Brazilian Thalia Costa has been noted for her extraordinary season playing Rugby SVNS. The 27-year-old from São Luis do Maranhão in Brazil’s northeast is the one Americas player named, by World Rugby, in the Women’s Dream Team of the Year. Costa joins Marin Kajiri (Japan), Michaela Brake and Jorga Miller …
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Argentine Marcos Moneta won the award for scoring the best Rugby SVNS try during the 2024-2025 season. The 25-year-old’s score against Australia in Hong Kong was awarded as the best of the season. Moneta’s try was a finalist alongside Vuiviwa Naduvalo for Fiji vs France in Dubai, Simon Desert for …
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Two Argentines made the 2024-2025 Rugby SVNS Dream Team. Named by World Rugby, the 2025 Dream Team contains two Argentines, two Spaniards, one Brit, one Fijian and one Frenchman. The Argentines are Marcos Moneta and Luciano González. They are joined by Manu Moreno and Pol Plá (both Spain), Harry Glover …
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World Rugby has officially shortlisted three players for the Sevens Men’s Player of the Year award. Two of the three are Argentines. The SVNS Awards 2025 will be presented on Sunday, 4 May in Los Angeles. ARGENTINA – Luciano González 28-year-old Luciano Gonzalez was the leading ball-carrier this season. …
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A Brasileira, Thalia Costa, é uma das três concorrentes, ao lado da australiana Maddison Levi e da neozelandesa Jorja Miller. Uma deles será oficialmente a melhor jogadora do Circuito Mundial de Rugby Sevens. A vencedora será conhecida no dia 4 de maio, no encerramento do Circuito Mundial, em Los Angeles. …
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Baltazar Amaya has finalized a deal to play in France. The Uruguayan fullback will move from Montevideo to the Hérault department in the Occitanie region where he will play for Béziers. His contract is a two-year-deal for the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 seasons. Fellow French club Vannes came close to signing the …
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World Rugby has made huge cutbacks to the annual Rugby Sevens Circuit. Ignacio Chans reports that the sport’s global governing body has downsized the events from twelve to eight teams. The changes are unwelcome news for Chans’ Uruguay who are one of the twelve teams involved in the 2024-2025 series. …
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Argentina claimed a podium finish at the Singapore 7’s. Los Pumas 7’s recovered from a Semi Final defeat against Fiji to win the Bronze Final. Los Pumas 7’s fell 33-24 against Fiji at the Semi Final stage. The Flying Fijians outscored Argentina by five tries to four. Argentina scored first …
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Argentina secured the 2025 World HSBC SVNS title on Saturday in Singapore. Los Pumas 7’s secured a spot in the Semi Finals and thereby are assured of a minimum 14 competition points. With it, Argentina will rise to 102 points, or more. This places Los Pumas 7’s out of reach …
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Uruguay made history at the Singapore 7’s on Saturday. For the first time ever Los Teros 7’s defeated Australia. The South Americans won 28-5, outscoring the Australians by four tries to one. Juan González scored a double for Los Teros 7’s while Ignacio Álvarez and Valentín Vargas also touched down. …
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