Women’s Sevens Olympic Qualification Process for Rio 2016: 1. The top four teams in the World Series will automatically gain Olympic qualification. This will be decided at the final leg of the World Series being held on the 22 – 23 May in Amsterdam. The current top four standings are New Zealand, Canada, Australia and […]
Ireland Women’s Squad Named for Amsterdam Sevens The Ireland Women’s Sevens Squad to play in the Amsterdam 7’s Rugby Tournament has been named. The side will be captained by Lucy Mulhall who recently won the IRUPA Women’s Sevens Player of the Year Award for 2015. Ireland share a pool with Ushizi Warriors, Finland 7’s and […]
A huge honour to be selected to represent your country, Aaron Cairns and David McGuigan have been named in the final 28 man squad this summer, which will be the basis for Ireland’s preparations for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. We will bring you more news as it develops. For the original press release […]
Michael Lawton has been selected to represent Ireland in the final 28 man squad this summer, which will be the basis for Ireland’s preparations for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. Here is an excerpt from a recent interview and notes from local press where Irish rugby player Michael originally from Ireland is now teaching, […]
Ireland Men’s Sevens Squad and Structures Announced For immediate release: Tuesday 19 May 2015 Issue on behalf of Irish Rugby Football Union The Irish Rugby Football Union today announced details of the Ireland Men’s Sevens squad and structures as the Ireland Team begin the journey to a place on the World Rugby Seven’s World Series […]
Paris joins stellar World Rugby Sevens Series host destination line-up from 2015-16 en français ci-dessous Paris joins 10-destination Series from 2015-16 cycle Paris joins Vancouver, Sydney, Cape Town and Singapore as a new host on record-breaking Series Rugby sevens experiencing record-growth in Olympic qualification year Paris will join the stellar line-up of new global destinations […]
Seabelo Senatla ended the season as top try scorer – Photo: World Rugby/Martin Seras Lima – Two South Africans and one Fijian nominated – Winner will be announced on 1 November A shortlist of three nominees – two South Africans and one Fijian – have been unveiled for the 2015 World Rugby Sevens Player […]
USA beat Australia 45-22 in the Cup final of the Marriott London Sevens to lift their first-ever Cup title, while Fiji win the HSBC Sevens World Series. The USA recorded a 45-22 victory over Australia to lift the Marriott London Sevens Cup final in emphatic style, their first in the history of the HSBC Sevens […]
Two tries from Savenaca Rawaca and one from captain Osea Kolinisau was enough for Fiji to beat South Africa 19-7 in the Marriott London Sevens Cup quarter finals, enough to secure the 2014/15 HSBC Sevens World Series. “I can’t really put them into words at the moment,” said coach Ben Ryan. “We were just focusing […]
San Francisco Bay area to host Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 The San Francisco Bay area will host Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 after the World Rugby Council awarded hosting rights for the prestigious event to USA Rugby. The magnificent Giants Stadium in San Francisco, supported by Avaya Stadium in San Jose, will provide an […]