One of Canada’s greatest sevens players has announced her retirement from the sport. Ghislaine Landry is hanging up the boots at the age of 33 after an illustrious international career that spanned a decade. The announcement follows that of her men’s team counterpart Nathan Hirayama following the Olympic Games played …
Read More »Established and New names included on Argentina 7’s roster
Argentina’s Men’s rugby 7’s team, Los Pumas 7’s is ready for upcoming international competition. The 2021 Tokyo Bronze Medalists start the new season with a 14-man roster. They will compete in the first leg of the world circuit in Dubai on November 26-27 and the second on December 03-04. The …
Read More »Brazil names Yaras squad for Valentín Martínez 7s
Brazil has named a squad of 12 to participate in the Valentín Martínez Sevens. The two-day tournament begins on Friday, November 11, and will take place at the Carrasco Polo club in Montevideo. Ten teams will compete with a chance to qualify for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens on …
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 »Osea Kolinisau to be inducted into World Rugby Hall of Fame
Former Fiji Sevens captain Osea Kolinisau is one of six individuals to be inducted in World Rugby’s Hall of Fame. The 35-year-old will be joined by Kenya’s Humphrey Kayange, New Zealand’s Huriana Manuel-Carpenter, Australian Cheryl McAfee, England’s Will Carling, and Jim Telfer of Scotland. One of the world’s great international …
Read More »Jamaica win Rugby Americas North 7s
Jamaica claimed victory at the Rugby Americas North 7s at Meridian Field on the Turks & Caicos island of Providenciales. It’s the third title for the Crocs since 2017, and fourth overall. They finished 2nd in 2019. The 2020 tournament was cancelled. It was an unbeaten run for the pre-tournament …
Read More »Final rosters set for Rugby Americas North 7s
Final rosters have been submitted for the Rugby Americas North Men’s 7s tournament being hosted by the Turks & Caicos Islands this weekend. Meridian Field is the venue, with nine teams competing in three pools. The top two from each pool advance to the Cup Finals following the round-robin. Notably …
Read More »World Sevens Series returns with Spain to make hosting debut
A full-length World Sevens Series will return in November with ten men’s and seven women’s tournaments scheduled through May 2022. Most notable is the hosting debut of Spain, who welcome back-to-back tournaments in January to Málaga and Seville. As previously announced Dubai will also host events on successive weekends 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 …
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