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Olympic & Commonwealth Games
/ 7 years agoRugby breaking through in the USA? Don’t hold your breath!
WORLD Rugby chief executive Brett Gosper spoke in Los Angeles the other day about the possibility of America staging the 2027...
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Olympic & Commonwealth Games
/ 7 years agoBarry gave rebel Fergie run about on behalf of Lions
WHEN he ruled the roost as New Zealand’s full- back, Fergie McCormick worked in the freezing department of a slaughterhouse. For...
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Featured
/ 7 years agoRugby Sevens at the Commonwealth Games dating back to 2002
Brendan Gallagher recounts the spectacles on show in the Manchester, Melbourne, New Delhi and Glasgow Games
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Featured
/ 7 years agoGalacticos of 1998 ensured Sevens was here to stay
Brendan Gallagher recalls the glorious arrival of Rugby Sevens to the Commonwealth Games
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Olympic & Commonwealth Games
/ 7 years agoHopefully I’ll be given a luckier break this time!
England captain TOM MITCHELL assesses his side’s chances on the Gold Coast TOM MITCHELL Team to beat: South Africa win the...
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Olympic & Commonwealth Games
/ 7 years agoGlover is one to watch after impressing in debut season
Men’s Sevens SIMON Amor is backing politics student Harry Glover to swing the vote in Team England’s favour at this week’s...
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Olympic & Commonwealth Games
/ 7 years agoBailey turning women into world beaters in double quick time
Women’s Sevens TEAM England women’s Sevens coach James Bailey knows his side must overcome “super high competition” if they are to...
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Olympic & Commonwealth Games
/ 7 years agoCrying shame that Wilson’s magic will be lost to Wales
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Miracle man: Blues coach Danny Wilson PICTURE: Getty Images Danny Wilson is one...
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Olympic & Commonwealth Games
/ 7 years agoHard to fathom their understanding of ‘neutral’
WHEREwould the Champions’ Cup be without Ireland’s big two? Leinster (51,700) and Munster (26,265) accounted for more than 80 per cent...
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Olympic & Commonwealth Games
/ 7 years agoAshton shows he’s class act
CHRIS Ashton, derided by many as more a show-off than a showman, ought to have won a host of admirers over...
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Olympic & Commonwealth Games
/ 7 years agoObviously some WRU policies aren’t fit for purpose
ANOTHER week, another example of how one family’s expensive day out to support Wales ended up being ruined by drunken fans...
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Olympic & Commonwealth Games
/ 7 years agoEddie must tap into the reservoir to find answers
Captain material: Elliot Daly gathers the ball ahead of Keith Earls to score against Ireland PICTURE: Getty Images Make Elliot Daly...
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Olympic & Commonwealth Games
/ 7 years agoCheetahs tighthead Botha set to sign on at Ospreys
NEWS EXTRA By ALEX BYWATER OSPREYS will today confirm the signing of Toyota Cheetahs tight-head Tom Botha. The powerful prop has...
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Olympic & Commonwealth Games
/ 7 years agoProud Lemi moving on
DAVID Lemi will depart Bristol Rugby at the end of the season, having made 139 appearances. The club’s record tryscorer, who...
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Featured
/ 7 years agoAustralia skipper left ‘heartbroken’ after attack by thug fractures his skull
James Stannard misses the Commonwealth Games after punch by British man led to hospital stay
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Sevens World Series
/ 7 years agoLondon Calling: Don’t miss out on Sevens action!
This year’s HSBC London Sevens will be a celebration of everything that makes the capital great, as the World Series visits...
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Sevens World Series
/ 7 years agoEngland get six-try lift-off
■ By GEORGE LAWRENCE VANCOUVER Hat-trick man: Dan Norton PICTURE: Getty Images ENGLAND opened day one of the World Sevens Series...
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Sevens World Series
/ 7 years agoBarrett and Baker show they will bring double trouble from the USA
LAS VEGAS WRAP DANNYBarrett scored two tries to lift the United States to a 28-0 win over Argentina in the final...
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Featured
/ 7 years agoWhy women’s rugby is thriving in Australia in light of Sydney 7s victory
Raelene Castle, rugby's first woman CEO of an organisation, speaks to CNN World Rugby about parity in Australia's game
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Sevens World Series
/ 8 years agoCrossword
ACROSS 1. Romania’s 1999 World Cup scrum-half who also captained the Oaks (4) 3. Montpellier’s Syrian billionaire chairman eyeing Gloucester investment...
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Sevens World Series
/ 8 years agoPlayer of the year’s eyes fixed on 2020
AWARD-WINNING England 7s star Richard de Carpentier has set his heart on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after missing out on medal...
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Sevens World Series
/ 8 years agoEngland stay on course for silver
Paris By NICK VERDIER ENGLAND finished Day One unbeaten in Paris to set up a quarter- final clash against the USA...
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Sevens World Series
/ 8 years agoWRU take control over Dragons
NEWPORT RFC shareholders overwhelmingly voted in favour of a Welsh Rugby Union takeover of Newport Gwent Dragons. 81.09 per cent voted...
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Sevens World Series
/ 8 years agoMoseley go for Cross
SIMON Cross is the new head coach at Moseley, replacing Kevin Maggs. Cross will combine the role with his job as...
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Sevens World Series
/ 8 years agoGopperth wins players’ player
WASPS Jimmy Gopperth was named RPA’s Player of the Year, while Dan Carter was inducted into the Hall of Fame. Gopperth...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoBurgess: I’d have been worth weight, like Ardie
Phil Burgess is proud to be a Sevens player but he does regret he was never given the chance to showcase...
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Sevens World Series
/ 8 years agoMikalcius can put heat on big names at Quins
By NEALE HARVEY IMPOSING Hartpury wing Jonas Mikalcius possesses the “world-class” physical attributes necessary to challenge Test stars Marland Yarde and...
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Sevens World Series
/ 8 years agoBurgess: I’d have been worth weight, like Ardie
By NICK VERDIER Hand off: Phil Burgess takes on Samoa for England in Hong Kong this season PICTURE: Getty Images Mobile:...
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Sevens World Series
/ 8 years agoCorker gives Parker a Welsh seal of approval
By NEALE HARVEY SONNY Parker is the ideal man to spearhead London Welsh’s charge back to the National Leagues, according to...
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Sevens World Series
/ 8 years agoEngland look to complete the clean sweep
NEWS EXTRA JOHN Fletcher’s England U18s take on Scotland today looking to end the international series in Wales unbeaten. John Fletcher’s...
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Sevens World Series
/ 8 years agoBig win over Blitzbokke makes up for early slip
SINGAPORE By NICK VERDIER ENGLAND saved their best until last with a stunning win over South Africa sending them to the...
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Sevens World Series
/ 8 years agoFiji earn first win as Amor’s lads crash
HONG KONG WRAP FIJI picked up their first trophy since the Rio Olympics by retaining their Hong Kong Sevens crown last...
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Sevens World Series
/ 8 years agoVictory in Vancouver cuts Blitzbokke lead
VANCOUVER WRAP By NICK VERDIER ENGLAND claimed their second tournament victory this season on the World Sevens circuit with victory over...
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Sevens World Series
/ 8 years agoEngland on track after Kenya win
Vancouver By NICK VERDIER Clincher: Dan Bibby ENGLAND were pushed hard in their opening fixture but a four-try win over Kenya...
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Sevens World Series
/ 8 years agoKerr try rescues fifth-place points
Las Vegas wrap CHARLTON Kerr scored a dramatic stoppage-time try on his World Series debut to help England to fifth place...
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Sevens World Series
/ 8 years agoSubscriptions…
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Sevens World Series
/ 8 years agoEddie must get England playing at a higher tempo
Threat: Ben Te’o would add go-forward between Owen Farrell and Elliot Daly PICTURE: Getty Images SCOTLAND have good cause to feel...
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Sevens World Series
/ 8 years agoNorton on a roll for England in Vegas
Las Vegas By NICK VERDIER ENGLAND took on the USA in a pool-decider last night after winning their opening two games...
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Sevens World Series
/ 8 years agoDREAM TEAM
MARC JONES, THE BRISTOL AND FORMER SALE SHARKS HOOKER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Eifion...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoChris Cracknell battling to avoid the scrapheap
Former Fiji 7s coach Chris Cracknell fears he may have to quit rugby after failing to find work following last August’s...
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Sevens World Series
/ 8 years agoBlitzbokke win again but Amor rues silly mistakes
By NICK VERDIER ENGLAND Sevens took on South Africa in the final of a World Series tournament for the second time...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoEngland Sevens triumph in Cape Town
Three tries from England stunned the Cape Town crowd as Simon Amor’s men beat South Africa 17-19 in the HSBC World...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoSimon Amor – Heart, guts and unyielding belief made my boys Olympic heroes
Team GB’s Sevens men confounded all odds to win silver at the Olympics. Head coach Simon Amor, below, now back in...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoTeam GB ‘too small to match big guys’ in Rio
Mike Friday, head coach of USA 7s, believes Team GB’s Olympic medal chances have been damaged by not picking more stars...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoMark Bennett plans rendezvous in Rio with Sonny Bill Williams
Mark Bennett is hoping to take on his boyhood hero Sonny Bill Williams at the Rio Olympics. But he has serious...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoSpeed king Marcus Watson on track to claim prized Rio Olympics spot
Marcus Watson returned to the World Sevens circuit last week, and although it was a shock to the system, the Newcastle...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoSimon Amor urged to pick Joe Simpson for Olympic showpiece
Charles Piutau reckons Wasps teammate Joe Simpson is more than capable of making the transition to Sevens rugby for the Rio...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoVIDEO: Kenya Sevens legend Colin’s Injera’s guide to staying fit
*Video courtesy of CNN’s International’s ‘CNN World Rugby”, sponsored by DHL
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoRecord breaking Rodwell to captain England in Singapore
James Rodwell will captain England Sevens in Singapore this weekend in what will be a record 69th consecutive tournament for the...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoBen Foden eyeing road to Rio with Team GB Sevens
Northampton full-back Ben Foden would jump at the chance to represent Team GB at the Rio Olympics if boss Simon Amor...
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