier Rugby Sevens crowns inaugural champions
The inaugural Premier Rugby Sevens tournament saw 18 matches completed on Saturday in Memphis, with two teams crowned champions. Experts captured the Men’s title with Loonies taking the Women’s draw. USA Eagles stars Perry Baker and Alev Kelter were the respective winning captains. Experts proved a class apart in their …
Read More »Premier 7s ready to rock Memphis
Premier Rugby Sevens is all set for its first event in Memphis on Saturday. The one-day pilot launches what is hoped will develop into a professional sevens circuit in 2022. Noting pay scales equally applied to both men and women and a unique team approach, the organization has already received …
Read More »Isadora Cerullo – the first international Olympian to join Premier Rugby 7s
Isadora Cerullo is the first international Olympian to join Premier Rugby Sevens. The Premier Rugby Sevens is a new USA-based Rugby Sevens league. It will be launched on October 09 in Memphis, Tennessee. It will be live via FS2 from 4pm-6pm Eastern. The Brazilian 2016 and 2021 Olympian is the …
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