144 female athletes set to make women’s Rugby history Dubai to host first of four World Series 2012/13 rounds for women The final squads have been declared for the first round of the inaugural IRB Women’s Sevens World Series in Dubai. The coaches of all 12 women’s national sides set to compete at the Emirates […]
– Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens to be biggest ever – 100,000 to witness round 2, HSBC Sevens World Series – UAE Federation acclaims rugby’s key role in region – Women’s World Series kicks off in Dubai The stage is set for the biggest and best Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens in the tournament’s 43-year history. […]
The team captains launched the first IRB Women’s Sevens World Series, ahead of round one in Dubai. Excitement was the predominant feeling today in Dubai as the finishing touches are put to preparations for the first ever IRB Women’s Sevens World Series. With 12 teams assembled to do battle on the dramatic stage of 7he […]
#Giant step forward for Women’s Rugby with new Sevens Series #Twelve teams from across six continents to compete in opening round of Series in Dubai #Knock-out format guarantees maximum competition #The IRB has announced the pools and match schedule for the opening round of the inaugural IRB Women’s Sevens World Series at the Emirates Airline […]
Planning to maximise the benefits of Rugby Sevens’ inclusion in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games was the focus of an innovative Women’s Rugby conference in Sydney last week. The three-day IRB Accelerated High Performance Workshop was attended by 20 delegates from 13 IRB Member Unions in Asia and Oceania as well as leading figures from […]
HSBC Rugby legends Jason Robinson, George Gregan and IRB Hall of Fame inductee Gordon Tietjens agree that the success of the London 2012 Olympics has pushed even greater focus on the sport of International Rugby Sevens. Speaking ahead of the start of the 2012/13 HSBC Sevens World Series that begins this weekend with Australia’s Gold […]
The race to secure a place in the women’s competition at Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013 continues in Africa with the Confédération Africane de Rugby (CAR) Sevens in Rabat, Morocco this weekend. Uganda and Kenya head into the event as favourites and three and a half years on from creating a piece of Uganda sporting […]
Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013 qualifying continues at the Confédération Africane de Rugby (CAR) Sevens in Morocco this weekend with eight African nations hoping to secure a place in the men’s competition at the showpiece event. In what promises to be a closely fought affair in Rabat over the two days, hosts Morocco, Ivory Coast, […]
Promotion/relegation from core team status comes into effect – Hong Kong to host world rugby’s regional winners at exciting pre-qualifier – London to act as Series climax and core team qualifying final – New structure underscores commitment to maximising Olympic opportunity The International Rugby Board has announced details of the exciting new qualification pathway into […]