The World Sevens Series resumes in Málaga on Friday despite the specter of the pandemic in the backdrop. New Zealand, Samoa, and Fiji have all dropped out of the tournament though a window has been left open for the latter to possibly resume on Day Two. There are significant changes …
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The North American leg of the World Sevens Series has been officially postponed. Vancouver was set to host the first tournament on the February 26-27 weekend and will now shift to April 16-17. Los Angeles will move from March 5-6 to August 27-28. World Rugby says logistical challenges from the …
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The LA Giltinis have signed World Sevens Series star Tom Mitchell on a two-year contract through 2023 Major League Rugby season. A long-time captain of the England Sevens side, the 32-year-old also led Great Britain in both the Rio and Tokyo Olympics games, winning Silver in 2016. Mitchell notably lined …
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Phil Berna will captain Canada at the upcoming World Sevens Series tournaments in Spain. The experienced forward has recovered from injury that kept him out of the Dubai Sevens tournaments. He leads a team that shows seven changes from their last outing in December. Andrew Coe has departed for Rugby …
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Jamaica’s Men’s team will take part in the World Sevens Series events in Spain over the next two weekends, World Rugby have confirmed. Pandemic restrictions have seen New Zealand and Samoa drop out entirely with Fiji likely to miss the Malaga tournament. Germany have also been summoned to help fill …
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The Houston SaberCats recruitment drive for the 2022 Major League Rugby season continues. The club are in the final stages of recruiting Pumas Sevens star Marcos Moroni. The move is subject to a visa. Moroni was a 2021 URBA Top 12 champion with CUBA. Marcos Moroni is the younger brother …
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New Women’s Eagles coach Emilie Bydwell has made a shock decision to drop captain Abby Gustaitis ahead of the trip to Spain next week. In fact Gustaitis has been unceremoniously cut from the residential squad completely according to her statement on social media. “I was cut from the USA 7’s …
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Perry Baker is set to reach 50 World Sevens Series events in Malaga next weekend. The two-time World Sevens Player of the Year follows Martin Iosefo in reaching the half-century, and hits the mark at the same time as Carlin Isles makes his 60th circuit appearance and Stephen Tomasin his …
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Rugby Americas North has postponed the upcoming Super Sevens tournament due to complications from the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament was due to take place in Mexico City next month involving a record 25 teams across three divisions. Both men’s and women’s teams were to compete. RAN General Manager Niall Brooks …
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Saracens have announced the signing of USA Eagles international Alev Kelter for the remainder of the Premier 15s season. The two-time Olympian departs the World Sevens Series to focus on earning a place at this year’s World Cup in New Zealand. Kelter, 30, has played in 36 events on the …
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