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.
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.
World Rugby has announced that the Hong Kong and Singapore legs in the ongoing Sevens Series has been postponed following the outbreak of coronavirus.
Black Ferns came up with a five-try performance as they defeated Canada in the final with a 7-33 margin as they successfully defended the Sydney 7s title in the ongoing Women's World Rugby Sevens Series.
Fiji went on to claim their maiden title in the ongoing Men's World Rugby Sevens Series as they edged out South Africa 10-12 in the final of the Sydney 7s at Bankwest Stadium.
Last weekend in Hamilton, we saw New Zealand’s men and women win their home legs of the World Series, helping to consolidate both teams at the top of their respective competitions.
New Zealand scored three second half tries as they came from behind to beat their Canada counterpart with a 7-24 margin to clinch the Hamilton leg of the Women's World Rugby Sevens Series.
Scott Curry scored a hat-trick as New Zealand 7s went on to register a 5-27 win in the final against France to win the Hamilton leg of the Men's World Rugby Sevens Series.
Ahead of the latest leg of the World Sevens Series, England's Ollie Lindsay-Hague feels his side will be able to learn a great deal in New Zealand this weekend.
After two rounds of the Men's World Sevens Series, New Zealand and South Africa currently lead the way.
Speaking in the wake of their heart-breaking loss to South Korea, Hong Kong Sevens player and former University of Bath student Hugo Stiles chatted to Joe Harvey.
After a scintillating opening round in Dubai, the world’s best sevens players have now flown into Cape Town to play a second leg in two weeks.
South Africa will miss the services of Hacjivah Dayimani in the upcoming Cape Town leg of the Men's World Rugby Sevens Series following a knee injury.
After a pre-season marred by injury, Simon Amor’s England side pulled off a feat that many would have thought impossible.
New Zealand Women successfully defended their Dubai 7s title with a thrilling 14-17 win over Canada in the final on Saturday.
Gayle Broughton scored the decisive try in the closing stage as New Zealand successfully defended the Dubai 7s title with a 14-17 win over Canada 7s in the second round of the Women's World Rugby Sevens Series.
South Africa clinched the Dubai 7s title with a 15-0 win over New Zealand in the final to start the Men's World Rugby Sevens Series with a victory. England finished with Bronze after 19-17 win over Samoa. Here are the highlights from the third day from Dubai 7s.
South Africa started the Men's World Rugby Sevens Series with a victory as they blanked South Africa 0-15 in the final of the Dubai 7s on Saturday.
The day two of the Men's World Rugby Sevens Series in Dubai saw France, England, New Zealand, USA, South Africa, Argentina, Australia and Samoa reaching the quarter-finals. Here are the highlights from the encounters on Friday.
Australia, New Zealand and South Africa remained unbeaten in the second day of the World Rugby Sevens Series in Dubai 7s while France, Argentina, Samoa and England have also progressed to the quarter-finals.
The opening day of the Dubai 7s in Men's World Rugby Sevens Series saw South Africa survive a scare from Kenya while USA, Samoa, France, Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, England started their campaign with a victory. Here are the highlights from the encounters on Thursday.
The opening day of the of Dubai 7s leg in the World Rugby Men's Series saw Fiji, France, Australia, USA, England and South Africa register victories along with New Zealand and Samoa.
The long awaited return of Max Ashcroft occurred on the latest Talking Rugby Union podcast as the lads discuss the latest news from the Gallagher Premiership and Europe + they look ahead to World Sevens Series in Dubai.
Thursday not only sees the start of the men’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series for 2019/20 in Dubai, it also sees the selection process for the Great Britain squad that will go to Tokyo in 2020 begin to hot up.
Niall Lear grew up in Scotland, but now he is making his mark in the UAE as director of rugby with Abu Dhabi Harlequins.
England are ‘chomping at the bit’ to resume their Sevens season when they take part in Dubai this week, admits Amy Wilson-Hardy.
The first of six combined men's and women's events on the World Sevens Series circuit begins this week in Dubai.
In an Olympic year, USA head coach Mike Friday is hoping he can continue guiding his side in the right direction.
We are just nine months away from the start of the Olympic Games in Tokyo and thoughts will be on Japan next summer throughout the World Sevens Series, which begins this week.
South Africa international Cheslin Kolbe is keen to make a return to sevens rugby in the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympics following his current stint with Toulouse.
Great Britain Rugby Sevens have confirmed their coaching panel for the upcoming 2020 summer Olympics in Tokyo that will kick-off in July.
Selecting Femi Sofolarin, who turned out for England in HSBC World Sevens Series last season, as part of the Scotland core squad for 2019/20 was a “no brainer”, according to new head coach Ciaran Beattie.
