It is 100 years since a squad made up almost exclusively of Californian students stunned hosts France to claim back-to-back Olympic titles and cement their place in the World Rugby Hall of Fame. ...
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Captains ready to fire at World Rugby U20 Trophy in Scotland
The eight captains of the World Rugby U20 Trophy 2024 came together on West Sands Beach in St Andrews, Scotland, on Saturday – a location famous for the opening scenes of the Oscar-winning film Chariots of Fire. ...
Captains ready for Olympic qualification battle in Monaco
The World Rugby Sevens Repechage on 21-23 June in Monaco will decide the final men’s and women’s qualifiers for the Olympic Games Paris 2024. ...
China’s women urged to “attack” World Rugby Sevens Repechage
China are the form team in the women’s tournament in Monaco, but high-performance consultant Gordon Tietjens knows they cannot take anything for granted as they chase the final place at Paris 2024. ...
Olympic participation the prize as World Rugby Sevens Repechage match schedule confirmed
The match schedule has been confirmed for the highly anticipated World Rugby Sevens Repechage Tournament in Monaco on 21-23 June. ...
China Women Secure Place at HSBC SVNS Play Off in Madrid
Quarter-final line-ups confirmed after thrilling first day of World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger final round in Munich and Krakow, as China women qualify for HSBC SVNS Play Off in Madrid. ...
Gordon Tietjens predicts bright future for Challenger pacesetters China
China currently sit on top of the women’s World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024 standings with a perfect 40 points and their high-performance consultant has been impressed with what he’s seen. ...
Hong Kong China Men Hope to Take Montevideo Form Into Munich
Hong Kong China head to Germany for the final round of the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024, on 18-19 May, aiming to qualify for the HSBC SVNS 2025 Play-off tournament in Madrid a fortnight later. ...
Rugby’s global growth continues in Montenegro, Jordan and Morocco
The family of national unions in World Rugby membership has expanded to 133 after Montenegro were unanimously welcomed by the international federation’s Council while Jordan and Morocco ascend to full member status. ...
Global rugby family invited to join the ’Rugby for Nature’ squad to help tackle biodiversity loss as World Rugby marks Earth Day 2024
To celebrate Earth Day, World Rugby today launched its ‘Rugby for Nature’ initiative and toolkit to highlight the importance of nature to the game, empowering rugby communities globally to safeguard the natural environment and biodiversity within and around rugby facilities. ...