Monthly Archives: May 2016

Juan Imhoff joins Los Pumas 7s

Encouraging news for Argentina’s hopes of winning a medal at the 2016 Olympic Games has come through in the form of a French-based flyer. Juan Imhoff has joined Los Pumas 7s for next weekend’s international competition at Twickenham Stadium in London, England. The London Sevens tournament is the final stage …

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Müller named to Paris Dream Team

Argentina strongman Axel Müller has been named to the official HSBC Dream Team for the Paris 7s. The powerfully-built forward scored four tries in the tournament and was a big part of several others with his ability to offload out of the tackle a key feature of the Pumas attack. …

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Samoa rejoice after Paris win

Samoa came back from a 26-7 half-time deficit to score 22 unanswered points and steal an improbable victory over heavy favorites Fiji to take the title at the Paris 7s. It’s the first HSBC Sevens Series Cup win for the island nation since Dubai in 2012, and a monumental achievement …

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USA & Canada Pooled Together in London

The draw has been made for the pool stages of the final round of the 2015/16 HSBC Sevens Series, to take place at Twickenham in London next weekend. Once again Americas teams will have to meet each other after being clumped in Pool D in Paris. With the completion of …

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Raptors Retain PRP Title

Lost in the shadow cast by the launch of PRO Rugby is the fact that the Pacific Rugby Premiership is still alive and well. The Western-based competition completed their third year of operation yesterday with a scintillating finale. As in the first two years of the competition, the Glendale Raptors …

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France hold off Eagles in Paris

Day Two of the HSBC Paris 7s offered little sympathy for the plight of North America’s representatives, both of whom suffered crushing defeats on Day One. The Eagles improved somewhat but were still decidedly second best to France, losing 24-12 before taking out their frustrations in a 33-12 win over …

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Uruguay Lose in Valiant Effort against Fiji

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Uruguay lost in a valiant Effort against Fiji this afternoon in Montevideo’s Estadio Charrúa. Los Teros’ 42-28 defeat in the first of two non-capped internationals between the teams was a solid opening performance. In winning the Fijians demonstrated their renowned inconsistency as spontaneity was at the forefront of their victory. …

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Jaguares Fail to Perform against Sharks

Los Jaguares failed to perform against South African side the Sharks this evening, losing yet another match that was there for the taking. To blame were reoccurring problems from the Raúl Pérez coached side. Six penalties from the boot of Springbok Pat Lambie was what separated the teams. Indeed, Los Jaguares …

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