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Nov 23, 21 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on DUBAI DEBUTS CONFIRMED FOR AUSTRALIAN MEN’S SEVENS NEXT GENERATION
Australian Men’s Sevens Team for DubaiHenry Hutchison, 33 capsSolomone Vosaicake*Kristian Jensen* Dietrich Roache* Yool Yool* Henry Paterson* Joshua Turner, 6 capsBen Dowling*Billy Meakes, 2 caps Nicholas Malouf, 40 capsMaurice Longbottom, 20 caps Jed...
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Dec 1, 18 •
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Comments Off on Blitzboks face Engeland in Dubai Cup quarterfinals
The Springbok Sevens team will face England in the Cup quarter-finals of the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens on Saturday after they topped Pool A at the end of the first day of the event, played at The Sevens on Friday. The Blitzboks topped their pool despite...
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Nov 29, 18 •
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Comments Off on Excitement as new challenges await Blitzboks
Neil Powell has achieved what no one else could in the history of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. First, as a player, he helped South Africa to clinch their first ever World Series crown, way back in 2008/09 as the team under the guidance of coach Paul...
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Nov 21, 18 •
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Comments Off on SIMON AMOR NAMES SIDE FOR 2018/19 WORLD SERIES OPENER
Head of England Sevens Simon Amor has named his side for the opening round of the 2018/19 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series which takes place in Dubai on 30 November – 1 December, broadcast live on Sky Sports Arena. The 12-man squad contains eight players who...
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Nov 20, 18 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks Sevens looking to start strong in Dubai
All Blacks Sevens Coach Clark Laidlaw has named a 13-man team for the first legs of the 2018/19 HSBC Sevens World Series in Dubai and Cape Town. Co-captain Tim Mikkelson will remain in New Zealand with the impending arrival of his first child while...
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Oct 13, 17 •
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Comments Off on SA coaches happy with Dubai draw
Springbok Sevens coach, Neil Powell, and Springbok Women’s Sevens coach, Renfred Dazel, are keen to their seasons going at the Emirates Dubai Sevens, to be played on 1-2 December at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai. The draw for the tournament was...
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Dec 5, 16 •
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Comments Off on Qantas Australian Men’s Sevens team finish Dubai in fifth
The Qantas Australian Men’s Sevens team has finished the Dubai Sevens tournament in the fifth position with victories over New Zealand and Scotland rounding out a solid day for Andy Friend’s young squad. Australia fell in their Cup Quarter Final against...
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Dec 5, 16 •
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Comments Off on Two Point Loss Sees Kenya Exit Dubai Sevens
Kenya bowed out of the Dubai Sevens with a 19-21 loss to the USA in a Trophy semifinal encounter at The Sevens in Dubai on Saturday afternoon. The USA rattled Kenya early on, Madison Hughes converting Danny Barret’s try before scoring and converting his own...
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Oct 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on Wambua Plots For Dubai
The Kenya Lionesses return to the Dubai Sevens looking to better their showing last season when they won the International Invitational Women’s category bowl title with a 12-10 win over the West Coast Vikings Ladies. The side who were Africa’s sole...
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Nov 25, 15 •
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Comments Off on Argentina Sevens squad for Dubai Sevens
Argentina captain Fernando Luna says his side are determined to improve on last year’s eighth place finish in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, as they prepare for the big kick-off in Dubai. The South Americans began the 2014-15 series well, finishing...
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Dec 6, 14 •
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Blitz Bokke, General News, International, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series •
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Comments Off on Blitzbokke crowned Dubai 7s Champs
South Africa are the 2014 Dubai 7s Champs and are a step closer to Olympic qualification. The Blitzbokke put on the gas in the second half to beat Australia 33 -7 (7-7 Half-time) in the Cup Final. They showed too much pace and power for their opponents in...
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Nov 23, 14 •
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Comments Off on Dubai Sevens: Ryan and Friday reveal Fiji and USA squads
~Roko returns for Fiji ~USA name two debutants Ben Ryan and Mike Friday have announced their 12-man squads ahead of the 2014 Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens, round two of the HSBC Sevens World Series. Ryan retains nine of the players that won the opening round...
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Oct 21, 14 •
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Blitz Bokke, General News, International, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series, World Rugby •
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Comments Off on Dubai Sevens Fixtures
Photo: Werner Nysschen Photography Time: Local time (Dubai) – Check your local listings Fixtures 1. 05 Dec 2014 – 09:00 South Africa 0 – 0 Portugal Pool D 2. 05 Dec 2014 – 09:22 Wales 0 – 0 Canada Pool D 3. 05 Dec 2014 –...
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Nov 25, 13 •
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Comments Off on Injera: Kenya to ‘tick the boxes’ in Dubai
On this year’s HSBC Sevens World Series fans will once again have their chance to get involved through social media by voting on their favourite try from each of the nine rounds. Collins Injera was the first recipient of this award in the new season...
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Nov 25, 13 •
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Comments Off on Dubai Pool D profile: RSA, SAM, ARG, RUS
We run the rule over the four men’s teams in Pool D at the Emirates Dubai Rugby Sevens, South Africa, Samoa, Argentina and Russia, including thoughts and predictions from broadcaster, Nigel Starmer-Smith. South Africa Coach: Neil Powell Last 10 games:...
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Nov 25, 13 •
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Comments Off on Injury forces change to Quantas Men’s Sevens team for Dubai
A slight quadriceps strain to Cameron Clark has forced a change to the Qantas Men’s Sevens for the second round of the 2013/14 HSBC Sevens World Series in Dubai this week. Clark will be replaced by James Stannard who featured in the Qantas Men’s...
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Nov 22, 13 •
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Comments Off on Quantas Mens 7s announce an experienced side for Dubai
I Qantas Men’s Sevens Coach, Michael O’Connor has announced a squad full of experience for the second 2013/14 HSBC Sevens World Series round in Dubai next Friday 29 and Saturday 30 November. Nine players who starred in the Qantas Men’s...
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Oct 30, 13 •
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Comments Off on Dubai Sevens fixtures
November 2013: 29 06:40 South Africa vs Argentina The Sevens, Dubai HSBC Sevens World Series Dubai 29 07:02 Samoa vs Russia The Sevens, Dubai HSBC Sevens World Series Dubai 29 07:24 New Zealand vs France The Sevens, Dubai HSBC Sevens World Series Dubai 29...
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Oct 13, 13 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Sevens fourth at Gold Coast
The Springbok Sevens finished fourth at the Gold Coast Sevens after suffering an energy-sapping semi-final loss against Australia and then ran out of steam against England in the playoff for third place. Neil Powell, in his first game in charge as coach, saw...
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Dec 2, 11 •
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Comments Off on Great day for the Blitzbokke in Dubai
South Africa scored a morale boosting 21-5 win over New Zealand on Friday to top Pool B at the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens and to book a quarterfinal clash against France on Saturday morning. The Blitzbokke started impressively and dominated possession in...
