Sevens Rugby

Former England and Fiji sevens coach Ben Ryan has slammed the officials of Fijian Rugby Union for not offering central contracts to the the Pacific Island players.

Rugby news from 7s tournaments can be a fluid affair, changes in times, pitches, team withdrawals and player swaps are common. The World Rugby 7s Series sees none of that on pitch 1, at the Dubai 7s.

We flew into Dubai with Emirates to watch International Rugby 7s. The hotel we decided upon was Le Meridien and most importantly it was next door to a rugby bar, Baristi. Plenty of young rugby players in town for the start of World Rugby's Sevens Series.

WOW we thought rugby union was exciting and fast paced. We aim to bring you rugby news quickly but is there anything faster than the rugby coaching roulette in rugby7s?

World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont believes the successful introduction of the sevens format in the recently concluded Rio Olympics will play an important role in spreading the popularity of the game worldwide.

The rugby union world is in rude health it would seem. The historic, against the odds, victory by Ireland in the USA versus the mighty All Blacks. The Rio 16 Olympics triumph for Fiji in the Rugby 7s. The emergence of women's rugby as one of the world’s fastest growing team sports.

There is a unique build up to the World Rugby 7s Series and it kicks off in December in Dubai.

Over the last two years I have been fortunate to speak to and engage emails with Mike Friday, the Head Coach of USA 7s Rugby.

th less than one month to go before World Rugby Conference and Exhibition 2016 (ConfEx) gets underway at the Hilton London Metropole on 14-15 November, World Rugby has announced the speaking line-up for its Rugby sevens beyond Rio – the golden opportunity panel.

The Dubai Sevens may be famous in international rugby circles as one the 7s tournaments to go to. This year again the Dubai series serves to start off the 7s rugby season riding high on the success of the Olympics.

Russian Women's team took the centre stage in Malemort after they defeated France 26-5 to win the 2016 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series and European Champion titles.

University of Bath sealed a third title in a row as they beat Cardiff Metropolitan 21-17 in a thrilling final at the Red Bull Uni 7s.

Seven of the world’s best university rugby teams go head to head this weekend, as they take part in the Red Bull Uni 7s World Final at The Recreation Ground in Bath.

Fiji are upbeat on welcoming their sevens national team after they claimed the first ever Olympic medal in Rio following the victory over Great Britain in the final.

Scotland centre Mark Benett expressed satisfaction over his Olympics journey to Rio where he was part of the silver medal winning Great Britain sevens team.

Morale in any sport is key to success. With good chemistry in a team, it makes achieving your main goal a lot easier.

Wales sevens flanker James Davies admitted that his team Great Britain were completely outplayed by Fiji in the final of the Olympic rugby sevens at Deodoro Stadium on Friday.

Great Britain head coach Simon Amor believes that the sevens format has become so competitive that teams might find it tough to clear the qualification round for the 2020 Olympics to be held in Tokyo.

Fiji sevens head coach Ben Ryan revealed that he is yet to take a call on his future after being part of his team's historic Olympic triumph.

The 2016 Rugby Sevens Olympic Tournament reached its conclusion on Thursday with the twelve nations in attendance treating a near-sellout crowd to another day of spectacular rugby in its maiden Olympic outing.