Tag Archives: World Sevens Series

John Moonlight vacation from the Canadian captaincy is over. The 29-year-old forward will wear the skipper’s armband for the first time since the Cape Town tournament in December as Canada prepare for the world’s most prestigious sevens tournament as the HSBC Sevens Series arrives in Hong Kong. Head Coach Damian …

Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive back and special teams player Tevaughn Campbell will accompany the Canadian Men’s Sevens team to Hong Kong this week for a close-up glimpse at what it takes to compete on the HSBC Sevens Series. This past season was the second in the Canadian Football League for the …

The dancing feet of Mike Te’o are set to entertain the crowds on the HSBC Sevens Series once again. After a strong showing during the Americas Rugby Championship, Te’o has been called up by Mike Friday to join the Eagles 7s side for Hong Kong next weekend. It won’t be …

Uruguay have named their Teros 7s squad to travel to Hong Kong to take part in the core series qualifier bracket. Coached by World Cup winger Francisco Bulanti, the team has been boosted by a a number of players capped at senior XVs level including five members of 2017 Americas …

Guyana Head Coach Shane Grant-Stewart has announced the country’s 7’s roster for Hong Kong. The Caribbean nation will compete in group G at the world’s greatest Rugby 7’s event. Joining Guyana in the pool are to be Papua New Guinea, Spain and Uruguay. The Green Machine are to open their campaign …

Chile has named a 12-man roster for Kong Kong. Hot off a positive tournament at the Vancouver 7’s, Los Cóndores will compete in the world’s premier Rugby 7’s tournament seeking to again tear-up the script. Head Coach Edmundo Olfos has selected 12 players who are to depart for Asia on April …

Former Washington Huskies linebacker Psalm Wooching has been invited to train with the Eagles ahead of the Hong Kong Sevens. He is one of a handful of extras called in to be assessed by head coach Mike Friday ahead of the esteemed HSBC Sevens Series stop. Since declaring his intention …

Rugby Canada held its annual Award Dinner at the Fairmont Waterfront in Vancouver on Thursday evening. A total of 14 awards were handed out in a ceremony that also presented the inaugural inductees into the newly-formed Rugby Canada Hall of Fame. Among the big winners on the evening were Newcastle …

The draw for the world’s most prestigious seven-a-side rugby tournament was made on Monday evening. A total of 40 teams international teams will take part in the Hong Kong Sevens over three days from April 7-9 across three separate divisions. The HSBC Sevens Series event will be the highlight but …

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 Vancouver 7s For the second consecutive week North America has presented a world class sevens tournament with Vancouver arguably even more impressive …