One of the leading women’s players from South America is Bianca Silva. The Brazilian international has had a highly successful time as an international player and has been an inspiration to poor communities in her homeland. World Rugby recently spoke to Bianca Silva about Brazil’s Women’s Sevens season, and also …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP USA Men’s Eagles Sevens The Men’s Eagles have qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games. Their opening day at the London Sevens …
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It was third place for the Men’s Eagles in London after falling to eventual champions Fiji in a tense Semi Final. The result means that Fiji moved ahead of the USA on the overall season standings but with just two points separating the side, the 2018-19 HSBC Sevens Series title …
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The Men’s Eagles are headed back to the Olympics. A perfect opening day at the London Sevens earned a spot in the Quarter Finals for the USA and with it a guaranteed place among the top four finishers on the overall 2018-19 HSBC Sevens Series table. The distinction is accompanied …
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Canada has confirmed its final roster for the London Sevens, the penultimate event of the 2018-19 HSBC Series with only Paris yet to come. The two-day Twickenham tournament begins early Saturday morning for Canadian viewers. Taking over the reigns as interim coach is Henry Paul, who assumes direction of the …
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The USA Women’s Eagles 7’s side finished 3rd this weekend in the Langford 7’s while Canada finished 5th. The competition was won by New Zealand who defeated Australia 21-17 in the final which saw them booking their place at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. New Zealand got to …
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Three countries from the Americas have officially expressed interest to World Rugby in hosting the 2022 RWC Sevens. This is more so than ever before with a grand total of 11 unions in the running. Argentina, the Cayman Islands, and Jamaica were among those announced today by World Rugby as …
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A last-gasp try from captain Ghislaine Landry gave Canada a 7-5 win over England in the Cup Final of the Kitakyushu Sevens early Sunday morning. It’s Canada’s first HSBC Sevens Series Cup title since the Sydney Sevens in February 2017 and just their fourth since the Women’s Series began in …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Turks & Caicos This weekend saw some highly competitive matches around the world. In England it was Newcastle vs Leicester, in …
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The USA will have to wait a little longer to officially book their tickets to the 2020 Olympics. A strong showing by England at the Singapore Sevens kept the team mathematically in touch though realistically even catching 4th-place South Africa will be a challenge. It was the Blitzboks who came …
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