Rugby Canada has confirmed their Men’s and Women’s traveling squads for the Tokyo Olympics. Both rosters include 13 players. Olympic rules require a final group of 12 to be submitted by June 30 with one from each list to be designated as an alternate. The selections are largely as expected. …
Read More »Quest For Gold Sevens schedule confirmed
The match schedule for the Quest For Gold Sevens in Los Angeles has now been confirmed. Games begin on Friday afternoon and will continue through Saturday evening. Eight teams split evenly between Men’s and Women’s divisions will be competing in the Olympic warm-up tournament at Dignity Health Sports Park in …
Read More »Niua and Baker in, Ebner out for Men’s Eagles in LA
The USA Men’s Eagles won’t be able to call upon Nate Ebner at the Quest For Gold Sevens in Los Angeles this weekend, but they will celebrate the dramatic return of two star players from injury. Folau Niua and Perry Baker will both take the field in the final warm-up …
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 Los Pumitas fly past Georgia u20s After over a year of no activity, u20s resumed for Argentina this past …
Read More »Ireland, France, and Russia qualify for Tokyo Olympics
Harry McNulty will not be returning to the LA Giltinis this season. The 28-year-old flanker scored the fourth try of the Repechage Final in Monaco to help Ireland claim the final spot in the Men’s bracket of the Tokyo Olympics. Ireland had earlier defeated Samoa in the final match of …
Read More »Women’s Eagles name star-studded roster for Tokyo
Women’s Eagles coach Chris Brown has named a star-studded roster to represent the USA at the Tokyo Olympics. Abby Gustaitis and Kris Thomas will act as co-captains for the side that looks capable of challenging for a medal at the games that begin on July 29. Alev Kelter and Lauren …
Read More »Harry McNulty departs LA to prepare for Olympics
Harry McNulty has departed the LA Giltinis to join up with the Ireland Sevens squad for their build-up to the Tokyo Olympics. He is one of 25 players split between two teams that will be competing against Great Britain in an exhibition series this weekend. Having signed on with the …
Read More »Premier Rugby Sevens pro league set to launch in Fall 2021
A new professional seven-a-side competition is set to debut in the fall of this year. Premier Rugby Sevens will see six men’s teams and four women’s teams playing in a series of tournaments across the USA and Canada. Notably the league is touting equal pay across gender though specifics are …
Read More »Men’s Eagles struggle at Sevens Training Series in England
The Men’s Eagles completed a difficult International Sevens Series against Great Britain and Ireland with just one win from six matches. It wasn’t until their final opportunity of the three-day exhibition session that they finally found success. A narrow defeat against Ireland in their opening match was followed by a …
Read More »Draw confirmed for Olympic Repechage qualifiers
World Rugby have confirmed the draws for the upcoming Olympic Repechage qualifying events. Both the Men’s and Women’s tournaments will be held at Stade Louis II in Monaco on the weekend of June 19 and 20. The Rugby Sevens event in Tokyo begins on July 26 for the Men, and …
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