Sevens Rugby

"The crowd loves us because we are the last kings of Scotland," grandly proclaimed Ugandan head coach Tolbert Onyango as the Ibrox stands tumbled with chants of support for his intrepid Rugby Cranes.

Scotland Sevens player Colin Shaw is aiming to cap a once-in-a-lifetime experience of playing in a home Commonwealth Games with a medal.

Sun, Sea, Sand and… rugby sevens? Not a combination you would normally mix; however, for the Barbados national sevens team, they are doing just that…

Rugby sevens has flourished in recent years, since its humble beginnings at Melrose Rugby Football Club in 1883.

Former Wales captain Ryan Jones believes rugby sevens is ready to touch new heights through its exposure at the Commonwealth and Olympic Games.

Sevens Rugby at the Commonwealth Games is one of the sport’s premier events, with the short form of rugby taking place in the last four Games, beginning in Kuala Lumpur in 1998.

Music, sun, food and drink, international teams and great rugby were all on offer this weekend at Allianz Park, the home of Saracens rugby, for the inaugural Sevens and the City multi-sport festival.

England rugby sevens captain Tom Mitchell believes the odds are in his side's favour as they bid to dethrone the All Blacks and claim their first Commonwealth gold.

Rugby sevens has flourished in recent years, since its humble beginnings at Melrose Rugby Football Club in 1883.

News in the Sevens world over the past week has been dominated by the announcements of squads ahead of the Glasgow Commonwealth games later this month. Particular attention has been paid to the surprise inclusion of Luke Treharne in the Wales squad.

With the Commonwealth sevens tournament set to kick off at the end of this month England Head Coach Simon Amor has named his squad to travel to Glasgow.

With a worldwide summer of sevens now coming to an end and the beginning of the Aviva Premiership already only just around the corner, Talking Rugby Union wanted to bring you a series of flashback photo galaries to whet your rugbying appetites before the new season.

As part of an England 7s squad that tours the world playing in some of sport’s greatest cathedrals, Tom Mitchell and Phil Burgess have played in front of some impressive crowds.

Luke Treharne will make his international Sevens debut for Wales at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow after being named in head coach Gareth Williams' 12-man squad.

American winger Carlin Isles has left Glasgow to focus on his international sevens career

As sevens fever continues to sweep the nation the latest stop on a summer calendar packed with rugby was in the north of England at one of the region’s premier tournaments – the Chester 7s.

On one weekend in June every summer one of Lancashire’s premier sevens festivals takes place in Tarleton, near Preston – the Skofic 7s.

The 2014 Bournemouth 7s Festival marked its 7th birthday in style by producing undoubtedly its best event to date.

Based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands Women’s 7s team have become the first of their kind to be awarded full professional status.

North Dorset 7s is one of the newest tournaments to appear on the summer circuit. After a very successful first year in 2013, it is back once again and is set to be bigger and better!