The growth of sevens rugby has been phenomenal and at this year’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, crowds in excess of 170,000 watched. In 2016 the Olympic Games in Rio welcomes rugby union back with the inclusion of 7s. It is not just these IRB events that are raising the profile of the sport but other festivals and tournaments globally; the Hong Kong 7s, the Dubai 7s, the Heineken Kinsale 7s and the Bournemouth 7s.
As his preparations for the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo continue, USA Sevens star Carlin Isles spoke to TRU’s Joe Harvey about his drive to be the best athlete possible and how he has motivated himself for most of his career.
England and Great Britain Sevens star Phil Burgess has announced his retirement from professional rugby with immediate effect.
Setbacks in life can be hard to bounce back from, but they can also make you more determined and Jamie Farndale is hoping that is the case as he sets his sights on the Tokyo Olympics this summer.
TRU are joined by the founder of the Bournemouth 7s festival Roger Woodall to chat about the last 12 months for the events industry and what the 'Sporting Glastonbury' has in store for 2021.
With the World Cup schedule announced and some positive news surrounding the Tokyo Olympics, it could be a highly successful year for some of England’s top players.
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has caused a lot of disruption all over the world, especially in terms of sports and other live events.
England, Wales and Scotland will combine for a GB Sevens team for the 2021 Olympics scheduled to be played in Tokyo.
After playing in front of fans for the first time in nine months, Saracens’ Ben Harris spoke to Joe Harvey about the transition from sevens to 15s and targeting Tokyo 2021.
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In an exclusive interview with Megan Jones, the England Sevens player explains how she and her teammates are using their skills as professional players to teach the next generation.
Rugby Australia has confirmed that Charlotte Caslick has penned a new deal with the national women's side and the sevens programme for another year.
After winning the World Tens Series league, TRU heard from London Royals man and England Sevens player, Tom Emery, to discuss 10’s and going back to 15’s.
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Following the news that the Wales Sevens programme would be shut down Luke Treharne spoke to TRU's Joe Harvey about the future.
The England Sevens player discusses how she and her fellow colleagues are trying to raise funds to help with their Tokyo 2021 preparations, plus, she talks about her involvement with Looseheadz’s #ENOUGH campaign.
The redundancies made to the England sevens programme by the RFU is a story which has caused quite a stir over the last month or so, but former Cornish Pirates and Commonwealth Games medallist Philip Burgess has recently spoken about becoming Director of Rugby at Cranleigh School.
South Africa Sevens were officially handed the silver medals after the remainder of the 2019/20 season was cancelled following the pandemic coronavirus.
World Rugby has confirmed that the Sydney and Hamilton legs of the World Sevens Series in January has been cancelled following the pandemic coronavirus.
The Welsh Rugby Union has announced that the Sevens team will be scrapped for the foreseeable future following the financial crisis created by the pandemic coronavirus.
Top try scorer in sevens history, Dan Norton spoke to TRU's Joe Harvey about recent cuts to England’s Sevens programme.
Speaking to TRU, England Sevens player Sydney Gregson tells us why her goals remain the same despite RFU cutting their Sevens programme.
In an exclusive interview with Talking Rugby Union, Richard de Carpentier spoke to TRU's Joe Harvey about recent events surrounding the future of England’s Sevens programme.
The Irish Rugby is set to heading towards resumption after the men’s and women’s Irish Sevens squads produced zero positive result after the latest round of Covid-19 testing.
World Rugby has confirmed that the opening two rounds of the 2020/21 season of the World Rugby Sevens Series in Dubai and Cape Town has been cancelled.
Speaking exclusively to Talking Rugby Union, England Sevens player Phil Burgess discusses the situation he and his England teammates find themselves in less than a year from Tokyo 2021.
In an exclusive interview with Talking Rugby Union, Carlin Isles discusses the Black Lives Matter movement, why he spoke out about Drew Brees and preparing for Tokyo 2021.
New Zealand Men's and Women's 7s teams were awarded the titles for the World Rugby Sevens Series after the remainder of the tournament for 2020 season has been cancelled following the pandemic coronavirus.
Cecil Afrika announced his retirement from Rugby Sevens this week.
During his playing days, Mark Robertson was always someone who liked to push himself - and that trend has continued into his coaching life and led to a recent charity challenge.
Sydney Gregson was set to represent Great Britain at the Olympic Games this summer, but the England 7s star and her teammates are now turning a negative into a fantastic positive.
Latest to answer our quickfire Isolation Edition questions is Ireland Sevens' player Harry McNulty.
Today, April 13, marks 18 years since the legendary rugby commentator Bill McLaren, known as ‘The Voice of Rugby’, put down his microphone for one last time after a career spanning 50 years.
The International Olympics Committee have confirmed that the Tokyo Olympics will now take place in July next year.
The Olympic Sevens will not be played this year as the International Olympics Association announced the postponement of Tokyo Olympics following the outbreak of the coronavirus.
The rugby journey of Rhodri Adamson continues to be of interest. TRU caught up with the Jamaica international once again to get an update on how his career is panning out.
After the RFU suspended all rugby activity at all levels of the game this week due to the coronavirus outbreak, TRU caught up with Rascals 7s who have added something unique to their event this season.
Joe Ravouvou scored a double as New Zealand came from behind to beat Australia 17-14 in the final of the Vancouver leg in the Men's World Rugby Sevens Series.
After the LA Sevens last weekend, Joe Harvey has caught up with World Series commentator, Dallen Stanford, ahead of the second North American leg of the World Series in Vancouver.
Having six Scottish women selected in the Great Britain Sevens wider group which is training for the Olympics has given the national XV’s squad a massive boost after a disruptive few weeks.
It has been nearly a month since the last leg of the Sevens World Series. Last time it was Sydney and this weekend we will see this leg of the men’s World Series take place in Los Angeles, California.
This week six Scots were named in the extended Great Britain women’s Sevens squad that is beginning to prepare for Tokyo - and a number of Scottish men are also trying to make their mark in a bid to be considered for the showpiece event in Japan this summer.
