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A thrilling Gold Medal final at the Commonwealth Games saw New Zealand defeat Olympic champions Australia 17-12 in extra time on Sunday. The match brought a close to the first ever Women’s Rugby Sevens event at the Games. New Zealand took a 12-0 lead into halftime with tries from Portia …

Canada have enjoyed a strong start to the first ever Women’s Rugby Sevens event at the Commonwealth Games. Opening day wins against South Africa and Kenya have marked them as one of three undefeated teams heading into Day Two. A perfect opening saw them rout South Africa by 29-0. Five …

Fiji made it two HSBC Sevens Series Cup wins in a row on Sunday when they defeated Kenya to win the Hong Kong Sevens. It was a repeat of the Cup Final in Vancouver and again the Fijians proved a class apart, finishing the tournament undefeated with a two-point victory …

Two Americas teams will compete in the Cup Quarter Finals of the Hong Kong Sevens. A strong Day Two for the USA see them advance from the pool stages undefeated while Argentina will look to regroup from their loss to the Eagles after impressing against France. A stutter-start against France …

Argentina emerged the best of the three Americas teams after Day One of the Hong Kong Sevens. The South Americans cruised to a 31-10 win over Wales to open the main draw of the HSBC Sevens Series event with Franco Sábato contributing two tries. The Pumas will face France next …

The final rosters have been submitted and we are all set to go for the Hong Kong Sevens, the most prestigious event on the HSBC Sevens Series. As in recent years there will also be a separate qualifying draw for 12 teams who will be attempting to become a core …

The Career of Juan Martín Hernández has come to an end. It has left a legacy which will be clear for generations to come. The ability and playing style of El Mago placed him among the Great Pumas. Yet off the field he was a humble man, one underlining rugby’s …

Santiago Cordero has claimed his first European Championship. Just two months after signing a short-term deal with Exeter the Argentine flyer lifted the Anglo-Welsh Cup as the Chiefs defeated Bath by 28-11 at Kingsholm on Friday. A muddy pitch made for hard running but Cordero made the most of what …

Shane O’Leary will be moving bases once again next season. The Canadian international flyhalf will leave Ealing Trailfinders for another Greene King IPA Championship club. On Wednesday Nottingham confirmed they have signed O’Leary to a one-year deal. This will be the third professional club in three years for the 25-year-old, …

Goal-kicking flyhalf Will Hooley will be staying in the Greene King IPA Championship for another year. The new Eagles cap has signed a one-year contract extension with Bedford Blues, who he joined from Aviva Premiership club Exeter Chiefs ahead of the 2017-18 season. A former England u20 international, Hooley qualifies …