Rugby: HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series

Some of the sport's biggest names have played in the Commonwealth Games rugby sevens, from RWC 1995 poster boys Jonah Lomu and Chester Williams to Wallaby great David Campese and World Rugby Hall of Fame inductee Waisale Serevi. In more recent times, Stuart Hogg has added the Commonwealth Games to his impressive rugby-playing CV, while another…

Team captains visit movie set ahead of the third round of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in Wellington. New Zealand will forever be associated with Lord of the Rings and with less than two days to go to the HSBC Wellington Sevens spectacular, the 16 captains channelled their inner Gandalf as preparations were finalised for the third round of…

Fans had to wait an extra few weeks, but the 2022 Canada Sevens is here. The annual tournament is scheduled for this weekend with 16 teams set to compete. The event is one of nine legs on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. Last year, Canada hosted the only two spots on the 2020-21 series, playing the first leg in Vancouver and the second one in…

Dubai has been a happy hunting ground for the Blitzboks with three wins in the Middle East in the past nine years" but for veteran forward Kyle Brown" it also represents a new start. At 30" Brown shouldn't be talking about new beginnings" yet after two serious injuries the man with 65 tournaments to his name and 327 Blitzbok appearances" is back in…

Uganda Rugby Cranes players and officials pose for a photo at Kyadondo before they left for the World Series sevens in Dubai and Cape Town. PHOTO: David Namunyala HSBC World Series - Cape Town Wales 29 Uganda 7 Scotland 38 Uganda 7 Uganda 5 Samoa 29 Challenge trophy Australia 42 Uganda 12 Uganda 21 Japan 17 Uganda 10 Canada 19 Uganda finishes 14th…

The 2022 Canada Sevens continues today with the playoff brackets. Each team played three matches yesterday in pool play to determine who makes the playoffs and who doesn't. Now, the top eight teams remaining have a chance to win the tournament while the bottom eight fight for points based on their final placement. The Canada Sevens is the sixth leg…

Vancouver has made the cut in the slimmed-down HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, rebranded as HSBC SVNS. The revamped competition features eight events, each offering men's and women's play. Last season's Seven Series consisted of 11 men's and seven women's events. All the women's competition took place in tandem with stops on the men's circuit. The…

Canadians are no strangers to cheering on Americans, but when it comes to this season of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, it's a must. Don't have an account? Create Account The Americans have played in all five finals this tournament season and finally won their first title a week ago. That all adds up to first place overall in the series…

While Argentina looks to join New Zealand in securing a berth at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the battle at the other end of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series standings will add more drama to the penultimate stop of the men's season in France this weekend. Don't have an account? Create Account The 14th-ranked Canadians are in the thick of it, facing a…

Fans of Canadian rugby had to wait a bit longer for the 2022 Canada Sevens, but the tournament is finally here. The Canada leg is one of nine total on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series for the 2021-22 season. It's been a part of the tour every year since the Canada Sevens was added ahead of the 2015-16 season. The competition runs for two days in…

CARSON, Calif. - New Zealand defeated Argentina 22-12 Sunday to win the Los Angeles Sevens, its second straight tournament title and fifth consecutive podium finish on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. Don't have an account? Create Account The All Blacks rebounded from a 14-7 loss to Samoa in pool play to defeat Britain 24-12 in the Cup…

SYDNEY, Australia - The New Zealand men and women both won their finals at the Sydney Sevens on Sunday to extend their leads atop the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series standings. The New Zealand men blanked South Africa 38-0 to record their fourth straight podium finish in five events this season. Fiji beat France 29-5 in the bronze-medal match. The…

SYDNEY, Australia - Canada's men fell victim to a furious Argentina comeback on Friday, conceding three late tries to lose 24-19 at the HSBC Sydney Sevens. The game was the first for the South Americans since winning last weekend's tournament in Hamilton, New Zealand, where they edged the host All Blacks 14-12 in the final after beating Canada…

CAN Ireland sustain running elite women's XVs and Sevens teams at the moment given the small size of Ireland's playing population? That was the inevitable question when Greg McWilliams confirmed he is losing a whopping seven players, including all of his best backs, to the Irish Sevens programme with two games left in the Six Nations. It's left him…

Rugby is a demanding sport. Take a look at the shorter version, Sevens, where a game lasts a mere 14 minutes but can drain a player's tank. "Surviving an entire sevens game takes special preparation. It can be a daunting task if you are not ready," Geoffrey Kimani, a strength and conditioning coach once told Daily Monitor while working with the…

Nathan Lawson peels away from New Zealand on Australia's successful weekend in Hong Kong Ahead of the Dubai 7s this weekend, HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series commentator Dallen Stanford spoke to TRU's Joe Harvey after the competition announced changes for the future and the start of the women's competition. The World Rugby Sevens Series got off to a…

The Canada rugby sevens national team is back in action this weekend and on home ground for the Canada Sevens tournament. The team is one of 16 squads competing at the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series event in Vancouver. Canada has finished in the top 10 in just one tournament so far in the series. The team tied for seventh at the Malaga leg of the…

Rugby is set to take center stage in Canada beginning on Saturday. The 2022 Canada Sevens kicks off today with 16 teams competing in the sixth leg of the HSBC World Rugby Seven Series. Vancouver is hosting the Canada leg of the season for the seventh consecutive year. Saturday features all pool play games, as each team plays three matches against…

Hosts up for the challenge as HK Sevens returns The Hong Kong Rugby Union on Friday unveiled its squad for next week's return of the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens, with five players featuring in the showpiece tournament for the first time while veteran Yiu Kam-shing returns for his final appearance.Hong Kong face the toughest of starts to…