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South Africa have done it again. For the fourth time in five HSBC Sevens Series tournaments the Blitzbokke took the top spot with a 19-12 win over Fiji in the Cup Final. The route wasn’t easy as they had to overcome a fierce challenge from the Eagles in the Semi …

A dramatic come-from-behind victory over Argentina the Cup Quarter Finals of the Las Vegas 7s have seen the home town favorites USA qualify for the Cup Semis on Day Three. Trailing 19-0 just moments into the second half, Maka Unufe sparked a remarkable comeback by scoring two of his own …

The US Eagles are off to a flying start at the Las Vegas 7s. Dominant wins against Samoa and Chile have seen them qualify for the Cup Quarter Finals after Day One with one pool game to spare. A Danny Barrett hat-trick led the way against Samoa while Sudamérica qualifiers …

All men’s rosters have now been submitted for the HSBC Sevens Series event in Las Vegas this weekend. Three days of exciting international sevens action begins on Friday with a 4:09pm Pacific, 7:09pm Eastern, kickoff for the first round of pool play. Each team has now declared their final 12 …

Rugby has been given a wake-up call as the FIFA World Cup has expanded to 48 teams. Tuesday’s announcement that the 2026 FIFA World Cup would be increased from 32 to 48 participants sees it having more than double that of rugby’s showpiece event. FIFA World Cup Expansion The FIFA …

The pools for the 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup have now been determined. While the draw took place last month, three spots were still to be determined in regional qualifying matches. Those have now been completed and all 12 teams are now ready to begin their tournament preparations. Spain took …

There will be no ‘Pool of Death’ for Americas teams when the HSBC Sevens Series resumes in Wellington on January 28. After a rough start to the 2016-17 season, all three Americas teams at the tournament will be looking for a lift in fortunes, and the draw has certainly offered …

Andrew Durutalo will not be playing Super Rugby in 2017. The US Eagles loose forward was left out of the 36-man squad named by new head coach Filo Tiatia on Monday morning. While names are still reportedly to be added, Durutalo will not be one of them with seven back …

Americas teams found more frustration in Cape Town with the USA tying for 7th spot, Argentina clocking out in 10th, and Canada again topping the bottom bracket in 13th. The glory went to England who upset home team South Africa to claim the title for their first tourney win of …

The opening day of Round 2 of the HSBC Sevens Series in Cape Town saw a few surprise results, none more than Canada’s 19-all draw with New Zealand. Pat Kay’s conversion of a late Justin Douglas try made for a tense finale but neither side would come away with the …