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Jul 19, 16 •
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Comments Off on Team GB name rugby sevens squads for Rio
The British Olympic Association has today announced the names of the 24 men and women who will compete in rugby sevens at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. It will be the first time in 108 years that Team GB has had representation in rugby at Olympic level and a...
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Jul 18, 16 •
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Comments Off on Olympic Squads Announced
Kenya’s squads to the rugby sevens tournament at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games were released on Saturday 16 July at their residential training camp at the Nandi Bears Club in Nandi Hills. Andrew Amonde will captain the men’s squad coached by Benjamin...
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Jul 18, 16 •
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Comments Off on GB Sevens name squads for Gdynia
GB Sevens will compete for the final time ahead of the Rio Olympics this weekend in Gdynia, Poland in the remaining round of the Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series. Two squads have been fielded at each tournament and last weekend saw the GB Royals win the...
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Jul 14, 16 •
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Comments Off on ASICS’ Blitzboks Ambassadors Go for Gold in Rio
(From left to right) Seabelo Senatla, Philip Snyman and Werner Kok with their ASICS GEL-Lethal Speed Flame Racer Boots ASICS ambassadors Seabelo Senatla, Werner Kok and Philip Snyman have been selected as part of the Blitzboks squad for the 2016 Olympic...
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Jul 14, 16 •
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Comments Off on Brown leads experienced group to Rugby Sevens at Olympic Games
The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) on Thursday included an experienced and powerful squad of 12 players to compete at the Rugby Sevens as part of Team South Africa at the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil. Kyle Brown will captain...
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Jul 14, 16 •
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Comments Off on Rugby women determined to continue golden form in Rio
RUGBY SEVENS: The Australian women’s rugby team that is looking to continue on their history-making run has been finalised for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The side won the nation’s first Rugby Sevens World Series in dominant fashion in May and now have...
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Jul 14, 16 •
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Comments Off on Rugby men have golden ambitions in Sevens Olympic debut
RUGBY SEVENS: An Australian men’s rugby sevens side with both the belief and talent to bring home an historic Olympic gold medal from Rio has been named in Sydney just 22 days before the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Games. Australia’s most capped...
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Jul 11, 16 •
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Comments Off on Double silverware for GB Sevens
Both the GB Royals and GB Lions claimed silverware at the Mitsubishi Motors Exeter 7s at Sandy Park today. The GB Royals came from 12-0 down to beat fellow Olympians France 33-17 in the cup final while the GB Lions lifted the plate with a 31-19 victory over...
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Jul 8, 16 •
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Comments Off on GB Sevens name squads for Exeter
GB Sevens takes another step forward on the road to Rio this weekend when it competes in the Mitsubishi Motors Exeter Sevens (July 9-10). The second round of the Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series provides the squad with another opportunity to take on...
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Jul 8, 16 •
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Comments Off on Aussie Sevens skipper Jenkins signs on until 2018
Qantas Australian Men’s Sevens lynchpin Ed Jenkins has signed a new two-year contract with the program. The 30-year-old double Commonwealth Games medalist made his debut for the national Sevens side in February 2008 and is the most capped Australian...
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Jun 29, 16 •
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Comments Off on Powell happy with Olympic Games draw
Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell on Wednesday welcomed the draw of TEAM SOUTH AFRICA in Pool B of the Rugby Sevens event at the 2016 Olympic Games, to be played in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil later this year. The pools for this exciting milestone event which...
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Jun 28, 16 •
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Comments Off on Olympic Games Sevens Draws Announced
Kenya have been drawn against New Zealand in both the men’s and women’s rugby sevens competitions for the Olympic Games taking place in Rio de Janeiro in slightly over a month’s time. The draw was announced on Tuesday night in Rio. The men’s draw saw...
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Jun 21, 16 •
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Comments Off on AUSSIE MEN’S SEVENS SQUAD FOR DARWIN TRAINING CAMP ANNOUNCED
Australian Men’s Sevens Head Coach Andy Friend has named a 16-man squad for a week-long training camp in Darwin. After recovering from an ankle injury, influential playmaker Lewis Holland has been chosen as have Nick Malouf and Tom Cusack, both of whom...
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Jun 17, 16 •
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Comments Off on SEVENS STAR PAMA FOU OUT OF RIO OLYMPICS CONTENTION
Australian Sevens outside back Pama Fou has been ruled out of contention for Rio 2016 Olympic selection after rupturing his ACL. The 25-year-old picked up the injury in a freak accident at home on Wednesday afternoon and is expected to be out of action for up...
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Jun 17, 16 •
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Comments Off on Powell names Olympic training squad
Springbok Sevens coach, Neil Powell, on Friday named 19 players in his preliminary squad to prepare for the Olympic Games, to be contested in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in August this year. The squad will be cut down to 12 members by the middle of next month and...
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Jun 15, 16 •
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Comments Off on HENRY SPEIGHT OUT OF OLYMPIC CONTENTION THROUGH INJURY
Henry Speight has been ruled out of the Rio 2016 Olympics after sustaining a Grade 3 medial ligament injury to his right knee. The 28-year-old sustained the injury in Game Four of the six-match series between the Australian national Sevens side and the...
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Jun 12, 16 •
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Comments Off on SA Sevens sides victorious in Italy
The SA Rugby Sevens Academy and SA Women’s Sevens Select squad were crowned champions in Italy on Saturday when both teams won their respective tournaments at the Roma Sevens, played in Rome. The men’s team won their fourth consecutive title by...
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Jun 10, 16 •
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Comments Off on Good start for SA Rugby Sevens Academy side in Roma Sevens
The SA Rugby Sevens Academy side started the Roma Sevens tournament in convincing fashion on Friday, winning all three matches in pool A of the tournament, played in Rome’s Acqua Acetosa Stadium. The South Africans beat Lithuania 47-0, Seven Sirs 41-0...
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Jun 9, 16 •
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Comments Off on Kok, Horne ready to prove fitness
Two decorated Springbok Sevens players, Werner Kok and Frankie Horne, are in a race against time to make Team SA’s Rugby Sevens squad that will travel to the Olympic Games in Rio in August and keen to prove their fitness at the Roma Sevens tournament in...
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Jun 7, 16 •
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Comments Off on Rome tournament important marker for SA Rugby Sevens Academy
The Roma Sevens will not only be an important marker for players to prove their fitness for inclusion in the Springbok Sevens training group for the Olympic Games, but will also cast an eye on the next generation of Blitzboks. The SA Rugby Sevens Academy team...
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Jun 5, 16 •
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Comments Off on Fiji Sevens Olympic training squad named
Fiji 23 man training squad: Alivereti Veitokani, Amenoni Nasilasila, Apisai Domolailai, Emosi Mulevoro, Isake Katonibau, Jarryd Hayne, Jasa Veremalua, Josua Tuisova, Josua Vici, Kitione Dawai, Leone Nakarawa, Masivesi Dakuwaqa, Nemani Nagusa, Osea...
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Jun 3, 16 •
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Comments Off on Aussie Women’s Sevens Head Coach signs on until 2018
Caption: Tim Walsh in Spain – Photo: Neil Kennedy Qantas Australian Women’s Sevens Head Coach Tim Walsh has agreed a contract that will tie the former Australian Sevens representative and Queensland Reds fly-half to the ARU until 2018. Walsh,...
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Jun 2, 16 •
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Comments Off on GB Sevens name squads for Moscow
Great Britain Sevens compete for the first time this weekend when they play in Moscow in the opening round of the Rugby Europe Grand Prix Sevens Series. The wider training squad gathered on Monday and two teams are entered in the event, playing as the GB...
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Jun 1, 16 •
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Comments Off on Geldenhuys to add experience in Roma Sevens
Springbok Sevens enforcer Rachelle Geldenhuys will add grunt and experience to the SA Select Women’s Sevens squad for the Roma Sevens on 10 and 11 June at the Acqua Acetosa Stadium in Italy, along with exciting young players Megan Comley and Christelene...
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May 31, 16 •
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Comments Off on Kok, Gelant, Horne boost for SA Sevens Academy Side
Current World Rugby’s Sevens Player of the Year, Werner Kok, will make a first return to the playing field this year at the Roma Sevens as part of the SA Rugby Sevens Academy side that will travel to Italy next week. Kok, who sustained a knee...
