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Posted 40 days ago
AS FANS put the final touches to their safari outfits, 12 captains and coaches taking part in the Marriott London Sevens at Twickenham this weekend launched the tournament at Barn Elms, Barnes.
Players and coaches attended a tag rugby festival for local primary schools and the Dallaglio Foundation as children had the opportunity to get their hands on the tournament trophy…
Posted 65 days ago
RUSSIAN RUGBY has got one up on the Americans – the first rugby player in space. That’s what they’re claiming anyway after cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky welcomed dignitaries at the Sevens World Cup draw in Moscow via a space link with the International Space Station. Click below to see his great ball control…
Posted 88 days ago
AS SNOW still blankets parts of the UK, spare a thought for those having to toil in the balmy conditions in Hong Kong. The latest leg of the HSBC Sevens World Series is underway in the Far East, with the event in Hong Kong to be followed up with a weekend in Tokyo. It is the sixth tournament of the nine in a series where New Zealand are already pulling away from nearest challengers South Africa and Samoa in the overall standings.
Posted 671 days ago
Twickenham Stadium will stage the climax to this season’s expanded HSBC Sevens World Series.
The 2011 Emirates Airline London Sevens attracted a world record weekend attendance of 100,094 as the penultimate event in the global calendar.
Next year, London will stage the final leg over the weekend May 12-13 at the end of a nine-event series that includes a new tournament in…
Posted 774 days ago
The IRFU Club Sevens kicks off this weekend with the Munster and Ulster legs of the championship taking place on Saturday. The action will be fast and furious in the host venues in Cork and Belfast.
The championships kick off at noon in Cork IT and Belfast Harlequins and it promises to be an all action day as clubs vie to become…
Posted 1325 days ago
From Rugby World reader, Larissa Falls
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