Joe Byrnes looks at the teams setting the early pace in the race for HSBC SVNS 2025 places after the first round of the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024 in Dubai. ...
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China and Kenya celebrate Challenger 2024 success in Dubai
Following a thrilling start to the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024, China women and Kenya men will take maximum points into the second round in Montevideo in March. ...
Semi-finals decided at World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger in Dubai
Great advert for the global growth of rugby sevens on day two of the opening round of the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024 in Dubai as teams from four different continents qualify for semi-finals. ...
World Rugby launches non-contact T1 Rugby, a game for everyone
World Rugby has launched T1 Rugby, the world’s first non-contact sport that fully reflects the unique characteristics of rugby, including scrums, lineouts and breakdown. T1 Rugby is the first non-contact sport that fully reflects the characteristics of rugby, including scrums, lineouts and ...
Monaco set to host World Rugby Sevens Repechage for Paris 2024 Olympics
The rugby sevens repechage tournament for the Olympic Games Paris 2024 will take place in Monaco on 21-23 June, 2024. The prestigious event returns to Stade Louis II, which also hosted final qualification events prior to the Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. ...
Rugby Sevens’ All-action Entertainment Offering Key to the Sport’s Sustainable Growth
World Rugby CEO Alan Gilpin believes weekends of all-action entertainment both on and off the pitch like the HSBC SVNS Cape Town are what will grow the game. ...
World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024 schedule announced
Details of the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024 have been announced with three rounds taking place over three continents between January and May with the top four teams set to qualify for the high-stakes promotion and relegation competition at the Grand Final in Madrid with a chance to ...
World Rugby launches non-contact T1 Rugby, a game for everyone
World Rugby has launched T1 Rugby, the world’s first non-contact sport that fully reflects the unique characteristics of rugby, including scrums, lineouts and breakdown. T1 Rugby is the first non-contact sport that fully reflects the characteristics of rugby, including scrums, lineouts and ...
Teams ready to push women’s game forward in South Africa and UAE
Ahead of the start of World Rugby’s new annual global women’s 15s competition, players representing the 12 nations competing in WXV 2 and WXV 3 gathered in Cape Town and Dubai. ...
‘Truly global’ WXV to bring more visibility to women’s 15s and a route to Rugby World Cup
Sally Horrox, World Rugby Chief of Women’s Rugby, on the growth of the 15s game through the launch of the WXV, and why rugby is leading a cultural shift in women's sport. ...