England recovered from a first day loss to Canada to rebound in style on Day Two of the HSBC Women’s Sevens Series event in Langford on Sunday. USA, Australia, and New Zealand were dispatched in succession as captain Emily Scarratt raised the Cup for the first time this season. In …
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Sacramento tops San Francisco in thriller
Hometown heroes Sacramento put visiting San Francisco to the sword in the first ever televised PRO Rugby match from Bonney Field on Sunday. In direct contrast to the frozen tundra of Denver, the pitch was in perfect condition and allowed for 80 minutes of running rugby, with eight tries delighting …
Read More »Dramatic finish sees Denver drop Ohio
Will Magie’s penalty goal two minutes into sudden death overtime earned Denver an historic win over Ohio in the first ever PRO Rugby Match on Sunday. It was an ominous start to the day as a storm piled snow into Infinity Park, but the ground crews managed to clear the …
Read More »Urdapilleta Stars as Castres win in the Alps
On Saturday former Puma Benjamín Urdapilleta stared as Castres won in the Alps against Grenoble. The ten-time capped former Argentine international kicked seven goals for the visiting Castres and also had a hand in setting-up two of his team’s tries. Urdapilletta was one of three South Americans playing for Castres at …
Read More »Americas to collide in Paris Pool D
At least one Americas team is guaranteed for heartache following the pool stages of the next stop of the HSBC Sevens Series. USA, Canada, and Argentina have all been drawn in Pool D along with hosts France for the Paris event that kicks off on May 13. A fourth Americas …
Read More »London Irish fall to Newcastle
Hopes of London Irish avoiding relegation from the Aviva Premiership have taken a major blow as they fell to a critical 13-6 defeat to rivals Newcastle Falcons at Kingston Park on Sunday. An intercept try to Marcus Watson in the first half combined with penalty kicks from Mike Delany and …
Read More »Müller makes Singapore Dream Team
Mendoza winger Axel Müller has been named to the official HSBC Dream team for the Singapore 7s. The 22-year-old winger was in fine form at the tournament, scoring three tries including one each in the quarter and semi final. His destructive running played a big role in Argentina’s success. The somewhat …
Read More »Kenya crowned kings in Singapore
Kenya stunned the field in Singapore as the 8th ranked side in the world crushed overall leaders Fiji 30-7 in the final to claim their first ever HSBC Sevens Series Cup title. A Collins Injera penalty goal in the dying moments of the semi final knocked out Argentina in dramatic …
Read More »Buenos Aires Crowned Argentino Juvenil Champions
Buenos Aires have been crowned Argentino Juvenil Champions, defeating Cuyo 23-12 in the national junior final on Saturday in Tucumán. In doing so Buenos Aires are three-time reigning champions. In other results Mar del Plata finished in third position. The city’s 27-19 win sent the home side, Tucumán, into a fourth-place finish. …
Read More »Torneo Clasificatorio Uruguayo – Week 5 Suspended
All matches in week 5 of the Torneo Clasificatorio Uruguayo have been cancelled. A decision was made by authorities to have no matches this weekend due to strong rainfall that has devastated much of the country and causing the death of four people. The round will be rescheduled for a later date. …
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