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Argentina have been dealt a significant blow ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. Vastly experienced forward Fernando Luna has been ruled out of the tournament after suffering a ruptured patellar tendon in his right knee that will require surgical repair. Luna, who turns 31 in a week, has been a leading …

El uruguayo Francisco González y los argentinos Nehuén Jauri Rivero y Damián Schneider representarán a los referís de la América del Sur en los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio. La canadiense Julianne Zussman representará a América del Norte. Tres de los 22 oficiales de partido proveniente de 12 países, para los …

Argentina are the 7’s champions of Dubai. Los Pumas 7’s defeated Canada in the Men’s final earlier today. The result means that Argentina has won back-to-back tournaments in Dubai. The two tournament wins follow two wins in Madrid, Spain and victory in the South American 7’s. In short, Los Pumas …

Canada’s Women went unbeaten on Day One of the Dubai Sevens earlier today. The competition is the second of two tournaments taking place in April in Dubai. Canada were champions of the first Women’s tournament while Argentina won the Men’s tournament. Argentina’s win followed two tournament victories earlier this year …

Canada are hoping to secure a test against England in July. Head coach Kingsley Jones confirmed talks are underway during a halftime interview at the Toronto Arrows match against Old Glory DC. Two additional tests are being sought against to-be-determined opposition. The arrangement itself is not a surprise. England committed …

Argentina were crowned Men’s champions in Dubai today. Los Pumas 7’s went unbeaten in the two day tournament to underline their Olympic medals credentials. Argentina won the final 19-7 today against France. The road to the final began today against Chile. Argentina were 19-7 winners in the battle of the …

Canada were crowned Women’s champions of the Dubai 7’s on Saturday. The North Americans defeated neighbors the USA 31-14 in the final. The result was the Women’s Eagles’ one and only defeat of the competition. Teams are competing in Dubai to prepare for the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games. Both Canada …

The USA Women’s Eagles have named their roster for the upcoming Olympic warm-up event in Dubai. Two tournaments will take place at ‘The Sevens’ with the first on April 2-3 and the second the following weekend April 8-9. A streamlined group of 12 have been named in the senior group …

Argentina have named a strong roster to compete in the upcoming Dubai 7’s. Los Pumas 7’s will join Canada, Chile, France, Japan, Kenya, Spain, and Uganda at the invitational tournament in the UAE. Head Coach Santiago Gómez Cora has a mixture of experience and youth. On the one hand, the …

Rugby Canada have announced a return of their sevens sides to the pitch after a year’s hiatus. Both the women and men’s teams will travel to Dubai to participate in an Olympic preparation tournament hosted in Dubai. Their opposition has yet to be revealed. As was the recent Madrid Sevens, …