The International Rugby Board has announced the match schedule for the eagerly anticipated second round of the IRB Women’s Sevens World Series, the USA Women’s Rugby Sevens in Houston, USA. Twelve international sides from six continents will compete at the BBVA Compass Stadium on 1-2 February, with tournament hosts USA facing a mouth-watering clash with […]
– Promotion/relegation battle heightens World Series intensity – Every point crucial at upcoming rounds in Wellington and Las Vegas – Hong Kong to host biggest ever 28-team Sevens event including core team pre-qualifier – London to host qualifying finale for core team status The HSBC Sevens World Series is due to get back underway in […]
– Houston to host round two of IRB Women’s Sevens World Series – Remaining rounds to take place in China and Netherlands – Some tickets still available online Following a dramatic and successful start to the inaugural IRB Women’s Sevens World Series in Dubai late last year, round two is just two weeks away with […]
Speaking at an HSBC hosted media debate on the eve of the Dubai Rugby Sevens, former British & Irish Lions captain and HSBC ambassador, Gavin Hastings discussed the opportunities sevens rugby gives the sport to go global, particularly in territories such as the UAE who just this week were announced as a full member of […]
The International Rugby Board has announced the invited teams for the remaining three rounds of the inaugural IRB Women’s Sevens World Series, which kicked off in Dubai at the end of November. With series tournaments planned for USA, China and Netherlands the invited teams will have the opportunity to play against the six core teams […]
The Ireland Women’s Sevens squad will kick off their preparation for the World Cup Sevens in 2013 by participating in the IRB Women’s Sevens World Series in China next year. Ireland is one of a number of teams invited to participate in the tournaments planned for USA, China and Netherlands. The invited teams will have […]
The IRB has confirmed the pool draw for round four of the HSBC Sevens World Series, the Hertz Sevens in Wellington, New Zealand on 1-2 February 2013. The draw was made live on television before the Cup final of the Cell C Nelson Mandela Bay SA Sevens, the third round of the 2012/13 season, which […]
It was the second round of the HSBC Sevens World Series in Dubai this weekend, and it was a tournament full of upsets and surprises with Samoa emerging the eventual winners, beating New Zealand in the Cup Final. From a Great Britain perspective, England lost to Portugal on the opening day but came back to […]
The final squads have been declared by all 16 teams set to compete at the Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens, with South Africa forced into a late change. FULL SQUADS DETAILS – ALL TEAMS >> CLICK HERE Key Springbok Sevens playmaker Branco du Preez suffered a hamstring injury in training yesterday and has been replaced […]