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Rugby World Cup center Agustín Della Corte headlines the Uruguay squad to participate in this weekend’s Seven de la República at Paraná. The international side will compete against Argentina’s top provincial sides in the competition. Veteran Teros scrumhalf Guillermo Lijtenstein leads the group that also contains capped winger Ignacio García. …

It was two losses from three matches for the men’s teams from the Americas on Day One of the Dubai Sevens. Only the USA were able to open their World Sevens Series season with a win as both Canada and Argentina suffered one-score defeats. The opening match of the 2019-2020 …

The opening day of the Dubai Sevens saw both North American entries winning in the women’s bracket. Canada got past a tricky Russia side in their first match, with the USA besting Brazil immediately following to set up a mighty battle for Pool A supremacy on Day Two. Two first …

Canada has suffered a blow on the eve of the Dubai Sevens as Adam Zaruba was been forced to withdraw with an undisclosed lower body injury. The giant winger will also miss the Cape Town event. David Richard moves up to the main 12-man squad for Dubai with Theo Sauder …

Reuben Samuel has made four changes to his Brazil Women’s side that will compete in Dubai this coming weekend. The Yaras experienced a difficult start to their 2019-2020 World Series, losing all four matches in Glendale as they dropped out early on Day Two at the hands of England. After …

Canada’s Women’s team has added experience to their roster for the Dubai Sevens. Britt Benn and Sara Kaljuvee return after missing the Series opener in Glendale with injury. Dropping out to make room are Delaney Aikens and Breanne Nicholas. A 6th-place finish in Glendale was a disappointing return for the …

Maka Unufe will make a long-awaited return for the Men’s Eagles when they start their 2019-2020 campaign in Dubai next weekend. The star center missed the entirety of the 2018-2019 season while serving a 14-month suspension handed out after testing positive for heptaminol, a banned substance that was later found to …

With the all-important business of Olympic qualification now behind them, Canada’s Men’s sevens side will begin the World Sevens season in an unusually positive state of mind. After two years of disrupted preparation, the team has completed a full preseason under new Head Coach Henry Paul with ambitions of improving …

The USA started off the new World Sevens season in the best possible way with a Cup Final win at home in Glendale. Following a two month circuit break, the team will be looking to carry that form over to Dubai next weekend in the first of six combined men’s …

South Korea are headed to the Olympics. A try in sudden death extra time from Seong-Min Jang sent the crowd into rapture as the home side claimed a remarkable win over Hong Kong to win the Asia Rugby men’s qualifying tournament at Incheon and claim their spot in Tokyo 2020. …