The schedule for the 2015-16 HSBC Women’s World Rugby Sevens Series (WSWS) has been released, and as of now the circuit has been shortened to only four legs. Two of the host cities from last season, London and Amsterdam, are absent from the current schedule. Though there has been no …
Read More »Jillion Potter Fights back from Cancer to Make USA Sevens team
Against all odds USA Rugby women’s player Jillion Potter is set to play in the Women’s Sevens Series season opener in Dubai in two weeks time and do so as captain. Potter has been named on the 12-player roster in her remarkable comeback 14 months after cancer diagnosis. The 29 …
Read More »Pools Announced for Dubai 7s
The pools have been drawn for the opening round of the HSBC World Series in Dubai on December 4-5th, 2015. Coming off of their 2014/2015 Championship, Fiji heads up Pool A in the Men’s bracket. Women’s Champions, New Zealand, lead up Pool A in the Women’s bracket. The USA men have …
Read More »Maple Leafs head for Central Coast
Canada’s men and women will both be in sevens action this weekend in the Central Coast in Australia. Each group contains a mix of senior and development players under the Maple Leafs banner as the groups prepare for the upcoming World Sevens Series and ultimately the Olympic Games in Brazil. …
Read More »USA 7s Team Back in Camp
With just a little over two months until the opening round of the HSBC World Series, the USA 7s team heads back to camp this week as the squad continues their buildup. With 7s veterans Zach Test, Andrew Durutalo, Folau Niua, and Danny Barrett out on World Cup duty, Head Coach Mike …
Read More »McCoy Returns to USA Women’s 7s Helm
Former USA Eagle standout Julie McCoy has returned to the helm of the Women’s 7s team as the program prepares for the upcoming 2016 Olympic Games. USA Rugby announced today that McCoy, who was the team’s Head Coach from 2006-2009, has been named Head Coach of the program. McCoy is well …
Read More »LaBrèche, Berard, Anselmi named to Sevens panel
Rose LaBrèche of Canada, Leah Berard of USA, and Federico Anselmi of Argentina have been named to World Rugby’s Sevens Series referee panel for the 2015/16 season. A total of 21 referees have been named to the two series panels, with South Africa’s Rasta Rasivhenge the only name to appear …
Read More »John resigns as Australia coach
Geraint John has unexpectedly resigned from his post as Director of Rugby for Australia’s sevens program just 12 months away from the sport’s inclusion in the Olympic Games. Citing family reasons, he will instead return to his home country of Wales, taking up a post with the Welsh Rugby Union …
Read More »Maple Leafs picked for World Club 7s
Liam Middleton has selected his Maple Leafs squad to travel to Limerick for the World Club 7 at Thomond Park this coming weekend. Typically a development side, the group features a number of senior sevens circuit veterans, including leading try scorer Sean Duke. Matt Mullins and Phil Berna have been …
Read More »World Rugby Announces 2015/2016 World Series Dates
World Rugby has released the locations and dates for the 2015/2016 Men’s World Series season. Coming off an exciting season in which Fiji took home the overall crown and the USA won their first-ever tournament, the HSBC World Series preps for their most important season to date. The 2015/2016 season …
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