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John Tait has named a strong lineup for the opening round of the 2015/16 Women’s Sevens Series that kicks off on Thursday in Dubai. Canada have already qualified for the 2016 Olympics, and will look to get their Rio run-in off to a strong start. The team is lead once …

Argentina will be sporting a new-look uniform at the upcoming opening round of the World Sevens Series in Dubai. Taking place next weekend the Pumas Sevens team will wear a predominantly black uniform, changing from last season’s look of white and orange. As shown below the uniform continues with the advancement …

The Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Aaron Carpenter The former Canadian captain has worn the skipper’s armband for the past two weeks for Cornish Pirates, and led …

Los Pumas Sevens Head Coach Santiago Gómez Cora has named a 12-man roster for the first two rounds of the 2015-2016 World Rugby Sevens circuit. The South Americans will depart to compete at the Dubai (December 4-5) and Cape Town (December 12-13) legs of the competition. Included are five debutants: Renzo …

Former captain Kevin Swiryn has been handed a recall to the Eagles Sevens by head coach Michael Friday after a five year self-imposed absence from the team. The veteran midfielder, a month shy of his 31st birthday, announced his retirement from rugby after an injury-plagued season with Agen in 2011-12. …

The schedule for the 2015-16 HSBC Women’s World Rugby Sevens Series (WSWS) has been released, and as of now the circuit has been shortened to only four legs. Two of the host cities from last season, London and Amsterdam, are absent from the current schedule. Though there has been no …

Against all odds USA Rugby women’s player Jillion Potter is set to play in the Women’s Sevens Series season opener in Dubai in two weeks time and do so as captain. Potter has been named on the 12-player roster in her remarkable comeback 14 months after cancer diagnosis. The 29 …

The pools have been drawn for the opening round of the HSBC World Series in Dubai on December 4-5th, 2015. Coming off of their 2014/2015 Championship, Fiji heads up Pool A in the Men’s bracket. Women’s Champions, New Zealand, lead up Pool A in the Women’s bracket. The USA men have …

Canada’s men and women will both be in sevens action this weekend in the Central Coast in Australia. Each group contains a mix of senior and development players under the Maple Leafs banner as the groups prepare for the upcoming World Sevens Series and ultimately the Olympic Games in Brazil. …

With just a little over two months until the opening round of the HSBC World Series, the USA 7s team heads back to camp this week as the squad continues their buildup. With 7s veterans Zach Test, Andrew Durutalo, Folau Niua, and Danny Barrett out on World Cup duty, Head Coach Mike …