Rugby sevens
US Premier Rugby Sevens expands to 16 men’s and women’s teams
Domestic competition assigns state and regional team names in attempt to increase fan engagement
Martin Pengelly in New York
13, Dec, 2022 @11:55 AM
Hong Kong criticises rugby tournament after protest song is played instead of Chinese anthem
Glory to Hong Kong, linked to 2019 protest movement, played in South Korean stadium at start of rugby sevens game
Sum Lok-kei in Hong Kong
14, Nov, 2022 @3:19 PM
‘Growing the audience for rugby’: PR7s seeks to seed game in America
With 15s World Cups on the way, a start-up sevens league seeks to establish itself in a crowded but fractured landscape
Martin Pengelly in New York
17, Sep, 2022 @8:00 AM
Australian rugby sevens Olympic gold medalist Ellia Green comes out as trans man
Olympic gold medalist hopes going public will help others. Green suffered from mental health issues since retiring
Mike Hytner
17, Aug, 2022 @5:58 AM
‘Freaking amazing’: Rugby sevens gold caps Australia’s Commonwealth Games redemption
Four years ago the women’s team suffered Commonwealth Games heartbreak on the Gold Coast; in Birmingham they atoned spectacularly
Australian Associated Press
01, Aug, 2022 @1:35 AM
‘I finish cricket, have two days’ rest, then switch to rugby’: Precious Marange on her Zimbabwe caps
The top cricketer and rugby player talks about being a role model, juggling two teams and her journey from housemaid to playing for her country
Nyasha Chingono in Harare
11, May, 2022 @6:15 AM
Premier Rugby Sevens announces events in California, DC and Texas
Women’s and men’s squads will compete for one trophy in expansion of groundbreaking professional competition
Martin Pengelly in New York
31, Mar, 2022 @12:30 PM
Premier Rugby Sevens: Tapper and Baker lend new US league a hand
In Memphis on Saturday, the best American men’s and women’s players will kick-off a new pro competition
Martin Pengelly
08, Oct, 2021 @8:00 AM
From $20 boots to Olympics rugby gold: New Zealand’s Ruby Tui on her rise to the top
The 29-year-old won fans for her candid post-match interviews while her on-field efforts helped make history for New Zealand
Eva Corlett in Wellington
06, Aug, 2021 @1:55 AM
From Suni Lee to archery blues: Team USA’s Olympic highs and lows so far
The US had its ups and downs in the pool, logged a first in fencing but disappointed in soccer and rugby sevens
Tom Dart in Tokyo
03, Aug, 2021 @9:00 AM
Fiji’s emergency Covid-19 hotline fell silent during the rugby sevens final: we really needed this win | Sheldon Chanel
The men’s gold and women’s bronze medals meant everything to Fiji, which has the highest per-capita Covid infection rate in the world
Sheldon Chanel in Suva
02, Aug, 2021 @2:25 AM
Fluid Fiji defeat Team GB in Olympic rugby sevens bronze medal match
Fiji won 21-12 to leave Great Britain in an agonising fourth place in the women’s rugby sevens competition
Tom Dart at Tokyo Stadium
31, Jul, 2021 @12:48 PM
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