The USA will play in Pool C at the Las Vegas Sevens, one of four Americas teams that will participate in the fifth stop of the 2017-18 HSBC Sevens Series. A ninth-place finish as Challenge Trophy winners in Hamilton was consolation for the Eagles after a difficult opening day. Two …
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Jaguares coach Mario Ledesma has named a 29-strong traveling squad for their three-match tour of South Africa that begins this week. Los Jaguares will travel to Pretoria to play the Bulls in a preseason fixture on Saturday. Their 2018 Super Rugby campaign officially begins against the Stormers at Newlands on …
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Fiji defeated South Africa 24-17 in a thrilling Cup Final at Waikato Stadium to close out first ever HSBC Sevens Series event held in Hamilton. Alosio Naduva’s third try of the match erased a 12-point halftime deficit and capped of an impressive run for the Fijians, who edged both Samoa …
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The Americas endured a difficult Day One at the Hamilton Sevens with none of the three teams qualifying for the Cup Quarter Finals. Canada and the USA each suffered significant injury blows heading into the tournament which affected their performance while Argentina could not escape a competitive Pool C. Perry …
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The Springboks are officially without a coach. Argentina’s Rugby Championship rivals had their Head Coach fired this morning with immediate effect. SA Rugby and Allister Coetzee had been involved in a dispute that was unable to be resolved. As such Coetzee was stood down, an unsurprising outcome given the performance …
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The pools and fixtures for the opening day of the inaugural Hamilton Sevens this weekend have been confirmed. Hamilton has replaced Wellington as the location of the New Zealand leg of the HSBC Sevens Series, with the latter city losing their hosting rights after poor turnouts in recent years. Argentina …
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The Houston SaberCats already have two games on the books and now it’s time for another Major League Rugby franchise to take its first steps. Saturday will see the New Orleans Gold host the Capital Selects in an exhibition match, one that will have a very different feel to the …
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Wales will play a test against South Africa on US soil on June 2. Multiple media outlets have now reported that the game will take place in Washington, DC, at a venue to be confirmed. It’s thought that the preferred location is Audi Field, the future home of Major League …
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The second and final leg of the Sudamerica Sevens series takes place at Viña del Mar on the Pacific coast of Chile this weekend. All 12 teams who participated at Punta del Este will be returning with two sports in the Rugby World Cup Sevens up for grabs between five …
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South Africa are champions of the 2018 Punta del Este 7s. The Blitzbokke redeemed their defeat on Day One to Chile by earning a convincing 21-5 victory over Los Cóndores in the Gold Final. It was their third impressive win of the day, breezing past Ireland in the Quarters and …
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