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.
Harry McNulty chatted to TRU about Love Island, the growth of Ireland 7s and why playing on the World Series circuit often has its perks.
England Sevens head coach Simon Armor has confirmed 18-man squad for the upcoming 2019/20 season.
Saracens have successfully defended the Premiership Rugby 7s as they defeated Wasps 35-19 in the final at Franklin's Gardens.
Wasps, Bristol Bears, Exeter Chiefs and Saracens finished unbeaten on the opening day of the Premiership Rugby 7s played at Franklin's Gardens on Friday.
Seven years after leaving Nottingham for pastures new in Hong Kong, Joe Harvey spoke with Craig Hammond about his career in England, his role with the Hong Kong National team and about his involvement with one of rugby union’s latest formats, Global Rapid Rugby
Former Olympic gold medal-winning Fiji sevens coach Ben Ryan is ready for his next venture as the Technical Director of RugbyX - a new format of the game which will take place at the O2 Arena next month.
Most male Scottish rugby players below the national squad level are currently putting in the hard yards as pre-season continues for the upcoming XV-a-side campaign.
Jamaica coach and Chinnor’s Ricky Khan spoke to Joe Harvey about his Olympic aim and National One ambitions.
After competing in the Olympic qualifier last weekend, Joe Harvey caught up with Cambridge Director of Rugby Richie Williams and Sale FC’s Matt Bradley to discuss their experience with Hungary.
After England secured Team GB’s spot at the 2020 Olympic Games, our man on the ground, Joe Harvey, talked to two of the key men from their victory in Colomiers, as well as one from runners-up France.
Great Britain will have a men’s side at next year’s Olympic Games in Japan as England won their qualifier in France over the weekend.
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Great Britain will feature in the 2020 Olympics next year in Tokyo after England won both the men's and women's qualifying tournaments in Kazan and Colomiers.
Joe Harvey provides a roundup of the Men 7s Olympic Qualifier that was played in Colomiers.
With a place at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on the line in Colomiers, Talking Rugby Union will be in France for the event and with some of the World Series’ biggest names taking part, Joe Harvey has penned his preview ahead of this weekend’s action.
Just over a week ago, Talking Rugby Union brought you the story of the England Universities sides that fought valiantly in the Nottinghamshire sunshine at the RFU National Finals.
This weekend will see Cambridge Director of Rugby Richie Williams take a break from his role in National One as the Welshman aims to lead Rugby Hungary to the Olympic Games.
Great British swimmer Adam Peaty is one of the best athletes of his generation - and although he may not know it, he has helped to inspire a Scotland Women’s rugby star to hit new heights in her own career.
With just under two weeks to go until the Sevens Series National Finals, Rascals 7s have been the team to beat on the circuit this season.
Back in April, Eilidh Sinclair watched on television from Australia as her Scotland Women Sevens team-mates came close to securing a World Rugby Sevens Series core spot for 2019/20.
Fiji 7s extended their dominance to beat their New Zealand counterparts 35-24 in the final to win the Paris leg and with it the World Rugby Sevens Series title for the fourth time. Here are all the highlights from the encounter.
Brazil Women will be part of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo after clinching the Sudamericano Femenino title as they defeated Colombia 28-15 in the final.
James Rodwell may be making his 93rd and final appearance for England on the World Rugby Sevens Series circuit this weekend in Paris, but for seven of his team mates, it will be just the start of their journey in the sport at the top level.
England Sevens legend James Rodwell will be part of their coaching programme when he retires at the end of the ongoing season.
Fiji retained the London leg in the ongoing Men's HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series after beating Australia 7-43 in the final to move top in the overall standings. Here are the highlights from the second day of the action at Twickenham Stadium.
Fiji have claimed the top standing in the ongoing HSBC Men's World Rugby Sevens Series after they went on to beat Australia 7-43 in the final to claim the London 7s.
Watch live action of the London leg in the Men's World Rugby Sevens Series from Twickenham. Earlier, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, France, USA, Fiji, Canada and Ireland qualified for the knock-out stage.
South Africa, Fiji and USA remained unbeaten in the opening day of the London leg in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series but England missed out on the Cup Quarter-finals with a narrow margin.
Watch day one of the London leg in HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series live.
When Scotland Sevens won at Twickenham back-to-back in 2016 and 2017, it took the team’s expectations on the World Series circuit to a new level.
USA 7s currently lead the HSBC World Sevens Series and ahead of the penultimate leg in London this weekend, the message was clear from the Eagles.
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Ahead of the London 7s, TRU’s Joe Harvey caught up Canada’s captain, Harry Jones, as they look to gain some momentum ahead of their Olympic qualifiers.
Phil Burgess admits this season has been a learning curve for England ahead of this weekend’s London 7s at Twickenham.
England Sevens' James Rodwell has confirmed that he will retire at the end of the ongoing season.
Andrew Skeen has played at BT Murrayfield before for Scotland Sevens and Melrose, but the 35-year-old could not be more excited to be heading back to the national stadium this Saturday to represent his hometown club Berwick.
It has been quite a few weeks for Boroughmuir young gun Gavin Inkster as Gary Heatly found out for TRU.
France brought an end to a 38-game winning streak of New Zealand counterparts as they went on to claim the quarter-final berth in the opening day of the Kitakyushu leg of the Women's HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series.
Scotland rugby stars who grew up in North Berwick have been talking about the role the East Lothian town has played in their sporting journey as the local club gets ready to host their annual sevens this weekend.
South Africa came up with a stunning performance in the final of the Singapore 7s as they came from 0-19 behind to beat Fiji 20-19 on Sunday. England went on to claim the bronze as they defeated USA while France edged out Scotland to win the Challenge final. Here are the highlights from day two.
South Africa made a terrific second half comeback where they scored 20 unanswered points as they edged out Fiji 20-19 in a thrilling final at National Stadium to clinch the Singapore leg of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series.
